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US3087416A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Charcoal grill

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1959-08-04
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Granted: 1963-04-30
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Expires: 1979-08-04
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 John W Drews

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 11:34
CPC Classifications
F; F24; F24B; F24B1/00; F24B1/20; F24B1/202; F24B1/207; A; A47; A47J; A47J37/00; A47J37/06; A47J37/07; A47J37/0704; Y; Y02; Y02A; Y02A40/00; Y02A40/90; Y02A40/924; Y02A40/928

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 273 words
A CHARCOAL GRILL DEVICE FOR GRILLING FOOD MATERIAL COMPRISING; A WALLED ENCLOSURE HAVING AN OPEN TOP PORTION, FIRST AND SECOND TRANSVERSE SUPPORT MEMBERS EXTENDING ACROSS SAID OPEN TOP PORTION, A STATIONARY FOOD SUPPORTING GRILL MEMBER EXTENDING FROM THE FIRST OF SAID SUPPORT MEMBERS TO COVER A FIRST PORTION OF SAID OPEN TOP PORTION, A PLURALITY OF MIDDLE FOOD SUPPORTING GRILL UNITS PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON SAID FIRST SUPPORT MEMBER AND EXTENDING TO THE SECOND SUPPORT MEMBER, MOTOR DRIVEN LINKAGE MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID MIDDLE GRILL UNITS FOR MOVING THE SAME ABOUT THE PIVOTAL MOUNTING THEREOF, MEANS FOR ACTUATING SAID MOTOR DRIVEN LINKAGE AT PREDETERMINED TIMED INTERVALS, A FOOD TRAY UNIT PIVOTED ON SAID SECOND SUPPORT MEMBER AND EXTENDING OVER THE REMAINING PORTION OF SAID OPEN TOP PORTION OF SAID ENCLOSURE, SAID WALLED ENCLOSURE BEING INTERNALLY DIVIDED TO PROVIDE A FRONT HEATING COMPARTMENT BENEATH SAID STATIONARY AND MIDDLE GRILL UNITS AND A STORAGE COMPARTMENT BENEATH SAID FOOD TRAY UNIT, SAID STORAGE COMPARTMENT CONTAINING FOOD SEASONING MEANS, A MOVABLE SEASONING TRAY BENEATH SAID SEASONING MEANS, GUIDE TRACK MEANS CARRIED BY SAID WALLED ENCLOSURE FOR GUIDING SAID SEASONING TRAY FROM SAID STORAGE COMPARTMENT TO A POSITION ADJACENT SAID FOOD TRAY UNIT, MEANS TO MOUNT SAID SEASONING TRAY ON SAID GUIDE TRACK MEANS, WHEREBY FOOD MATERIAL MAY BE CONVEYED FROM SAID SEASONING MEANS TO SAID FOOD TRAY FOR INITIATING A COOKING CYCLE AND FIRST AND SECOND CHARCOAL CONTAINING TRAYS MOUNTED IN SAID HEATING COMPARTMENT AND LOCATED BENEATH SAID STATIONARY GRILL MEMBER AND SAID MIDDLE GRILL UNITS RESPECTIVELY TO PROVIDE SEPARATE HEATING SOURCES FOR VARYING THE DEGREE OF HEAT SUPPLIED TO SAID GRILL MEMBER AND TO SAID GRILL UNITS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 273 words
A CHARCOAL GRILL DEVICE FOR GRILLING FOOD MATERIAL COMPRISING; A WALLED ENCLOSURE HAVING AN OPEN TOP PORTION, FIRST AND SECOND TRANSVERSE SUPPORT MEMBERS EXTENDING ACROSS SAID OPEN TOP PORTION, A STATIONARY FOOD SUPPORTING GRILL MEMBER EXTENDING FROM THE FIRST OF SAID SUPPORT MEMBERS TO COVER A FIRST PORTION OF SAID OPEN TOP PORTION, A PLURALITY OF MIDDLE FOOD SUPPORTING GRILL UNITS PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON SAID FIRST SUPPORT MEMBER AND EXTENDING TO THE SECOND SUPPORT MEMBER, MOTOR DRIVEN LINKAGE MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID MIDDLE GRILL UNITS FOR MOVING THE SAME ABOUT THE PIVOTAL MOUNTING THEREOF, MEANS FOR ACTUATING SAID MOTOR DRIVEN LINKAGE AT PREDETERMINED TIMED INTERVALS, A FOOD TRAY UNIT PIVOTED ON SAID SECOND SUPPORT MEMBER AND EXTENDING OVER THE REMAINING PORTION OF SAID OPEN TOP PORTION OF SAID ENCLOSURE, SAID WALLED ENCLOSURE BEING INTERNALLY DIVIDED TO PROVIDE A FRONT HEATING COMPARTMENT BENEATH SAID STATIONARY AND MIDDLE GRILL UNITS AND A STORAGE COMPARTMENT BENEATH SAID FOOD TRAY UNIT, SAID STORAGE COMPARTMENT CONTAINING FOOD SEASONING MEANS, A MOVABLE SEASONING TRAY BENEATH SAID SEASONING MEANS, GUIDE TRACK MEANS CARRIED BY SAID WALLED ENCLOSURE FOR GUIDING SAID SEASONING TRAY FROM SAID STORAGE COMPARTMENT TO A POSITION ADJACENT SAID FOOD TRAY UNIT, MEANS TO MOUNT SAID SEASONING TRAY ON SAID GUIDE TRACK MEANS, WHEREBY FOOD MATERIAL MAY BE CONVEYED FROM SAID SEASONING MEANS TO SAID FOOD TRAY FOR INITIATING A COOKING CYCLE AND FIRST AND SECOND CHARCOAL CONTAINING TRAYS MOUNTED IN SAID HEATING COMPARTMENT AND LOCATED BENEATH SAID STATIONARY GRILL MEMBER AND SAID MIDDLE GRILL UNITS RESPECTIVELY TO PROVIDE SEPARATE HEATING SOURCES FOR VARYING THE DEGREE OF HEAT SUPPLIED TO SAID GRILL MEMBER AND TO SAID GRILL UNITS.

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-04-29 1966-10-29 1967-04-30 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-04-29 1970-10-29 1971-04-30 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-04-29 1974-10-29 1975-04-30 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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