Foods and beverages: apparatus – Cooking – Convertible
Reexamination Certificate
2000-11-20
2001-11-27
Simone, Timothy F. (Department: 1761)
Foods and beverages: apparatus
Cooking
Convertible
C099S449000, C099S450000, C099S482000, C126S00900B, C126S0250AA
Reexamination Certificate
active
06321640
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a portable brazier for cooking foodstuffs, more particularly to a portable brazier with a perforated surrounding member for cooking foodstuffs and for serving as a heater.
2. Description of the Related Art
Referring to
FIG. 1
, a conventional barbecue grill device
1
is shown to include a tray
11
which has a base wall
111
and a surrounding wall
112
extending upwardly from the base wall
111
, and a pair of support legs
12
which are mounted on the base wall ill to lift the tray
11
from the ground. A plurality of through holes
114
,
115
are formed in the surrounding wall
112
and the base wall
111
. A grill member (not shown) can be displaced on an upper peripheral edge
113
of the surrounding wall
112
for placing foodstuffs. Ash due to burnt charcoal drops off from the through holes
115
to the ground, thereby resulting in inconvenience during cleaning the barbecue grill device
1
. In addition, the conventional barbecue grill device
1
is monotonous in function and can not be used as a heater due to its lack of a protecting device for the user.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The object of the present invention is to provide a portable brazier which can cook foodstuffs and serve as a heater.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a portable brazier which is detachable and foldable for facilitating storage and transport.
According to this invention, the portable brazier includes a support frame which has a base wall, a surrounding wall that ex:ends upwardly from a periphery of the base wall to confine an accommodating space for accommodating a source of heat, such as charcoal, and a leg member that extends downwardly from the base wall. The surrounding wall has an upper peripheral edge distal to the leg member in a longitudinal direction. A first grill member is fitted to an inner wall surface of the surrounding wall, and divides the accommodating space into upper and lower chambers. A perforated surrounding member confines a roasting space therein, and has a lower peripheral end which abuts against the upper peripheral edge so as to communicate the roasting space with the upper chamber, an upper peripheral end which is disposed opposite to the lower peripheral end in the longitudinal direction, and an intermediate surrounding portion that is perforated and that extends perimetrically in the longitudinal direction between the upper and lower peripheral ends. The intermediate surrounding portion defines an access hole to provide access to the roasting space. A lid member is mounted on the perforated surrounding member, and has a lower peripheral edge which abuts against the upper peripheral end of the perforated surrounding wall to cover the roasting space. A second grill member can be mounted in the roasting space, while a third grill member can be mounted on the upper peripheral end of the perforated surrounding member for placing foodstuffs. In addition; the portable brazier can serve as a heater and can offer protection to the user by virtue of the perforated surrounding member.
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Ladas & Parry
Shin Yeh Enterprise Co., Ltd.
Simone Timothy F.
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