A grill assembly for cooking human food is disclosed that comprises a housing having a support frame, a plurality of tubular cooking members rotatably mounted with said support frame, a drive assembly for driving the tubular cooking members to rotate relative to the frame comprising an electric moto
A grill assembly for cooking human food is disclosed that comprises a housing having a support frame, a plurality of tubular cooking members rotatably mounted with said support frame, a drive assembly for driving the tubular cooking members to rotate relative to the frame comprising an electric motor having a drive shaft, a drive chain, a drive sprocket drivingly connected with the motor shaft, the tubular members having sprockets with teeth for engaging the drive chain, and a drive chain tensioned assembly.
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Having thus described the invention, what is claimed and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is: 1. A grill assembly for cooking human food comprising: a housing, said housing comprising a support frame; a plurality of tubular cooking members rotatably mounted with said support frame; a drive a
Having thus described the invention, what is claimed and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is: 1. A grill assembly for cooking human food comprising: a housing, said housing comprising a support frame; a plurality of tubular cooking members rotatably mounted with said support frame; a drive assembly for driving the tubular cooking members to rotate relative to the frame, comprising; an electric motor having a drive shaft; a drive chain; a drive sprocket drivingly connected with the motor shaft, the drive sprocket having teeth and being positioned for engaging the drive chain so that rotation of the drive sprocket in engagement with the drive chain pulls the drive chain; the tubular members having sprockets with teeth for engaging the drive chain so that movement of the drive chain in engagement with the sprocket teeth of the tubular members rotates the tubular members relative to the support frame; a drive chain tensioned assembly having a first idler sprocket and a second idler sprocket mounted to a cam assembly; the support frame having a structural reinforcement member, and the idler sprocket being rotatably mounted to the reinforcement member; and wherein the structural reinforcement member has a first and a second rear extension, with an opening between the rear extensions, so that the drive chain can extend from engagement with a tubular member sprocker and pass through the opening about the idler sprocker, and then extend through the opening to be engaged with the drive sprocket. 2. A grill assembly for cooking human food comprising: a housing, said housing comprising a support frame; a plurality of tubular cooking members rotatably mounted with said support frame; a drive assembly for driving the tubular cooking members to rotate relative to the frame, comprising; a drive chain; a drive sprocket rotatably mounted to the frame, the drive sprocket having teeth for engaging the drive chain so that rotation of the drive sprocket in engagement with the drive chain pulls the drive chain; an idler sprocket rotatably mounted to the support frame, said idler member having teeth for engaging the drive chain so that movement of the drive chain in engagement with the idler sprocket rotates the idler sprocket; the tubular members each having a sprocket with teeth for engaging the drive chain so that movement of the drive chain in engagement with the tubular members sprockets rotates the tubular members relative to the support frame; a drive chain tensioned assembly; and a motor assembly for powering the rotation of the drive sprocket, comprising an electric motor, so that the motor can rotate the drive sprocket with the drive sprocket pulling the chain to move in a direction from the drive chain tensioned assembly to the tubular members thence toward and about the idler sprocket and thence toward the drive sprocket; wherein the drive chain tensioned assembly comprises a cam assembly having a pair of idler sprockets mounted thereon, each of the idler sprockets having teeth for engaging the drive chain, and a cam member having teeth for engaging a stop; and wherein the drive chain tensioned assembly further comprises a spring connected to the cam assembly. 3. A grill assembly for cooking human food comprising: (a) a housing, said housing comprising a support frame; (b) a plurality of tubular cooking members rotatably mounted with said support frame; (c) a drive assembly for driving the tubular cooking members to rotate relative to the frame, comprising; (i) an electric motor having a drive shaft; (ii) a drive chain; (iii) a drive sprocket drivingly connected with the motor shaft, the drive sprocket having teeth and being positioned for engaging the drive chain so that rotation of the drive sprocket in engagement with the drive chain pulls the drive chain; (iv) an idler sprocket rotatably mounted to the support frame, said idler sprocket having teeth for engaging the drive chain so movement of the drive chain in engagement with the idler sprocket teeth rotates the idler sprocket; and (v) the tubular members having sprockets with teeth for engaging the drive chain so that movement of the drive chain in engagement with the sprocket teeth of the tubular members rotates the tubular members relative to the support frame; (d) a drive chain tensioned assembly; (e) means for heating the food, said means being mounted with the housing; (f) means for controlling heating of the food; (g) the housing having a control panel connected thereto; the control means being mounted in association with the control panel; (h) a