Barbecue support assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9901211-B2
Application number	US-201313892636-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 13, 2013
Priority date	Sep 25, 2009
Publication date	Feb 27, 2018
Grant date	Feb 27, 2018

Abstract

A barbecue support assembly for supporting an elongate skewer or other accessories at one or more preselected heights above a barbecue grill. The barbecue support assembly includes one or more body elements having one or more parts thereof positionable substantially at one of the preselected heights. Also the part includes one or more apertures in which an end of the skewer is receivable. A rotatable and removable leg assembly is also provided.

First claim

We claim:

1. A barbecue support assembly to support a removable food retention device at a preselected height above a cooking surface of a grill, said food retention device having an upper surface, the barbecue support assembly comprising:
said food retention device having a fixed end removably insertable into an aperture and a free end for holding or supporting food;
a frame having two ends and positionable on said grill having at least two spaced apart vertical uprights, said vertical uprights having a front side and a rear side;
at least one upper transverse bar extending between said at least two vertical uprights and attached directly to the rear side of said vertical uprights;
at least one lower transverse bar extending between said at least two vertical uprights and attached directly to the front side of said vertical uprights, said lower bar positioned vertically below said upper transverse bar;
wherein a space is created by a gap between said upper and lower transverse bars which create said aperture to support said food retention device at a preselected height above the cooking surface, said upper transverse bar preventing upward rotation of said fixed end of said food support device and said lower transverse bar preventing downward rotation of said free end of said food retention device such that the food retention device is cantilevered generally horizontally over said cooking surface of said grill;
further wherein the fixed end of said food retention device includes a hook portion and an offset portion to aid in insertion of the fixed end of the food retention device into the aperture between the upper and lower transverse bars, the hook and the offset portion not projecting above said upper surface of said food retention device; and,
a log assembly having a rotatable and removable leg member associated with each end of said frame.

2. The barbecue support assembly of claim 1 wherein said leg assembly includes a vertical sleeve.

3. The barbecue support assembly of claim 2 wherein said leg member includes a bottom insert post rotatably engaged by a lower end of said vertical sleeve and a top insert post rotatably engaged by an upper end of said vertical sleeve.

4. The barbecue support assembly of claim 3 wherein said lower end of said vertical sleeve includes a notch to secure the leg member in a locked position for use.

5. The barbecue support assembly of claim 1 wherein said offset portion is offset twenty degrees from horizontal.

6. The barbecue support assembly of claim 1 wherein the free end of said food retention device is part of a warming rack.

7. The barbecue support assembly of claim 1 wherein the free end of said food retention device is part of a basket frame.

8. A barbecue support assembly to removably support a skewer or other food retention device at plurality of preselected heights above a grill, said skewer or other food retention device having an upper surface and cantilevered substantially horizontally over a cooking surface of the grill, the barbecue support assembly comprising:
a skewer or other food retention device having a fixed end and a free end for holding or supporting food, the fixed end including a hook portion and an offset portion, said hook and offset portions positioned below said upper surface of said skewer or other food retention device;
a frame positionable on said grill having at least two horizontally spaced apart vertical sleeves;
at least one upper transverse bar extending between said two vertical sleeves and attached to a rear side of said sleeves;
at least one lower transverse bar extending between said at least two vertical sleeves and attached to a front side of said vertical sleeves vertically below said upper transverse bar;
a leg member rotatably and removably secured to each of said vertical sleeves, each leg member extending laterally outward from the frame, wherein each leg member includes a bottom insert post engaged by a lower end of said vertical sleeve and a top insert post engaged by an upper end of said vertical sleeve, the lower end of said vertical sleeve further includes a notch to secure said leg member to said sleeve against undesired rotation; and,
wherein an aperture is created by the vertical gap between the upper and lower transverse bars to accommodate said fixed end of said skewer or other food retention device, said upper transverse bar preventing upward rotation of said fixed end of said skewer or other food retention device and said lower transverse bar preventing downward rotation of said free end of said skewer or other food retention device, said upper and lower transverse bars supporting said skewer or other food retention device cantilevered substantially horizontally above the cooking surface of the grill at one of said preselected heights.

9. The barbecue support assembly of claim 8 , wherein said offset portion is of ac twenty degrees from horizontal.

Assignees

• Balcerzak Stephen
• Grassi Walter
• Bowden Marilyn
• Pelletier Daniel
• Weber Stephen Products Llc

Inventors

• Balcerzak Stephen
• Grassi Walter
• Bowden Marilyn
• Pelletier Daniel

Classifications

• A47J2037/0795

  Adjustable food supports, e.g. for height adjustment · CPC title

• A47J37/0786 Primary

  Accessories · CPC title