Weber-stephen Products Company

Robert T Stephen

Erich J Schlosser

J Michael Alden

James C Stephen

Mark J Johnson

Adrian A Bruno

Ewald Sieg

Daniel S Choi

Mohammed Shoeb

Curt Backman

Edna Schlosser

Dugan O'Keene

The present invention provides a barbecue grill assembly comprising an upper assembly and a lower assembly, the upper assembly adapted to receive a cooking chamber. The grill assembly further comprises at least one projection on one of either the lower assembly or the upper assembly, and at least one receiver on the other of said lower assembly or said upper assembly. The projection and the receiver are cooperatively dimensioned such that the projection is received by the receiver. The projection having a first portion and a second portion wherein the first portion is adapted to be biased into contact with an inner surface of the receiver. The barbecue grill assembly includes a lateral assembly, positioned proximate the upper assembly. The lateral assembly is adapted to receive an auxiliary work surface or a cooking burner. The upper, lower, and lateral assemblies are each formed from a plurality of tubular frame members. The upper, lower, and lateral assemblies can be pre-assembled by welding the frame members.

Support frame barbecue grill assembly

Ring-post fastener

The present invention provides a barbecue grill assembly comprising an upper frame assembly and a lower frame assembly . The lower frame assembly comprises a shelf and a plurality of lower frame members which define an interior space . At least one frame member has an aperture . The shelf has at least one pin cooperatively dimensioned with the aperture . The pin is received by the aperture to connect the shelf to the lower frame members and form the lower frame assembly . The shelf has a perimeter that is cooperatively dimensioned with the interior space such that the shelf is positioned within the interior space . The shelf provides structural integrity to the lower assembly such that the lower assembly can support the upper assembly and the cooking chamber

Barbecue grill assembly with a shelf component

The present invention relates to a barbecue grill assembly including a cooking surface assembly positioned in a cooking chamber . The cooking surface assembly includes a first portion or griddle and a second portion or grate . The second portion or grate has a plurality of openings and a plurality of ribs . A transition wall is positioned between the first portion and the second portion . A duct depends from a lower surface of the first portion . The duct has an end that is cooperatively positioned with the aperture to form a passageway or channel . The passageway is adapted to permit the drainage of grease and other byproducts generated by cooking food on the assembly past a plurality of burner tubes and to a lower portion of the cooking chamber

Barbecue grill cooking surface assembly

Barbecue grill assembly

Shelf for an outdoor cooking device

A handle ( ) for a grill ( ) has a gripping portion ( ). The gripping portion ( ) defines an inner chamber ( ) therein. The gripping portion ( ) has a passageway ( ) in fluid communication with the inner chamber ( ) and the atmosphere. The handle ( ) is adapted to be connected to a lid ( ) of the grill ( ). The lid ( ) has a support member ( ) having a sleeve ( ). The sleeve ( ) has an inner wall ( ) having an inner surface ( ). The gripping portion ( ) has an end ( ) and an expansion member ( ) connected to the end ( ). The expansion member ( ) is adapted to be received by the sleeve ( ). The expansion member (42) has an expansion wall ( ) having an outer surface ( ) wherein the expansion wall ( ) is adapted to be expanded outwardly wherein the outer surface ( ) of the expansion wall ( ) engages the inner surface ( ) of the sleeve ( ).

Handle for a barbecue grill

The present invention provides a shelf assembly for a cooking apparatus such as a barbeque grill, and method of using same. The shelf assembly has a shelf component which can rotate about a generally horizontal axis of rotation located generally at a first end of the shelf component, from a lowered position to a raised position. The cooking apparatus or an associated apparatus has a frame member which supports the first end of the shelf component about the axis of rotation. The shelf assembly also has a support extending downwardly in relation to the shelf component when the shelf component is in the raised position. The support is capable of rotating about the axis of rotation with the shelf component. The shelf assembly further has a stationary coupler located generally below the axis of rotation in the vicinity of where the support is capable of rotating about the axis of rotation with the shelf component. The support can releasably engage with the stationary coupler when the shelf component is in the lowered position to generally prevent the shelf component from inadvertently swinging outwardly from the lowered position. The support also supportingly engages with the stationary coupler to support the support and the shelf component when the shelf component is in the raised position.

Dropping side shelf assembly

A barbecue grill is claimed. The barbecue grill comprises a grill housing, a damper means, and an elongated handle. The grill housing has a bottom which extends around a vertical axis and an ash disposal opening positioned along its bottom. The damper means is for covering the ash disposal opening. The damper means includes a drive hub assembly rotatable about the vertical axis and has at least one damper body extending therefrom. The bottom of the grill housing has an aperture aligned with the vertical axis. The hub assembly is received into the aperture with an end portion of the hub assembly positioned below the bottom. The end portion includes a linearly aligned passageway having an entry keyhole. The elongated handle is positioned below the bottom of the grill housing. The handle has a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end is adapted to be received through the entry keyhole into the passageway wherein a portion of the proximal end frictionally engages the hub assembly to fixedly secure the elongated handle within the passageway.

Ash disposal and damping means for barbecue grill

An ash catcher assembly for catching and containing ash and debris that falls through openings in the bottom of a barbecue grill is disclosed. The ash catcher assembly includes a mounting member capable of being removably connected to the barbecue grill, and a basket secured adjacent a bottom of the mounting member. The mounting member has a body portion and at least two resilient connecting members. The resilient connecting members have a transverse tab adjacent an end thereof for interconnecting with the barbecue grill. Generally, the transverse tabs snap into mating openings of the barbecue grill for connecting the ash catcher assembly to the barbecue grill. The basket has an open top end, a closed bottom end, a side wall connecting the top end and the bottom end, and a cavity therein to hold the ash that falls from the kettle. Protrusions and a handle extending from the sidewall of the basket mate with corresponding components of the mating member for removably securing the basket to the mating member.

Ash catcher assembly for barbecue grill

Barbecue cooker cover

Cart

An improved burner assembly for use in a gas barbecue grill having a cooking chamber and a fuel supply is disclosed. The burner assembly includes a plurality of burners forming a burner grid with at least two of the burners defining a periphery of the grid and the remaining burners confined within the interior of the grid. The periphery burners are preferably designed with a plurality of openings which direct a flame toward a center vertical plane, while the interior burners preferably direct a flame, by placement of openings, in a substantially vertical direction. Additionally, the interior burner tubes are attached to a crossover tube via a keyed connecting mechanism which prevents improper connections or assembly.

Burner assembly for a gas barbecue grill

A smoker attachment for heating and burning smoker particles in a barbecue grill. The smoker attachment includes a housing having a side wall, end wall, and bottom wall fining a cavity therein. The bottom wall of the housing has a plurality of openings and the side walls have a plurality of corresponding cutouts adjacent the bottom wall such that the cutouts in the side walls cooperate with the openings in the bottom wall. The openings provide access to the cavity of the housing such that a conductive member within the barbecue grill is able to contact the housing adjacent the opening to position the housing within the bottom chamber of the barbecue grill. The conductive member further passes through the opening of the housing into the cavity of the housing to define a portion of the perimeter of the cavity for directly contacting and heating the smoker particles within the housing.

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Barrington, IL, United States of America

Robert T Stephen