cover for covering the control panel and not for covering the means for heating the food; and (i) means for pivotally mounting the cover to the housing so that the cover can be pivoted to a position to cover the control panel and to not cover the means for heating the food, and to a position to uncover the control panel, comprising: a spring having a first leg that extends into a bight section, the bight section extending into a second leg, a boss extending from the first leg, the cover having first structure with an opening for receiving the boss, the cover also having second structure against which the second leg can be placed so that with such placement the first leg is biased toward the opening in the first structure to press the boss through the opening in the first structure, the housing having an opening for receiving the boss to allow the cover to pivot relative to the housing. 4. The grill assembly of claim 3 wherein the drive chain tensioned assembly comprises a first idler sprocket and a second idler sprocket mounted to a cam assembly. 5. The grill assembly of claim 4 wherein the cam assembly comprises a cam member having teeth for engaging a stop. 6. The grill assembly of claim 5 further comprising a spring connected to the cam assembly. 7. The grill assembly of claim 4 wherein each of the idler sprockets have teeth for engaging the drive chain for preventing the drive chain from disengaging the sprockets of the tubular members. 8. The grill assembly of claim 3 wherein the drive chain tensioned assembly comprises a cam assembly having a pair of idler sprockets mounted thereon, each of the idler sprockets having teeth for engaging the drive chain, and a cam member having teeth for engaging a stop. 9. The grill assembly of claim 8 wherein the drive chain tensioned assembly further comprises a spring connected to the cam assembly. 10. A grill assembly for cooking human food comprising: (a) a housing, said housing comprising a support frame; (b) means for heating the food, comprising a plurality of tubular cooking members rotatably mounted with said support frame; (c) a drive assembly for driving the tubular cooking members to rotate relative to the frame, comprising; (i) an electric motor having a drive shaft; (ii) a drive chain; (iii) a drive sprocket drivingly connected with the motor shaft, the drive sprocket having teeth and being positioned for engaging the drive chain so that rotation of the drive sprocket in engagement with the drive chain pulls the drive chain; (iv) an idler sprocket rotatably mounted to the support frame, said idler sprocket having teeth for engaging the drive chain so movement of the drive chain in engagement with the idler sprocket teeth rotates the idler sprocket; and (v) the tubular members having sprockets with teeth for engaging the drive chain so that movement of the drive chain in engagement with the sprocket teeth of the tubular members rotates the tubular members relative to the support frame; (d) a drive chain tensioned assembly; (e) means for controlling heating of the food; (f) the housing having a control panel connected thereto, the heating control means being mounted in association with the control panel; and (g) a compartment assembly associated with the housing for storing of food items; means for mounting the compartment assembly to slide relative to the housing, the housing having a cavity with a first interior wall and a second interior wall, the compartment assembly having a frame comprising a first track member and a second track member, the distal ends of the first and second track members being mounted with a cover the frame also comprising a cross strut connected to the first track and the second track so that an opening is formed between the tracks, the cross strut and the cover; a pan having walls with structure providing means for engaging the frame to be supported thereby, the pan being sized to fit between the first and second interior walls of the housing cavity and to be received within the housing cavity, the means for mounting the compartment assembly to slide relative to the housing allows the tracks to slide relative to the housing to a first position wherein the cover acts to cover the control panel, and a second position in which the cover is positioned away from the housing and the pan is positioned to expose it to permit items to be removed by hand therefrom. 11. The grill assembly of claim 10 further comprising: (a) the housing comprising first and second support frames each of which has a wall, and each of which has a first end and a second end; (b) a plurality of tubular cooking members each of which has first and second ends, and each of which has a central axis; (c) the support frame walls each having a plurality of holes sized to receive an end of a tubular cooking member, the holes being arranged so that holes in the wall of the first frame are horizontally aligned with a corresponding hole in the second frame, with bearing members mounted with each said hole, the bearings shaped to receive and support an end of a tubular cooking member so that the tubular member and its central axis extend horizontally from the first frame to the second frame, the wall holes being aligned so that the axes of the tubular members extend at an angle of about 3° to 5° from the first ends of the frames to the second ends of the frame. 