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A barbecue kettle has radially aligned slots in the hemispheroidal bottom thereof. A disc is mounted immediately above the center of the bottom for rotation about a vertical axis and has three arms secured thereto. A handle below the bottom is secured to the disc. The arms are generally triangular i

A barbecue kettle has radially aligned slots in the hemispheroidal bottom thereof. A disc is mounted immediately above the center of the bottom for rotation about a vertical axis and has three arms secured thereto. A handle below the bottom is secured to the disc. The arms are generally triangular in cross-section and have distal edges fitting closely to the bottom. In one position, the arms cover the bowl openings, but may be rotated back and forth to push ash along the bottom of the bowl to the openings where it will fall out. The disc, arms and handle are designed to be assembled without using any tools.

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In a kettle-type barbecue grill having a [generally hemispheroidal]bottom extending around a center vertical axis and having a plurality of air intake openings equally circumferentially-spaced around said bottom with damper means for covering said air intake openings, the improvement of said damper

In a kettle-type barbecue grill having a [generally hemispheroidal]bottom extending around a center vertical axis and having a plurality of air intake openings equally circumferentially-spaced around said bottom with damper means for covering said air intake openings, the improvement of said damper means including a post rotatable about said vertical axis and having a removable radial arm for each of said openings retained thereon and extending therefrom, said removable arms being maintained at a predetermined angular orientation on said post, said bottom having an aperture aligned with said vertical axis and said post being received into said aperture, and a handle secured to said post below said bottom, and releasably retained on said post to retain said post in said aperture, so that said arms can be telescoped on said post, and said post can be inserted into said aperture and retained therein by said handle without the use of any tools.