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A roller grill for cooking human food is disclosed which comprises a housing having a plurality of tubular cooking members rotatably mounted within the housing and a section divider ensemble for sectioning the tubular cooking members into a first cooking area and a second cooking area.

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What is claimed is: 1. A roller grill for cooking human food, comprising: a housing having a front, a back, a floor, a pair of sidewalls, and a plurality of tubular cooking members rotatably mounted between the sidewalls; and a section divider ensemble for sectioning the tubular cooking members int

What is claimed is: 1. A roller grill for cooking human food, comprising: a housing having a front, a back, a floor, a pair of sidewalls, and a plurality of tubular cooking members rotatably mounted between the sidewalls; and a section divider ensemble for sectioning the tubular cooking members into a first cooking area and a second cooking area, wherein the section divider comprises a first mounting brace positioned toward a front of the housing, a second mounting brace positioned toward a back of the housing, and a divider member shaped to be supported by the braces in a position above the tubular cooking members to section the tubular cooking members into a first cooking area and a second cooking area without the divider member contacting the tubular cooking members. 2. The roller grill of claim 1 wherein the divider ensemble comprises a first mounting brace having a plurality of openings and being positioned toward a front of the housing, a second mounting brace having a plurality of openings and being positioned towards a back of the housing, and a divider member shaped to be inserted into an opening of the first brace and into an opening of the second brace so that the first and second brace support the divider member at a position above the tubular cooking members to section the tubular cooking members into a first cooking area and a second cooking area. 3. The roller grill of claim 1 further comprising a second divider member that is shaped to be supported by the braces to section the tubular cooking members into a third cooking area. 4. The roller grill of claim 2 further comprising a second divider member shaped to be inserted into an opening of the first brace and into an opening of the second brace so that the first and second brace support the second divider member at a position above the tubular cooking members to section the tubular cooking members into a third cooking area. 5. The roller grill of claim 2 wherein the section divider ensemble further comprises a pair of front brackets that are attached to the housing, the brackets being shaped to engage and hold the first mounting brace to the housing. 6. The roller grill of claim 5 wherein each of the front brackets comprises a pair of projections shaped to engage and support the first brace. 7. The roller grill of claim 6 wherein the first brace has a pair of flanges with each of the flanges having a pair of notches that are shaped to receive the pair of projections so that the front brackets support the first brace. 8. The roller grill of claim 2 wherein the section divider ensemble further comprises a pair of back brackets that are attached toward the back of the housing, the back brackets being shaped to engage and hold the second mounting brace to the housing. 9. The roller grill of claim 8 wherein each of the back brackets comprises a pair of projections shaped to engage and support the second brace. 10. The roller grill of claim 8 wherein the second mounting brace has a pair of flanges with each of the flanges having a pair of notches that are shaped to receive the pair of projections. 11. The roller grill of claim 1 further comprising a product identifier label constructed to being positioned on the section divider ensemble for identifying what product is being cooked in the first cooking area. 12. The roller grill of claim 1 further comprising, a drip tray positioned above and supported by the floor with the plurality of cooking members positioned between the drip tray and the section divider ensemble. 13. A divider ensemble for a roller grill assembly for cooking a first food product having a first length or being of a first type and a second food product having a second length or being of a second type, the roller grill assembly comprising a housing and a plurality of rotatable tubular cooking members, the divider ensemble comprising: a first mounting brace having a series of openings positioned toward a front of the housing, a second mounting brace having a series of openings positioned toward a back of the housing, the series of openings in the first mounting brace being aligned with the series of openings in the second mounting brace; the first mounting brace having a pair of flanges with each of the flanges having a pair of notches; the second mounting brace having a pair of flanges with each of the flanges having a pair of notches; a pair of front brackets that are attached to the housing toward the front of the housing, the front brackets each comprising a pair of projections shaped to be received by the notches of each of the flanges of the first mounting brace, to support the first brace; a pair of back brackets that are attached to the housing toward the back of the housing, the back brackets each comprising a pair of projections shaped to be received by the