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US 10,098,500 · App. 15/187,975 · Granted Oct 16, 2018

Barbeque smoker system and method of use

Inventor: J. D. Hutton (Rising Star, TX)
A47J37/07A23B4/052A23B4/044
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Patent No.
US 10,098,500
App. No.
15/187,975
Granted
Oct 16, 2018
Kind
B1
Abstract

A cooking system includes an upper cooking chamber configured to receive food therein; a lower heating chamber configured to burn fuel therein; a conduit in fluid communication between the upper cooking chamber and the lower heating chamber; a first valve operably associated with the conduit, the first valve being configured to open and close access between the upper cooking chamber and the lower heating chamber; a flue in gaseous communication with both the lower heating chamber and the upper cooking chamber; a second valve operably associated with the flue and the lower heating chamber, the second valve being configured to open and close access between the lower cooking chamber and the flue; and a third valve operably associated with the flue and the lower heating chamber, the second valve being configured to open and close access between the lower cooking chamber and the flue.

Claims (20)

1. A cooking system, comprising:

an upper cooking chamber configured to receive food therein;

a lower heating chamber configured to burn fuel therein;

a conduit in fluid communication between the upper cooking chamber and the lower heating chamber;

a first valve operably associated with the conduit, the first valve is configured to open and close access between the upper cooking chamber and the lower heating chamber;

a flue in gaseous communication with both the lower heating chamber and the upper cooking chamber;

a second valve operably associated with the flue and the lower heating chamber, the second valve is configured to open and close access between the lower heating chamber and the flue; and

a third valve operably associated with the flue and the upper cooking chamber, the third valve is configured to open and close access between the upper cooking chamber and the flue;

wherein the upper cooking chamber has a contoured bottom surface configured to direct fluid to the first conduit; and

wherein the fluid drips on the fuel within the lower heating chamber to form a gas for flavoring food cooked in the upper cooking chamber.

2. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a control system operably associated with the first valve, the control system being configured to open and close the first valve.

3. The system of claim 2 , the control system comprising:

a computer;

a thermometer;

a display; and

a transceiver in data communication with a mobile device.

4. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a door pivotally attached to the lower heating chamber; and

a vent system disposed within the door and configured to provide air passage through the door to an area within the lower heating chamber.

Continuity (1)
Provisional Application 62187626 · Jul 1, 2015
Cited By (1)
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