Barbecue grill

Claim 2

A barbecue grill for cooking food with charcoal, which comprises a ventilated housing having end walls, side walls and a bottom defining a chamber therein, and a grill assembly in said housing, said grill assembly comprising: two spaced vertically disposed fireboxes in said housing parallel and contiguous to said side walls for receiving charcoal; spacer means mounted between and maintaining the spacing of said fireboxes; a bottom support member positioned below said fireboxes and having an upper supporting surface to maintain said fireboxes spaced above the bottom of said housing; and an upper horizontal grill mounted above said spacer means and extending from one firebox to the other for receiving the food to be cooked, said upper horizontal grill having its outer edges supported by the inner edges of said fireboxes.

Claim 3

A barbecue grill as recited in claim 1 wherein said fireboxes, spacer means, bottom support member and upper horizontal grill are maintained in assembled relationship solely by upward and lateral restraint imposed by each other and said housing to permit them to be assembled and disassembled merely by being lowered in and lifted out of said housing.

Claim 4

A barbecue grill as recited in claim 1 comprising a pair of said grill assemblies positioned in close end-to-end relationship, and a removable wall mounted between said assemblies to form one end wall for each assembly, the firebOxes of the different assemblies being aligned in end-to-end relationship and the upper horizontal grills of the different assemblies being coplanar, whereby said grill assemblies may be used separately with said removable wall in place or as a single unit with said removable wall removed.

Claim 5

A barbecue grill as recited in claim 1 wherein said housing includes a cover having a curved inner surface with reflective material thereon.

Claim 6

A barbecue grill as recited in claim 1 wherein said spacer means includes a support rail mounted between and maintaining the spacing of said fireboxes.

Claim 7

A barbecue grill as recited in claim 5 further comprising a lower horizontal grill positioned on the top of said bottom support member and extending between the two spaced fireboxes.

Claim 8

A barbecue grill as recited in claim 6 further comprising brackets on said fireboxes to support said support rail spaced above said lower horizontal grill.

Claim 9

A barbecue grill as recited in claim 7 wherein said bottom support member rests on the bottom of said housing and includes vertical walls extending both lengthwise and widthwise in said housing.

Claim 10

A barbecue grill as recited in claim 8 wherein said fireboxes, support rail, upper and lower horizontal grills, and bottom support members are constructed of expanded metal and are maintained in assembled relationship solely by upward and lateral restraint imposed by each other and said housing to permit them to be assembled and disassembled merely by being lowered in and lifted out of said housing.

Claim 11

A barbecue grill as recited in claim 9 wherein said upper and lower horizontal grills are identical and interchangeable.

Claim 12

A barbecue grill as recited in claim 10 further comprising a removable drip pan mounted on said lower horizontal grill in the space below said support rail.

Claim 13

A barbecue grill as recited in claim 10 comprising a pair of said grill assemblies positioned in close end-to-end relationship, and a removable wall mounted between said assemblies to form one end wall for each assembly, the fireboxes of the different assemblies being aligned in end-to-end relationship and the upper and lower horizontal grills of the different assemblies being respectively coplanar, whereby said grill assemblies may be used either separately with said removable wall in place or as a single unit with said removable wall removed.

Claim 14

A barbecue grill as recited in claim 11 wherein the upper and lower horizontal grills of each of said assemblies are identical and interchangeable.

Claim 15

A barbecue grill as recited in claim 1 wherein said spacer means includes a drip pan positioned beneath said upper horizontal grill between said fireboxes and maintaining the spacing of said fireboxes.

Claim 16

A barbecue grill as recited in claim 14 wherein said spacer means further includes brackets mounted on the outer edges of said upper horizontal grill releasably engaging said fireboxes to support said upper horizontal grill and to maintain the spacing between said fireboxes.

Claim 17

A barbecue grill as recited in claim 15 wherein said bottom support member comprises a plurality of legs resting on the bottom of said housing, side members extending lengthwise and widthwise in said housing, and support arms carried by said side members and supporting said drip pans.

Claim 18

A barbecue grill as recited in claim 16 wherein said fireboxes, upper horizontal grill, drip pans, and bottom support members are maintained in assembled relationship solely by upward and lateral restraint imposed by each other and said housing to permit them to be assembled and disassembled merely by being lowered in and lifted out of said housing.

Claim 19

A barbecue grill as recited in claim 17 comprising a pair of grill assemblies positioned in close end-to-end relationship, and a removable wall mounted between said assemblies to form one end wall for each assembly, the fireboxes of the different assemblies being aligned in end-to-end relationship and the upper horizontal grills and drip panS of the different assemblies being respectively coplanar, whereby said grill assemblies may be used either separately with said removable wall in place or as a single unit with said removable wall removed.

Claim 20

A barbecue grill for cooking food with charcoal, which comprises a ventilated housing having end walls, side walls and a bottom defining a chamber therein, and a cover having a curved inner surface, and a grill assembly positioned in said housing, said grill assembly comprising: two spaced vertically disposed fireboxes in said housing parallel and contiguous to said side walls for receiving charcoal, an upper horizontal grill extending from one firebox to the other for receiving the food to be cooked, said upper horizontal grill having a plurality of downwardly extending brackets on the outer edges thereof lockingly engaging the inner edges of the tops of said fireboxes so that said fireboxes support said upper horizontal grill and said upper horizontal grill maintains the spacing of said fireboxes; a drip pan positioned beneath said upper horizontal grill between said fireboxes and further maintaining the spacing of said fireboxes; a bottom support frame positioned below said fireboxes and maintaining said fireboxes and said drip pan spaced above the bottom of said housing, said bottom support frame having a plurality of legs resting on the bottom of said housing and side members supported by said legs extending lengthwise and widthwise in said housing and supporting said fireboxes, said side members having a plurality of inwardly extending arms supporting said drip pan, said fireboxes, upper horizontal grill, drip pan, and bottom support member being maintained in assembled relationship solely by upward and lateral restraint imposed by each other and said housing to permit them to be assembled and disassembled merely by being lowered in and lifted out of said housing.

Claim 21

A barbecue grill for cooking food with charcoal, which comprises a ventilated housing having end walls, side walls and a bottom defining a chamber therein, and a cover having a curved inner surface, and a grill assembly positioned in said housing, said grill assembly comprising: two spaced vertically disposed fireboxes in said housing parallel and contiguous to said side walls for receiving charcoal, an upper horizontal grill extending from one firebox to the other for receiving the food to be cooked, said upper horizontal grill having a plurality of downwardly extending brackets on the outer edges thereof lockingly engaging the inner edges of the tops of said fireboxes so that said fireboxes support said upper horizontal grill and said upper horizontal grill maintains the spacing of said fireboxes; a drip pan positioned beneath said upper horizontal grill between said fireboxes and further maintaining the spacing of said fireboxes; a bottom support frame positioned below said fireboxes and maintaining said fireboxes and said drip pan spaced above the bottom of said housing, said bottom support frame having a plurality of legs resting on the bottom of said housing and side members supported by said legs extending lengthwise and widthwise in said housing and supporting said fireboxes, said side members having a plurality of inwardly extending arms supporting said drip pan, said fireboxes, upper horizontal grill, drip pan, and bottom support member being maintained in assembled relationship solely by upward and lateral restraint imposed by each other and said housing to permit them to be assembled and disassembled merely by being lowered in and lifted out of said housing.