Stoves and furnaces – Stoves – Cooking
Reexamination Certificate
1997-05-19
2001-03-06
Lazarus, Ira S. (Department: 3743)
Stoves and furnaces
Stoves
Cooking
C126S00900B, C126S0250AA, C126S0390BA, C099S422000, C099S425000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06196213
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a barbecue table as described herein. Such a barbecue table is known from the American patent specification 4 108 142.
The wall member of this known barbecue forms a separate annular metal trough capable of collecting cooking liquids from the metal plate and at the same time together with the metal plate shielding the burner from wind.
Although the known barbecue table is portable, due to the trough it has large dimensions which makes it unsuitable to be taken along, for instance on recreational trips.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The invention has for its object to provide a barbecue table of the type described in the preamble which can be embodied compactly so that it can be carried easily, for instance for recreational purposes elsewhere.
This object is achieved with the barbecue table according to the invention in that the wall member is an upwardly diverging burner wind guard closely surrounding the burner and the metal plate at all sides extends beyond the wind guard. In this way, the table top with burner and wind guard can form a unit with relatively limited dimensions, which can easily be stored flatly, for instance on the bottom of a car trunk.
The burner is mounted on the sub-frame and the sub-frame is mounted on the frame against the underside of the metal plate. This feature is preferably used for a robust construction. The burner and sub-frame are mounted detachably in the preferred embodiment. The burner can then be easily detached together with the sub-frame and be transported or stored separately or, in the case of malfunction, simply be replaced by another. When the burner according to the invention is releasable it can also be used for other purposes, for instance for cooking. The sub-frame is then embodied in suitable manner such that a pan can be placed thereon.
A very advantageous further embodiment is possible if metal plate is fixed to the frame. Because the metal plate forms part of the frame, the further parts of the frame can be embodied very simply, so that a relatively light and compact unit is obtained which is still sufficiently strong and stable.
In a preferred embodiment it is achieved that the burner is held at the correct distance from the metal plate at all times so that optimum operation of this burner is ensured.
A very suitable further development in this respect is characterized in the preferred embodiment. The tube part bent into a V-shape forms an extra covering for the burner, whereby it continues to function well even in strong wind.
A suitable embodiment is characterized by the following. The wooden surface can be used as placing surface for the ingredients for cooking and frying and the tableware. The plate can be cleaned easily. Possible burnt-on parts can be loosened with a spatula, pushed over the free edge of the metal plate and collected thereunder.
A further favourable development in this respect is provided. The burnt-on parts loosened with a spatula can be pushed in the gutter which can be emptied afterwards.
For this purpose the gutter is preferably detachable. The barbecue table itself can remain in its place and the waste for disposal is taken with the gutter to a suitable place, where the gutter is emptied and cleaned.
A suitable embodiment is provided. The rectangular shape of the steel plate results in areas with a slightly lower temperature on the short sides, which are slightly further removed from the burner than the long sides, which areas are suitable for keeping already prepared food warm or for preheating food still to be prepared. The raised edges ensure that the oil used during frying does not drip off the plate, while the plate can however still be cleaned well using a spatula.
It is noted that from U.S. Pat. No. 3,794,013 a portable gas grill is known, comprising a metal plate having a gas burner mounted therebelow. The dimensions of said gas grill are very limited so that in principle it would be suitable for easy transportation. However, due to the long stretched form of the burner and the lack of any wind guard, it cannot be used outdoors in a satisfactory manner.
German “Offenlegungsschrift” 3 501 882 shows a barbecue table having a table top with a metal plate and no further elements below that metal plate, so that it can be easily transported. The plate, however, is heated by an electrical heating element, such that it can only function in the immediate vicinity of a mains outlet, so that it cannot be usefully taken along, for instance for recreational purposes in the countryside.
The invention is further elucidated in the following description with reference to the annexed figures.
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Lazarus Ira S.
Lee David
Zovko Mark
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