notches of the flanges of the second mounting brace to support the second brace; and a divider member shaped to be inserted into the openings of the first and second mounting braces so that the divider member is supported above the tubular members to divide the tubular cooking members into a first cooking area for cooking the food product having the first length or being of the first type and a second cooking area for cooking the food product having the second length or being of a second type. 14. The divider ensemble of claim 13 wherein the divider ensemble further comprises a second divider member that is shaped to be inserted into the openings of the first and second mounting brace to be supported above the tubular members to section the tubular cooking members into a third cooking area. 15. The divider ensemble of claim 14 further comprising a product identifier label adapted to being positioned on the first mounting brace for identifying what product is being cooked in the first cooking area. 16. The divider ensemble of claim 15 further comprising a second product identifier label adapted to being positioned on the first mounting brace for identifying what product is being cooked in the second cooking area. 17. In a roller grill assembly for cooking food, the roller grill assembly having a housing with a front, a back, a floor a pair of sidewalls and a plurality of tubular cooking members rotatably mounted to the sidewalls, a divider ensemble comprising: a first mounting brace for attaching toward the front of the housing, and a second mounting brace for attaching toward the back of the housing; and a divider member, the divider member and the first and second braces being shaped so that the divider member is supported by the braces in a position above the tubular cooking members to section the tubular cooking members into a first cooking area and a second cooking area without the divider member contacting the tubular cooking members. 18. In the roller grill assembly of claim 17, wherein the section divider ensemble further comprises the first mounting brace and the second mounting brace each having a plurality of aligned openings, and the divider member having a first end and a second end, with the openings in the first brace being sized to receive the first end of the divider member, and the openings in the second brace being sized to receive the second end of the divider member. 19. In the roller grill assembly of claim 17, further comprising a pair of front brackets that are attached toward the front of the housing, and a pair of back brackets that are attached toward the back of the housing, the first brace having its ends shaped and the front brackets being shaped so that the ends of the first brace fit with the front brackets to be supported by the front brackets, the second brace having its ends shaped and the front brackets being shaped so that the ends of the second brace fit with the rear brackets to be supported by the rear brackets. 20. In the roller grill assembly of claim 19, wherein the front pair of brackets have a pair of projections shaped to engage and support the first brace, and wherein the back brackets comprise a pair of projections shaped to engage and support the second brace. 21. In the roller grill assembly of claim 20, wherein the first brace has a pair of flanges with each of the flanges having a pair of notches shaped to receive the pair of projections of the front brackets, and the second brace has a pair of flanges with each of the flanges having a pair of notches shaped to receive the pair of projections of the back brackets. 22. The roller grill of claim 17 further comprising, a drip tray positioned above and supported by the floor with the plurality of cooking members positioned between the drip tray and the section divider ensemble. 23. In a roller grill assembly for cooking food, the roller grill assembly having a housing with a front and back, a pair of sidewalls and a plurality of tubular cooking members, a divider ensemble comprising: a first pair of brackets for mounting to the sidewalls at the front of the housing, the pair of brackets having a pair of projections; a second pair of brackets for mounting to the sidewalls at the back of the housing, the pair of brackets having a pair of projections; a first mounting brace having a series of openings, and a pair of flanges each having a pair of notches that mate with the projections of the first pair of brackets to be supported by the first pair of brackets; a second mounting bracket having a series of openings for alignment with the openings of the first brace, and a pair of flanges each having a pair of notches that mate with the projections of the second pair of brackets to be supported by the second pair of brackets; and a divider member for positioning in the openings in the first and second mounting braces to support the divider member above the tubular members to section the tubular cooking members into a first cooking area and a second cooking area. 24. The divider ensemble of claim 23 further comprising a product identifier label constructed to being positioned on the first mounting brace for identifying what food is being cooked in the first cooking area. 25. The divider ensemble of claim 24 further comprising a second divider member for positioning in the openings in the first and second mounting braces to support the divider member above the tubular members to section the tubular cooking members into a third cooking area.