Height adjustable grilling accessory
View Patent ↗A grilling accessory for moving a cooking surface vertically up and down with respect to a heat source may include a rack holder subassembly designed to be positioned proximate to a heat source, a grilling rack subassembly designed to support food items and engage with the rack holder subassembly, and, optionally, a dish subassembly designed to accommodate the heat source. The rack holder subassembly may include a base frame; at least two arms extending from the base frame; and a plurality of grill rack supports extending from each of the at least two arms. The grilling rack subassembly may include a grill grate with grilling bars; and a pair of hangers extending from the grill grate, the pair of hangers designed to engage with the plurality of grill rack supports.
1. A grilling accessory for moving a cooking surface vertically up and down with respect to a heat source, the grilling accessory comprising:
a rack holder subassembly designed to be positioned proximate to a heat source, the rack holder subassembly comprising:
a base frame;
at least two pairs of arms extending from the base frame, wherein:
each pair of arms comprises two substantially parallel arms;
each of the arms comprises an elongate arm having a bottom end attached to the base frame and a free top end, such that a pair of the arms creates a U-shape when the arms are positioned for cooking; and
a plurality of grill rack supports extending from each of the arms away from a central area of the rack holder subassembly; and
a grilling rack subassembly designed to support food items and engage with the rack holder subassembly, the grilling rack subassembly comprising:
a grill grate comprising grilling bars; and
a pair of hangers extending from the grill grate, the pair of hangers designed to engage with the plurality of grill rack supports.
2. The grilling accessory of claim 1 , further comprising a dish subassembly sized to house the heat source, the dish subassembly comprising:
a dish bottom;
a dish wall extending upward from the dish bottom; and
a dish lip defining atop edge of the dish wall,
wherein the rack holder subassembly is removably engaged with the dish lip.
3. The grilling accessory of claim 2 , wherein the rack holder subassembly comprises a plurality of plate rack holders designed to engage with the dish lip.
4. The grilling accessory of claim 3 , wherein each of the plurality of plate rack holders comprises a blade with a plurality of angled recesses sized to accommodate at least one hanger of the pair of hangers.
5. The grilling accessory of claim 4 , wherein the blade extends upward from a fastener designed to engage with the dish lip.
6. The grilling accessory of claim 5 , wherein the fastener comprises a vise clip.
7. The grilling accessory of claim 1 , wherein each of the at least two pairs of arms extends substantially perpendicularly from a fixture and each fixture extends outward from the base frame.
8. The grilling accessory of claim 7 , wherein:
a bottom of each of the arms is permanently attached to a base plate;
each fixture comprises a clip plate permanently attached to, and extending outwards from, the base frame; and
the base plate is removably attached to the clip plate with a fastener.
9. The grilling accessory of claim 1 , wherein each of the arms are structurally identical.
10. The grilling accessory of claim 1 , an elongate plane of the base frame is perpendicular to an elongate plane of each of the arms when each of the arms are extended upwards for cooking.
11. A grilling accessory for moving a cooking surface vertically up and down with respect to a heat source, the grilling accessory comprising:
a rack holder subassembly designed to be positioned proximate to a heat source, the rack holder subassembly comprising:
a base frame;
a plurality of extensions extending therefrom; and
at least two holder tower assemblies attached to the base frame, wherein each tower holder assembly comprises:
a pair of substantially parallel notched holder arms hingeably attached to a base plate, wherein each of the arms comprises an elongate arm having a bottom end attached to the base frame and a free top end, such that a pair of the arms creates a U-shape when the arms are positioned for cooking; and
a stiffener plate extending between the pair of notched holder arms proximate to the bottom end of each arm; and
a grilling rack subassembly designed to support food items and engage with the rack holder subassembly, the grilling rack subassembly comprising:
a grill grate comprising grilling bars; and
a pair of hangers extending from the grill grate, the pair of hangers designed to engage with the notched holder arms.
12. The grilling accessory of claim 11 , wherein:
the base plate comprises a pair of plates extending upward from an outer edge of the base plate, wherein each of the pair of plates comprises a pair of pin orifices designed to engage with a lock pin assembly that also engages with the notched holder arms.