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The present invention is directed to a control knob bezel plate for a barbecue grill. The preferred bezel plate assembly of the present invention comprises a bezel plate, a control knob, a control panel, a gas control valve, and two anchors. The preferred bezel plate includes a raised annular portio

The present invention is directed to a control knob bezel plate for a barbecue grill. The preferred bezel plate assembly of the present invention comprises a bezel plate, a control knob, a control panel, a gas control valve, and two anchors. The preferred bezel plate includes a raised annular portion which serves as a frame for the control knob. Both the preferred bezel plate and the control panel include two parallel slots which are adapted to engage with the anchors. The two parallel slots in the bezel plate are aligned generally transverse to the two parallel slots in the control panel. The bezel plate is connected to the control panel by means of the anchors which are configured to slide within the slots. In this manner, the bezel plate can be adjusted in two dimensions with respect to the panel.

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1. A bezel plate assembly for a barbecue grill comprising: a bezel plate having at least one slot;a panel having at least one slot, wherein the at least one slot in the panel is not parallel to the at least one slot in the bezel plate;at least one anchor having a front surface and a back surface, wh

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A bezel plate assembly for a barbecue grill comprising: a bezel plate having at least one slot;a panel having at least one slot, wherein the at least one slot in the panel is not parallel to the at least one slot in the bezel plate;at least one anchor having a front surface and a back surface, wherein a portion of the at least one anchor is disposed between the bezel plate and the panel such that a portion of the front surface and a portion of the back surface are both disposed between the bezel plate and the panel, wherein the portion of the front surface of the at least one anchor bears against the bezel plate and the portion of the back surface of the at least one anchor bears against the panel, wherein the at least one anchor engages with the panel and bezel plate, the at least one anchor having a first bearing feature on the front surface, the first bearing feature in sliding engagement with the at least one slot in the bezel plate and a second bearing feature on the back surface, the second bearing feature in sliding engagement with the at least one slot in the panel, wherein the bezel plate can be simultaneously adjusted along at least two axes with respect to the panel during assembly of the bezel plate assembly; andwherein the at least one anchor has at least one bore extending from the front surface to the back surface. 2. The bezel plate assembly of claim 1, wherein the anchor is a split-leg expandable anchor. 3. The bezel plate assembly of claim 1, wherein the at least one slot in the panel is generally perpendicular to the at least one slot in the bezel plate. 4. The bezel plate assembly of claim 1, wherein: the quantity of the at least one slot in the bezel plate is two, whereby the two slots are aligned in parallel;the quantity of the at least one slot in the panel is two, whereby the two slots are aligned in parallel and are generally transverse to the two slots in the bezel plate; and,the quantity of the at least one anchor is two, whereby the two anchors are disposed between the bezel plate and the panel, each of the two anchors having the first bearing feature in sliding engagement with one of the two slots in the bezel plate and the second bearing feature in sliding engagement with one of the two slots in the panel, wherein the bezel plate can be simultaneously adjusted along at least two axes with respect to the panel during assembly of the bezel plate assembly. 5. The bezel plate assembly of claim 1, wherein the first bearing feature slides within the slot in the bezel plate along a first axis. 6. The bezel plate assembly of claim 5, wherein the second bearing feature slides within the slot in the panel along a second axis. 7. The bezel plate assembly of claim 6, wherein the first axis is generally perpendicular to the second axis. 8. The bezel plate assembly of claim 1, wherein the anchor receives a fastener for securing the anchor to the bezel plate, and wherein the bezel plate can be simultaneously adjusted along at least two axes with respect to the panel before the bezel plate is fastened. 9. The bezel plate assembly of claim 8, wherein the fastener includes a threaded portion for engagement with the anchor and a head portion for engagement with the bezel plate, whereby the head portion has an effective diameter which is greater than a width of the slot in the bezel plate. 10. The bezel plate assembly of claim 9, wherein the second bearing feature includes two leg portions which extend through the slot in the panel and which receive the fastener therebetween, whereby the two leg portions expand and secure the anchor to the panel. 11. The bezel plate assembly of claim 1, wherein the first bearing feature includes a snap-fit connection for connecting the anchor to the bezel plate. 12. The bezel plate assembly of claim 11, wherein the snap-fit connection includes at least two laterally-displaced protuberances which are configured to engage with an outer surface of the bezel plate on either side of the slot in the bezel plate. 