12. The grill assembly of claim 11 further comprising: (a) the tubular cooking members having first and second ends rotatably mounted with the first support frame and the second support frame, respectively, the tubular cooking members having housed within them an elongated heating member; each heating member comprising an outer heat conducting sheath having first and second ends and an electrical heating element extending there through, said heating element having first and second ends, the heating element having a wound spiral configuration, with the spacing between each of the spiral winds of the heating element being more compact at the areas near the first and second ends of the heating element than in the central part of the heating element, with each of the first and second ends of the heating element being connected with first and second electrical contacts, respectively; and heat dispersing material within the sheath surrounding the heating element; (b) first cover structure mounted with the first frame to substantially cover the first ends of the roller tubes mounted to the first frame, and second cover plate structure mounted with the second frame to substantially cover the second ends of the roller tubes mounted with the second frame, the first cover structure having openings there through sized to receive corresponding first ends of the sheathes to support the sheathes, and the second cover structure having openings sized to receive the second ends of the sheathes to support the sheathes. 13. A grill assembly for cooking human foods comprising: (a) a housing having a support frame; (b) means for heating the food, said means being mounted with the housing, the heating means comprising a plurality of tubular cooking members, said cooking members having cylindrical outer surfaces; (c) a drive assembly for driving the tubular cooking members to rotate relative to the frame, comprising; (i) an electric motor having a drive shaft; (ii) a drive chain; (iii) a drive sprocket drivingly connected with the motor shaft, the drive sprocket having teeth and being positioned for engaging the drive chain so that rotation of the drive sprocket in engagement with the drive chain pulls the drive chain; (iv) an idler sprocket rotatably mounted to the support frame, said idler sprocket having teeth for engaging the drive chain so movement of the drive chain in engagement with the idler sprocket teeth rotates the idler sprocket; and (v) the tubular members having sprockets with teeth for engaging the drive chain so that movement of the drive chain in engagement with the sprocket teeth of the tubular members rotates the tubular members relative to the support frame; (d) a drive chain tensioned assembly; (e) means for controlling heating of the food; (f) the housing having a control panel connected thereto, the control means being mounted in association with the control panel; (g) a sealing assembly comprising a bearing member, and an annular sealing member, the bearing member having a bore there through for receiving the tubular member there through, the bearing member bore having a section which has an annular recessed shape for receiving the annular sealing member, so that the bearing member and annular member can be placed about the tubular member with the annular sealing member held against the outer surface of the tubular member; and (h) a compartment assembly associated with the housing for storing of food items; means for mounting the compartment assembly to slide relative to the housing, the housing having a cavity with a first interior wall and a second interior wall, the compartment assembly having a frame comprising a first track member and a second track member, the distal ends of the first and second track members being mounted with a cover, the frame also comprising a cross strut connected to the first track and the second track so that an opening is formed between the tracks, the cross strut and the cover; a pan having walls with structure providing means for engaging the frame to be supported thereby, the pan being sized to fit between the first and second interior walls of the housing cavity and to be received within the housing cavity, the means for mounting the compartment assembly to slide relative to the housing allows the tracks to slide relative to the housing to a first position wherein the cover acts to cover the control panel, and a second position in which the cover is positioned away from the housing and the pan is positioned to expose it to permit items to be removed by hand therefrom. 14. The grill assembly of claim 13 wherein the drive chain tensioned assembly comprises a first idler sprocket and a second idler sprocket mounted to a cam assembly. 15. The grill assembly of claim 14 wherein the cam assembly comprises a cam member having teeth for engaging a stop. 16. The grill assembly of claim 15 further comprising a spring connected to the cam assembly. 17. The grill assembly of claim 14 wherein each of the idler sprockets have teeth for engaging the drive chain for preventing the drive chain from disengaging the sprockets of the tubular members. 18. The grill assembly of claim 13 wherein the drive chain tensioned assembly comprises a cam assembly having a pair of idler sprockets mounted thereon, each of the idler sprockets having teeth for engaging the drive chain, and a cam surface having teeth for engaging a stop. 19. The grill assembly of claim 18 wherein the drive chain tensioned assembly further comprises a spring connected to the cam assembly. 