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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2021
Weber-stephen Products Llc, Palatine, IL (US);
Douglas W. Masek, Palatine, IL (US);
James Keclik, McHenry, IL (US);
Michael A. Graef, Aurora, IL (US);
Brian Mathews, Sycamore, IL (US);
Nathan Mellas, Lenoir City, TN (US);
Nathan Ioriatti, Saint Charles, IL (US);
Nicholas M. Nanos, Jr., Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Weber-Stephen Products LLC, Palatine, IL (US);
Abstract
Slidable waste management systems for cookboxes of grills are disclosed. An example waste management system is configured to be coupled to a cookbox of a grill. The example waste management system includes a first guide rail and a second guide rail that are couplable to the cookbox, The example waste management system further includes a waste tray slidably coupled to the first guide rail and the second guide rail. The waste tray is movable between a closed configuration and an open configuration. The waste tray has an upper opening and a lower opening. The upper opening is configured to receive waste from the cookbox when the waste tray is in the closed configuration. The example waste management system further includes a waste bin coupled to and located below the waste tray. The waste bin is configured to receive the waste from the waste tray via the lower opening.