13. The bezel plate assembly of claim 1, wherein the second bearing feature includes a snap-fit connection for connecting the anchor to the panel. 14. The bezel plate assembly of claim 13, wherein the snap-fit connection includes at least two laterally-displaced protuberances which are configured to engage with an inner surface of the panel on either side of the slot in the panel. 15. The bezel plate assembly of claim 1, wherein the anchor includes first and second guide features configured to engage with the slots in the bezel and panel, respectively. 16. The bezel plate assembly of claim 15, wherein the first guide feature comprises a projection extending from the front surface, and wherein the second guide feature comprises a projection extending form the back surface. 17. A barbecue grill assembly comprising: a bezel plate having a raised annular portion, a central aperture, and two slots, one of which is disposed at a first side of the central aperture and the other of which is disposed at a second side of the central aperture, the two slots being aligned in parallel;a control knob having a stem for receiving a gas control valve shaft and being received in the annular portion of the bezel plate;a control panel having an central aperture and twos slots, one of which is disposed at a first side of the central aperture and the other of which is disposed at a second side of the central aperture, the two slots being aligned in parallel and being generally transverse to the two slots in the bezel plate, and the central aperture of the control panel being adapted to at least partially overlap with the central aperture of the bezel plate when the barbecue grill is assembled;the gas control valve shaft being adapted to be generally aligned with the central aperture of the control panel when the barbecue grill is assembled; and,two anchors being disposed between the bezel plate and the panel and being adapted to slide respective to the slots in the bezel plate and the control panel, at least one the two anchors having a front surface and a back surface, wherein a portion of the at least one of the two anchors is disposed between the bezel plate and the panel such that a portion of the front surface and a portion of the back surface are both disposed between the bezel plate and the panel, wherein the portion of the front surface of the at least one of the two anchors bears against the bezel plate and the portion of the back surface of the at least one of the two anchors bears against the panel, each of the two anchors having a first bearing surface for engaging with one of the two slots in the bezel plate and a second bearing surface for engaging with one of the two slots in the panel, whereby, when the bezel plate is assembled, the bezel plate can be adjusted in two dimensions with respect to the panel such that the control knob stem can mate with the control valve shaft and the control knob can be generally centered within the annular portion of the bezel plate. 18. A bezel plate assembly comprising: a bezel plate having at least one slot being aligned in a first direction;a panel having at least one slot being aligned in a second direction, the second direction being generally transverse to the first direction; andat least one anchor having a front surface and a back surface, wherein a portion of the at least one anchor is disposed between the bezel plate and the panel such that a portion of the front surface and a portion of the back surface are both disposed between the bezel plate and the panel, wherein the portion of the front surface of the at least one anchor bears against the bezel plate and the portion of the back surface of the at least one anchor bears against the panel the at least one anchor having a first bearing surface that engages with the at least one slot in the bezel plate and a second bearing surface that engages with the at least one slot in the panel, whereby, the bezel plate can be adjusted along at least two axes with respect to the panel. 19. A bezel plate assembly for a barbecue grill comprising: a bezel plate having at least one slot;a panel having at least one slot, wherein the at least one slot is not parallel to the at least one slot in the bezel plate;at least one anchor extending through the at least one slot in the bezel plate and the at least one slot in the panel thereby fastening the bezel plate to the panel, wherein a portion of the at least one anchor is disposed between the bezel plate and the panel, wherein at least a portion of the bezel plate is retained flush against the panel;the anchor comprises a bore through which a fastener can be inserted, wherein the bezel plate can be simultaneously adjusted along at least two axes with respect to the panel before the bezel plate is fastened to the panel; andthe at least one anchor having a front surface and a back surface, wherein a portion of the front surface and a portion of the back surface are both disposed between the bezel plate and the panel, wherein the portion of the front surface of the at least one anchor bears against the bezel plate and the portion of the back surface of the at least one anchor bears against the panel. 20. The bezel plate assembly of claim 19, wherein the at least one anchor slides within the at least one slot in the bezel plate along a first axis and slides within the at least one slot in the panel along a second axis.