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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2019
Weber-stephen Products Llc, Palatine, IL (US);
Brian C. Donnelly, Naperville, IL (US);
Ryan P. Lundberg, Park Ridge, IL (US);
David A. Larson, Ingleside, IL (US);
WEBER-STEPHEN PRODUCTS LLC, Palatine, IL (US);
Abstract
Pellet grills and associated methods of operation are disclosed. An example pellet grill includes a burn pot including an upper end having a first opening, a lower end located opposite the upper end and having a second opening, and a sidewall extending between the upper and lower ends. The example pellet grill further includes a fuel grate positioned within the burn pot between the upper and lower ends. The fuel grate is configured to support pellet fuel within the burn pot. The fuel grate includes a plurality of ash openings dimensioned to enable ash produced from combustion of the pellet fuel to pass downwardly through the fuel grate toward the second opening.