IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0732855
(2015-06-08)
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등록번호 |
US-9289097
(2016-03-22)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Contarino, Jr., Alfred F.
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출원인 / 주소 |
- AFC Business Ventures, LLC
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
3 인용 특허 :
47 |
초록
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An accessory is provided for adapting cooking grills, especially grills including a hinged lid, for improved cooking of pizzas and other foods. The accessory includes a body adapted to be disposed between the base and lid portions of the cooking grill, the body being configured to mate with an inner
An accessory is provided for adapting cooking grills, especially grills including a hinged lid, for improved cooking of pizzas and other foods. The accessory includes a body adapted to be disposed between the base and lid portions of the cooking grill, the body being configured to mate with an inner surface of the lid and to cooperate with the base and lid portions to define therebetween a substantially-enclosed cooking chamber when the lid is positioned in a partially-closed position between the open and closed positions. A hinged-lid grill including the accessory is provided also.
대표청구항
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1. An accessory for a cooking grill, the cooking grill including a base and a lid hingedly attached to the base and movable between an open position and a closed position, a gap being defined between the base and the lid when the lid is in a partially-closed position between the open position and th
1. An accessory for a cooking grill, the cooking grill including a base and a lid hingedly attached to the base and movable between an open position and a closed position, a gap being defined between the base and the lid when the lid is in a partially-closed position between the open position and the closed position, the accessory comprising: a body adapted to be disposed between the base and lid portions of the cooking grill to support the lid in the partially-closed position, the body being shaped to be complementary to a corresponding shape of the base and lid to bridge and close the gap between the base and lid portions while supporting the lid in the partially-closed position, the body having a lower edge configured to mate with the base and an upper edge contoured to conform to and mate with an inner surface of the lid, the body cooperating with the base and lid portions when positioned to bridge and close the gap to thereby define an enclosed cooking chamber while the lid is supported by the body in the partially-closed position. 2. The accessory of claim 1, wherein said base and said lid each define a front wall and a pair of sidewalls extending generally transversely from said front wall, and wherein said body correspondingly defines a respective front wall and a respective pair of sidewalls extending generally transversely to said front wall. 3. The accessory of claim 2, wherein said accessory is constructed as a unitary body. 4. The accessory of claim 2, wherein said accessory is constructed by cutting a blank from a substantially planar sheet stock and subsequently bending portions of the blank out of plane to form the body. 5. The accessory of claim 2, wherein said front wall of said body defines a window. 6. The accessory of claim 5, further comprising a door hingedly attached to said front wall of said body and pivotable between open and closed positions to selectively close said window. 7. The accessory of claim 1, wherein said lower edge of said body is configured to support the accessory on a planar surface. 8. The accessory of claim 1, wherein said lower edge of said body is configured to support the accessory on a grate of the cooking. 9. The accessory of claim 1, wherein said lower edge of said body is configured to support the accessory on a plurality of supports for a grate of the cooking grill. 10. The accessory of claim 1, wherein said body has a generally wedge-shaped profile when viewed from a side. 11. The accessory of claim 1, wherein the body is generally U-shaped for use with a generally rectangularly-shaped cooking grill. 12. The accessory of claim 1, wherein the body is generally C-shaped for use with a generally circularly-shaped cooking grill. 13. The accessory of claim 1, further comprising a secondary fuel basket, the secondary fuel basket comprising: a sidewall; anda floor cooperating with the sidewall for supporting a supply of fuel. 14. The accessory of claim 13, wherein said secondary fuel basket further comprises an attachment member for supporting the secondary fuel basket on the body. 15. A combination comprising the accessory of claim 1, a cooking surface, and a peel. 16. A combination comprising the accessory of claim 1 and a cooking grill. 17. The combination of claim 16, further comprising a cooking surface and a peel. 18. A cooking oven comprising: a cooking grill comprising: a frame;a base supported on the frame, said base having front, rear and side portions;a cooking grate supported on the base; anda lid having respective front, rear and side portions, the rear portion of the lid being hingedly-attached to the rear portion of the base, the lid being movable between an open position and a closed position; andan accessory comprising: a body adapted to be disposed between the base and lid portions of the cooking grill, the body being configured with corresponding front and side portions shaped complementarily to said front and side portions of said base and said lid, said respective front and side portions having an upper edge contoured to mate with an inner surface of the lid, the body thereby being configured to close a gap between the base and lid and to support the lid when the lid is in a partially-closed position between the open and closed positions and the body is positioned with its front and side portions between the respective front and side portions of the base and lid, the body thereby cooperating with the base and lid portions to define therebetween an enclosed cooking chamber while the lid is supported by the body in the partially-closed position. 19. An accessory for a cooking grill, the cooking grill including a base and a lid matable in a closed position, the accessory comprising: a body adapted to be disposed between peripheral portions of the base and lid portions of the cooking grill, the body having a generally wedge-shaped profile when viewed from a side, the body being shaped to support the lid in a position other than the closed position while bridging and closing a wedge-shaped gap between the peripheral portions of the base and lid when the lid is in the position other than the closed position, and to thereby cooperate with the base and supported lid to define therebetween an enclosed cooking chamber accessible via a window defined by the body. 20. An accessory for a cooking grill, the cooking grill including a base and a lid hingedly attached to the base and movable between an open position and a closed position, the lid being movable to a partially-closed position in which a wedge-shaped gap is defined between peripheral portions of the base and the lid, the accessory comprising: a body defining an open window and having a lower edge contoured to mate with the peripheral portion of the base and an upper edge contoured to mate with the respective peripheral portion of the lid, the upper edge extending in sloped fashion relative to said lower edge to provide the body with a wedge-shaped profile corresponding to the wedge-shaped gap defined between the base and the partially-closed lid, the body being further configured to extend between the base and partially-closed lid to bridge and close the wedge-shaped gap therebetween, and to support the lid in the partially-closed position,whereby the wedge-shaped body is thereby shaped to cooperate with the base and lid portions to define a cooking chamber that is enclosed except for the open window.
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