20. A grill assembly for cooking human food comprising: (a) a housing having a support frame; (b) means for heating the food, said means being mounted with the housing, said means comprising a plurality of tubular cooking member rotatably mounted to the housing, said cooking members having cylindrical outer surfaces; (c) a drive assembly for driving the tubular cooking members to rotate relative to the frame, comprising; (i) an electric motor having a drive shaft; (ii) a drive chain; (iii) a drive sprocket drivingly connected with the motor shaft, the drive sprocket having teeth and being positioned for engaging the drive chain so that rotation of the drive sprocket in engagement with the drive chain pulls the drive chain; (iv) an idler sprocket rotatably mounted to the support frame, said idler sprocket having teeth for engaging the drive chain so movement of the drive chain in engagement with the idler sprocket teeth rotates the idler sprocket; and (v) the tubular members having sprockets with teeth for engaging the drive chain so that movement of the drive chain in engagement with the sprocket teeth of the tubular members rotates the tubular members relative to the support frame; (d) a drive chain tensioned assembly; (e) means for controlling heating of the food; (f) a sealing assembly comprising a bearing member, and an annular sealing member, the bearing member having a bore there through for receiving the tubular member there through, the bearing member bore having a section which has an annular recessed shape for receiving the annular sealing member, so that the bearing member and annular member can be placed about the tubular member with the annular sealing member held against the outer surface of the tubular member; (g) the housing having a control panel connected thereto; the control means being mounted in association with the control panel; (h) a cover for covering the control panel and not for covering the means for heating the food; and (i) means for pivotally mounting the cover to the housing so that the cover can be pivoted to a position to cover the control panel and to not cover the means for heating the food, and to a position to uncover the control panel. 21. The grill assembly of claim 20 wherein the drive chain tensioned assembly comprises a first idler sprocket and a second idler sprocket mounted to a cam assembly. 22. The grill assembly of claim 21 wherein the cam assembly comprises a cam member having teeth for engaging a stop. 23. The grill assembly of claim 22 further comprising a spring connected to the cam assembly. 24. The grill assembly of claim 21 wherein each of the idler sprockets have teeth for engaging the drive chain for preventing the drive chain from disengaging the sprockets of the tubular members. 25. The grill assembly of claim 20 wherein the drive chain tensioned assembly comprises a cam assembly having a pair of idler sprockets mounted thereon, each of the idler sprockets having teeth for engaging the drive chain, and a cam member having teeth for engaging a stop. 26. The grill assembly of claim 25 wherein the drive chain tensioned assembly further comprises a spring connected to the cam assembly. 27. The grill assembly of claim 26 wherein there is only one idler sprocket associated with the drive assembly. 28. A grill assembly for cooking human food comprising: (a) a housing comprising a support frame, the frame having a bottom and a top portion; (b) a plurality of tubular cooking members rotatably mounted with the support frame; (c) a drive assembly for driving the tubular cooking members to rotate relative to the frame, comprising; (i) an electric motor associated with the housing, the motor having a drive shaft; (ii) a drive chain; (iii) a drive sprocket drivingly connected with the motor shaft, the drive sprocket having teeth and being positioned for engaging the drive chain so that rotation of the drive sprocket in engagement with the drive chain pulls the drive chain; (iv) the tubular members each having a sprocket with teeth so that as the tubes rotate relative to the frame, part of the sprocket and teeth of each tube faces upwardly; (v) an idler sprocket rotatably mounted to the support frame, the idler sprocket having teeth for engaging the drive chain so that movement of the drive chain in engagement with the idler sprocket teeth rotates the idler sprocket; and (vi) the drive chain being positioned to drivingly engage with part of the upper portion and teeth of the tubular cooking members, so that movement of the drive chain in engagement with the upper portion and the teeth of each of the tubular members rotates the tubular members relative to the support frame; wherein the drive chain is driven by the drive sprocket to move in a direction from the tubular members thence toward and about the idler sprocket and thence toward the drive sprocket; wherein the frame has a front end and a rear end, and wherein the plurality of tubular members has a front tubular member and a rear tubular member, the tubular members each having an axis, the idler sprocket having an axis, the axes of the tubular members being generally aligned with each other, and the axis of the idler sprocket being located in front of the front tubular member; the support frame having a structural reinforcement member and the idler sprocket being rotatably mounted to the reinforcement member; and wherein the structural reinforcement member has a first and a second rear extension with an opening between the rear extensions so that the drive chain can extend from engagement with a tubular member sprocket and pass through the opening to pass about the idler sprocket and then extend through the opening to be engaged with the drive sprocket. 