Football field grille
A novel football field grille is disclosed. The novel football field grill includes a firebox; a retractable lid mounted on the firebox, capable of retracting from a first closed position to a second open position; a hollow goalpost, having a first end and a second end, the first end of the goalpost mounted on the retractable lid, and the second end of the hollow goalpost in fluid communication with the firebox when the retractable lid is in the first closed position; and a support leg, mounted to the firebox to engage a surface.
1. A football field grille, comprising: a firebox; a retractable lid mounted on the firebox, capable of retracting from a first closed position to a second open position; a plurality of hinged scissor links affixed to the front and back sides of the grill which allow the grill to be opened laterally in an arcuate motion; at least one hollow goalpost, having a first end and a second end, the first end of the goalpost mounted on the retractable lid, and the second end of the hollow goalpost in fluid communication with the firebox when the retractable lid is in the first closed position; said at least one goalpost comprises a hollow post affixed to the top of a lid, a hollow crossbar perpendicularly affixed to the top of the post and two additional hollow upright posts mounted at opposite ends of the crossbar, said two additional posts being perpendicular to the crossbar and parallel to the post that is affixed to the lid; and at least one support leg, mounted to the firebox to engage a surface.
2. The football field grille of claim 1 , wherein the retractable lid further comprises a first half and a second half.
3. The football field grille of claim 2 , wherein the hinged scissor links consist of a first set of scissor links having first ends and second ends, and a second set of scissor links having first ends and second ends, wherein the first ends of the first set of hinged scissor links are pivotally attached to the firebox and the second ends of the first set of hinged scissor links are pivotally attached to the first half of the retractable lid, and the first ends of the second set of hinged scissor links are pivotally attached to the firebox and the second ends of the second set of hinged scissor links are pivotally attached to the second half of the retractable lid.
4. The football field grille of claim 3 , wherein smoke from the football field grille is communicated through the hollow goalposts when the retractable lid is in the first closed position.
5. The football field grille of claim 1 , further comprising a bracket having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the bracket is removably mounted on the firebox and the second end of the bracket is adapted to secure the football field grille to an object.
6. The football field grille of claim 5 , wherein the object is a vehicle and the second end of the bracket is removably attached to the vehicle.
7. The football field grille of claim 1 , further comprising a grate for cooking food on.
8. The football field grille of claim 7 , wherein the grate is exposed when the retractable lid is in the second open position.
9. The football field grille of claim 1 , further comprising three additional support legs mounted to the firebox to engage the surface.
10. A football field grille, comprising:
a firebox;
a retractable lid mounted on the firebox, having a first half and a second half, capable of retracting from a first closed position to a second open position;
a first set of hinged scissor links having first ends and second ends, and a second set of hinged scissor links having first ends and second ends, wherein the first ends of the first set of hinged scissor links are pivotally attached to the firebox and the second ends of the first set of hinged scissor links are pivotally attached to the first half of the retractable lid, and the first ends of the second set of hinged scissor links are pivotally attached to the firebox and the second ends of the second set of hinged scissor links are pivotally attached to the second half of the retractable lid;
two hollow goalposts, each having a first end and a second end, the first end of the goalpost mounted on the retractable lid, and the second end of the hollow goalpost in fluid communication with the firebox when the retractable lid is in the first closed position;
said goalposts each comprising a hollow post affixed to the top of a lid, a hollow crossbar perpendicularly affixed to the top of the post and two additional hollow upright posts mounted at opposite ends of the crossbar, said additional posts being perpendicular to the crossbar and parallel to the post that is affixed to the lid;
a grate for cooking food on, wherein the grate is exposed when the retractable lid is in the second open position;
a bracket having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the bracket is removably mounted on the firebox and the second end of the bracket is adapted to secure the football field grille to an object; and
a support leg, mounted to the firebox to engage a surface.