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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 11503952 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2022

Filed:

Sep. 18, 2020

Portable grills

Applicant:

Weber-stephen Products Llc, Palatine, IL (US);

Inventors:

Paul R. Hunt, Lake Zurich, IL (US);

Karol Polaczek, Hickory Hills, IL (US);

Karol Polaczek, Jr., Hickory Hills, IL (US);

Jerzy Latocha, Chicago, IL (US);

Simon Livingston-Jha, Madison, WI (US);

William R. Mathias, Middleton, WI (US);

Evan Sparks, Cottage Grove, WI (US);

Joel Kramka, Madison, WI (US);

Henry M. Hillstrom, Chicago, IL (US);

Assignee:

WEBER-STEPHEN PRODUCTS LLC, Palatine, IL (US);

Attorney:

Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC

Primary Examiner:

Alfred Basichas

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 37/07 (2006.01); F24C 15/08 (2006.01); F23N 1/00 (2006.01); F24C 1/16 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 37/0763 (2013.01); A47J 37/0704 (2013.01); A47J 37/0713 (2013.01); A47J 37/0786 (2013.01); F23N 1/007 (2013.01); F24C 1/16 (2013.01); F24C 15/086 (2013.01); A47J 2037/0777 (2013.01); A47J 2037/0795 (2013.01); F23N 2235/24 (2020.01);
Abstract

Portable grills are disclosed. An example portable grill includes a frame, a leg unit, and a leg latch assembly. The leg unit is coupled to the frame. The leg latch assembly includes a post rigidly coupled to the leg unit, and a swing plate pivotally coupled to the frame. The swing plate includes an opening to receive the post when the portable grill is in a collapsed configuration. The opening includes a first post-receiving portion having a first diameter, and a second post-receiving portion having a second diameter less than the first diameter. The swing plate is pivotable to selectively locate the post in the first post-receiving portion or the second post-receiving portion. The swing plate is separable from the post when the post is located in the first post-receiving portion, and inseparable from the post when the post is located in the second post-receiving portion. The leg latch assembly latches the leg unit in a fixed position relative to the frame when the post is located in the second post-receiving portion, and unlatches the leg unit from the fixed position when the post is located in the first post-receiving portion.

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