29. A grill assembly for cooking human food comprising: (a) a housing comprising a support frame, the frame having a bottom and a top portion; (b) a plurality of tubular cooking members rotatably mounted with the support frame; (c) a drive assembly for driving the tubular cooking members to rotate relative to the frame, comprising: (vii) an electric motor associated with the housing, the motor having a drive shaft; (viii) a drive chain; (ix) a drive sprocket drivingly connected with the motor shaft, the drive sprocket having teeth and being positioned for engaging the drive chain so that rotation of the drive sprocket in engagement with the drive chain pulIs the drive chain; (x) the tubular members each having a sprocket with teeth so that as the tubes rotate relative to the frame, part of the sprocket and teeth of each tube faces upwardly; (xi) an idler sprocket rotatably mounted to the support frame, the idler sprocket having teeth for engaging the drive chain so that movement of the drive chain in engagement with the idler sprocket teeth rotates the idler sprocket; and (xii) the drive chain being positioned to drivingly engage with part of the upper portion and teeth of the tubular cooking members, so that movement of the drive chain in engagement with the upper portion and the teeth of each of the tubular members rotates the tubular members relative to the support frame; and wherein the drive chain is driven by the drive sprocket to move in a direction from the tubular members thence toward and about the idler sprocket and thence toward the drive sprocket; wherein the frame has a front end and a rear end, and wherein the plurality of tubular members has a front tubular member and a rear tubular member, the tubular members each having an axis, the idler sprocket having an axis, the axes of the tubular members being generally aligned with each other, and the axis of the idler sprocket being located in front of the front tubular member; and wherein the axes of the tubular members slant at an angle of about 5° to 3° from one end of the frame to the other end of the frame. 30. A grill assembly for cooking human food comprising: (a) a housing comprising a support frame, the frame having a bottom portion and a top portion, and having a front and a rear; (b) a plurality of tubular cooking members rotatably mounted with the support frame; (c) a drive assembly for driving the tubular cooking members to rotate relative to the frame, comprising: (i) a drive chain; (ii) a drive sprocket rotatably mounted to the frame, the drive sprocket having teeth for engaging the drive chain so that rotation of the drive sprocket in engagement with the drive chain pulls the drive chain; (iii) an idler sprocket rotatably mounted to the support frame, the idler sprocket having teeth for engaging the drive chain so that movement of the drive chain in engagement with the idler sprocket rotates the idler sprocket, there being only one idler sprocket associated with the drive assembly; (iv) the tubular members each having a sprocket with teeth, so that as the tubes rotate relative to the frame, part of the sprocket and teeth of each tube faces upwardly, the drive chain being positioned to drivingly engage with part of the upper portion and teeth of the tubular cooking members so that movement of the drive chain in engagement with the upper portion and teeth of each of the tubular members rotates the tubular members relative to the support frame; (v) an electric motor associated with the housing, the motor having a drive shaft drivingly connected to the drive sprocket to rotate the drive sprocket, with the drive sprocket pulling the chain to move in a direction from the tubular members thence toward and about the idler sprocket and thence toward the drive sprocket; and (vi) the plurality of tubular members having a front tubular member and a rear tubular member, the tubular members each having an axis, the idler sprocket having an axis, the axes of the tubular members being generally aligned with each other, and the axis of the idler sprocket being located in front of the front tubular member, the axis of the idler sprocket being located lower than the axis of the front tubular member; and the drive sprocket being located beneath the sprockets of the tubular members, to the rear of the front tubular member and forward of the rear tubular member; the support frame having a structural reinforcement member and the idler sprocket being rotatably mounted to the reinforcement member; and wherein the structural reinforcement member has a first and a second rear extension with an opening between the rear extensions so that the drive chain can extend from engagement with a tubular member sprocket and pass through the opening to pass about the idler sprocket and then extend through the opening to be engaged with the drive sprocket. 31. The grill assembly of claim 30 further comprising a cover plate mounted to the support frame for covering the idler sprocket and covering the sprockets of the tubular members. 32. The grill assembly of claim 30 further comprising: (a) the housing comprising a first support frame and a second support frame; (b) the plurality of tubular cooking members having first and second ends rotatably mounted with the first support frame and the second support frame, respectively, the tubular cooking members each having housed within an elongated heating member, each heating member comprising an outer heat conducting sheath having first and second ends and an electrical heating element extending there through, the heating element having first and second ends and a wound spiral configuration, the spacing between each of the spiral winds of the heating element being more compact at areas near the first and second ends of the heating element than in a central part of the heating element with each of the first and second ends of the heating element being connected with first and second electrical contacts, respectively, and heat dispersing material within the sheath surrounding the heating element; and (c) a first cover structure mounted with the first support frame to substantially cover the first ends of the tubular cooking members mounted to the first support frame and a second cover structure mounted with the second support frame to substantially cover the second ends of the tubular cooking members mounted to the second support frame, the first cover structure having openings there through sized to receive corresponding first ends of the sheathes to support the sheathes, and the second cover structure having openings there through sized to receive corresponding second ends of the sheathes to support the sheathes. 