A portable cooking apparatus comprises a heating assembly, and a support assembly for supporting the heating assembly. The support assembly comprises first and second legs. Each leg comprises an upper segment and a lower segment. The legs are pivotably coupled to each other generally between the upp
A portable cooking apparatus comprises a heating assembly, and a support assembly for supporting the heating assembly. The support assembly comprises first and second legs. Each leg comprises an upper segment and a lower segment. The legs are pivotably coupled to each other generally between the upper and lower segments. The upper segment of each leg is pivotably coupled to the heating assembly. The upper segment of at least one leg is slidably coupled to the heating assembly and slides when the support assembly moves between upright and folded positions. In the folded position, the upper and lower segments of the first leg are adjacent to the lower and upper segments of the second leg, respectively. In at least one of the legs, the upper and lower segments are laterally offset from one another.
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1. A portable cooking apparatus, comprising: a heating assembly; anda support assembly for supporting the heating assembly, the support assembly comprising at least one set of first and second legs, each of the first and second legs comprising an upper segment and a lower segment,wherein the first a
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A portable cooking apparatus, comprising: a heating assembly; anda support assembly for supporting the heating assembly, the support assembly comprising at least one set of first and second legs, each of the first and second legs comprising an upper segment and a lower segment,wherein the first and second legs are pivotably coupled to each other generally between the upper and lower segments,wherein the upper segment of each of the first and second legs is pivotably coupled to the heating assembly,wherein the upper segment of at least one of the first and second legs is slidably coupled to the heating assembly and slides when the support assembly moves between upright and folded positions,wherein, in the folded position, the upper segment of the first leg is adjacent to the lower segment of the second leg and the upper segment of the second leg is adjacent to the lower segment of the first leg, andwherein, in at least one of the first and second legs, the upper and lower segments are laterally offset from one another. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein, in the folded position, the lower segment of the at least one of the first and second legs is spaced apart from the heating assembly to accommodate the upper segment of the other one of the first and second legs. 3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein in the at least one of the first and second legs, longitudinal axes of the upper and lower segments are generally parallel. 4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the longitudinal axis of the upper segment of the first leg is spaced apart from the longitudinal axis of the lower segment by an offset distance, and the offset distance is at least as large as a width dimension of the upper segment of the second leg. 5. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the longitudinal axis of the upper segment of the first leg is spaced apart from the longitudinal axis of the lower segment by an offset distance, and the offset distance is approximately equal to a width dimension of the upper segment of the second leg. 6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein, in each of the first and second legs, the upper and lower segments are laterally offset from one another so that, in the folded position, each of the lower segments is spaced apart from the heating assembly by the upper segments to accommodate the upper segment of the other leg. 7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein, in each of the first and second legs, longitudinal axes of the upper and lower segments are generally parallel. 8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein: in the first leg, the longitudinal axis of the upper segment is spaced apart from the longitudinal axis of the lower segment by a first offset distance;in the second leg, the longitudinal axis of the upper segment is spaced apart from the longitudinal axis of the lower segment by a second offset distance; andthe first and second offset distances are at least as large as width dimensions of the upper segments of the second and first legs, respectively. 9. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein: in the first leg, the longitudinal axis of the upper segment is spaced apart from the longitudinal axis of the lower segment by a first offset distance;in the second leg, the longitudinal axis of the upper segment is spaced apart from the longitudinal axis of the lower segment by a second offset distance; andthe first and second offset distances are approximately equal to width dimensions of the upper segments of the second and first legs, respectively. 10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the first and second offset dimensions are generally equal. 11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the heating assembly comprises a frame, and a top end of the upper segment of the first leg is pivotably connected to the frame towards a first side thereof, and a top end of the upper segment of the second leg is pivotably fixed to a block, and the block is slidably received in a channel of the frame. 12. The apparatus of claim 11, further comprising a locking mechanism for fixing a location of the block relative to the channel when the support assembly is in at least one of the upright and folded positions. 13. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first and second legs intersect at a pivot connector arranged between the upper and lower segments of each of the first and second legs, the pivot connector comprising a first portion connecting a bottom end of the upper segment of the first leg with a top end of the lower segment of the first leg, and a second portion connecting a bottom end of the upper segment of the second leg with a top end of the lower segment of the second leg, the first and second portions being adapted to rotate relative to one another about a pivot axis. 14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the pivot connector comprises a biasing member coupled to the first and second portions to urge the upper segment of one of the first and second legs away from the lower segment of the other one of the first and second legs. 15. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the support assembly comprises first and second sets of the first and second legs, the first and second sets being coupled to generally opposing front and rear sides of the heating assembly, respectively. 16. The apparatus of claim 15, further comprising a tank support member connected between the lower segments of the first and second legs. 17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the tank support member is releasably connected to the lower segments of at least one of the legs of each pair to permit movement of the support assembly between the upright and folded positions. 18. A portable cooking apparatus, comprising: a heating assembly; anda support assembly for supporting the heating assembly, the support assembly comprising front and rear sets of first and second legs, each of the legs comprising an upper segment and a lower segment,wherein, in both sets, the first and second legs are pivotably coupled to each other generally between the upper and lower segments,wherein, in both sets, the upper segment of each of the first and second legs is pivotably coupled to the heating assembly,wherein, in both sets, the upper segment of at least one of the first and second legs is slidably coupled to the heating assembly and slides when the support assembly moves between upright and folded positions,wherein, in both sets, and in the folded position, the upper segment of the first leg is adjacent to the lower segment of the second leg and the upper segment of the second leg is adjacent to the lower segment of the first leg, andwherein, in both sets, and in each of the first and second legs, the upper and lower segments are laterally offset from one another so that, in the folded position, each of the lower segments is spaced apart by the upper segments from the heating assembly to accommodate the upper segment of the other leg in the respective set. 19. A portable cooking apparatus, comprising: a heating assembly; anda support assembly for supporting the heating assembly of a portable cooking apparatus, the support assembly comprising: at least one set of first and second legs, each of the first and second legs comprising an upper segment and a lower segment; anda pivot connector arranged generally between the upper and lower segments of the legs, the pivot connector comprising a first portion connecting a bottom end of the upper segment of the first leg with a top end of the lower segment of the first leg, a second portion connecting a bottom end of the upper segment of the second leg with a top end of the lower segment of the second leg, and a biasing member coupled to the first and second portions,wherein the first and second portions are adapted to rotate relative to one another so that the legs are movable between an upright position and a folded position in which the upper and lower segments of the first leg are adjacent to the lower and upper segments of the second leg, respectively, andwherein, in the folded position, the biasing member urges the legs towards the upright position.
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