Food or edible material: processes – compositions – and products – Processes – Heating above ambient temperature
Reexamination Certificate
2007-07-10
2007-07-10
Becker, Drew (Department: 1761)
Food or edible material: processes, compositions, and products
Processes
Heating above ambient temperature
C099S340000, C099S400000, C099S401000, C099S444000, C099S446000, C099S447000, C099S450000, C099S480000, C099S482000, C126S0250AA, C126S04100R, C126S245000, C126S153000, C126S162000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10395423
ABSTRACT:
The present invention is drawn to a gas grill or add-on component for a gas grill that provides the additional functionality of permitting grilling with either gas, charcoal briquettes, or wood chips. The additional functionality of being able to cook with charcoal or wood chips on a gas grill is achieved by positioning moveable flaps in a second position thus providing a horizontal surface above the gas burner, yet below the cooking surface, upon which to place charcoal briquettes. Spaces on either side of each pair of flaps allow the gas burners to be used to ignite the charcoal briquettes or wood chips. Once the charcoal briquettes or wood chips are ignited, use of the gas burner is discontinued. The charcoal or wood chips are permitted to burn to complete ash, then the moveable flaps are placed to a first position thus forming an apex that permits the ash to fall into an ash pan located in the bottom of the firebox. Alternatively, if cooking with gas is preferred, the movable pairs of flaps can be positioned in the first position thus forming an apex arrangement over the gas burners to protect the burners from drippings.
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Becker Drew
McGuireWoods LLP
Meco Corporation
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