33. The grill assembly of claim 30 wherein the upper portions of the sprockets of the tubular members are aligned with each other. 34. A grill assembly for cooking human food comprising: (a) a housing comprising a support frame, the frame having a bottom portion and a top portion, and having a front end and a rear end; (b) a plurality of tubular cooking members rotatably mounted with the support frame; (c) a drive assembly for driving the tubular cooking members to rotate relative to the frame, comprising: (v) a drive chain; (vi) a drive sprocket rotatably mounted to the frame, the drive sprocket having teeth for engaging the drive chain so that rotation of the drive sprocket in engagement with the drive chain pulls the drive chain; (vii) an idler sprocket rotatably mounted to the support frame, the idler sprocket having teeth for engaging the drive chain so that movement of the drive chain in engagement with the idler sprocket rotates the idler sprocket, there being only one idler sprocket associated with the drive assembly; (viii) the tubular members each having a sprocket with teeth, so that as the tubes rotate relative to the frame, part of the sprocket and teeth of each tube faces upwardly, the drive chain being positioned to drivingly engage with part of the upper portion and teeth of the tubular cooking members so that movement of the drive chain in engagement with the upper portion and teeth of each of the tubular members rotates the tubular members relative to the support frame; (v) an electric motor associated with the housing, the motor having a drive shaft drivingly connected to the drive sprocket to rotate the drive sprocket, with the drive sprocket pulling the chain to move in a direction from the tubular members thence toward and about the idler sprocket and thence toward the drive sprocket; and (vi) the plurality of tubular members having a front tubular member and a rear tubular member, the tubular members each having an axis, the idler sprocket having an axis, the axes of the tubular members being aligned with each other and slanting upwardly at an angle of about 5° to 3° from one end of the frame to the other end of the frame, the axis of the idler sprocket being located in front of the front tubular member, the axis of the idler sprocket being located lower than the axis of the front tubular member; and the drive sprocket being located beneath the sprockets of the tubular members, to the rear of the front tubular member and forward of the rear tubular member. 35. A grill assembly for cooking human food comprising: (a) a housing, said housing comprising a support frame; (b) a plurality of tubular cooking members rotatably mounted with said support frame; (c) a drive assembly for driving the tubular cooking members to rotate relative to the frame, comprising; (i) an electric motor having a drive shaft; (ii) a drive chain; (iii) a drive sprocket drivingly connected with the motor shaft, the drive sprocket having teeth and being positioned for engaging the drive chain so that rotation of the drive sprocket in engagement with the drive chain pulls the drive chain; (iv) the tubular members having sprockets with teeth for engaging the drive chain so that movement of the drive chain in engagement with the sprocket teeth of the tubular members rotates the tubular members relative to a support frame; and a drive chain tensioned assembly having a first idler sprocket and a second idler sprocket mounted to a cam assembly; and wherein the first and second idler sprockets are separate from, and not part of, the drive sprocket and each of the tube sprockets, and wherein the drive shaft is not directly connected to either of the idler sprockets. 36. A grill assembly for cooking human food comprising: (a) a housing, said housing comprising a support frame; (b) a plurality of tubular cooking members rotatably mounted with said support frame; (c) a drive assembly for driving the tubular cooking members to rotate relative to the frame, comprising; (i) a drive chain; (ii) a drive sprocket rotatably mounted to the frame, the drive sprocket having teeth for engaging the drive chain so that rotation of the drive sprocket in engagement with the drive chain pulls the drive chain; (iii) an idler sprocket rotatably mounted to the support frame, said idler member having teeth for engaging the drive chain so that movement of the drive chain in engagement with the idler sprocket rotates the idler sprocket; (iv) the tubular members each having a sprocket with teeth for engaging the drive chain so that movement of the drive chain in engagement with the tubular members sprockets rotates the tubular members relative to the support frame; (d) a drive chain tensioned assembly having a first idler sprocket and a second idler sprocket mounted to a cam assembly; and (e) a motor assembly for powering the rotation of the drive sprocket, comprising an electric motor, so that the motor can rotate the drive sprocket with the drive sprocket pulling the chain to move in a direction from the drive chain tensioned assembly to the tubular members thence toward and about the idler sprocket and thence toward the drive sprocket; and wherein the first and second idler sprockets are separate from, and not part of, the drive sprocket and each of the tube sprockets, and wherein the drive shaft is not directly connected to either of the idler sprockets.
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