IP Library Granted Patent US 10,709,293
Granted Patent B1
US 10,709,293 · App. 15/901,733 · Granted Jul 14, 2020

Height adjustable grilling accessory

Inventor: Mark George Nathans (Gilbert, AZ)
A47J37/0786A47J37/0763A47J2037/0795
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Patent No.
US 10,709,293
App. No.
15/901,733
Granted
Jul 14, 2020
Kind
B1
Abstract

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.

Claims (38)

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.

Continuity (1)
Provisional Application 62498471 · Dec 23, 2016
Cited By (1)
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