Cooking device

Claim 2

A cooking device comprising: a. a base unit having walls defining a plurality of side-by-side compartments each having a bottom wall and an open top, adjacent compartments being separated by a partition, each bottom wall having a plurality of passages therethrough; b. a grease drain for each bottom wall; c. means in each of said compartments operative to produce heat therein; d. a food supporting grid in each of said compartments, said grids each being spaced from said heat producing means and sloped to direct grease toward said grease drain; e. a cover for each compartment, each cover having a hingedly mounted portion movable between a closed position and an open position; f. a bake chamber in at least one of said compartments; g. a flue passage through each cover; and h. heat indicating means in the cover of said bake chamber operative to display temperature value of heat therein.

Claim 3

The cooking device as set forth in claim 1 including: a. a smoke chamber within at least one of said compartments and having means therein for supporting smoke producing material; and b. means communicating combustion air into said smoke chamber and means regulating flow of smoke therefrom.

Claim 4

The cooking device as set forth in claim 1 wherein: a. said heat producing means in each compartment is a fuel burner operative to produce a continuous flame area when fuel sheets extending therefrom are ignited; and b. a heat deflecting member is placed on the food supporting grid in the compartment having said bake chamber therein, said heat deflecting member having edges spaced from said walls of said base unit whereby convection heat is directed into said bake chamber.

Claim 5

The cooking device as set forth in claim 1 including: a. a grease receptacle for each grease drain; b. means mounted on said base unit for supporting each grease receptacle; c. a trough in each of said bottom walls and shaped to direct grease toward said respective grease drain; and d. means on each of said bottom walls at each of the passages therethrough to prevent grease on said respective bottom walls from entering said passages.

Claim 6

The cooking device as set forth in claim 1 wherein: a. said heat producing means in each compartment is a fuel burner operative to produce a continuous flame area when fuel sheets extending therefrom are ignited; b. said passages through each bottom wall provide a source of combustion air for said fuel burner; and c. said partition between adjacent compartments is a heat radiating metal whereby operation of the fuel burner in one compartment will heat the adjacent compartment.

Claim 7

The cooking device as set forth in claim 5 including: a. a grease receptacle for each grease drain; b. a support member movably mounted on said base unit for each grease receptacle; c. a trough in each of said bottom walls and shaped to direct grease toward said respective grease drain; and d. upwardly extending tubular portions at each combustion air passage through each of said bottom walls to prevent grease thereon from flowing through said passages.

Claim 8

The cooking device as set forth in claim 6 including: a. a smoke chamber within at least one of said compartments and having means therein for supporting smoke producing material; b. means communicating combustion air into said smoke chamber and means regulating flow of smoke therefrom, said combustion air communicating means being a tubular member extending through the bottom wall of the respective compartment; and c. a heat deflecting plate for placing on the food supporting grid in the compartment having the bake chamber therein, said plate having edges spaced from said walls of said base unit whereby convection heat is directed into said bake chamber.

Claim 9

A cooking device comprising: a. a base unit having walls defining a plurality of side-by-side compartments each having a bottom wall and an open top, adjacent compartments being separated by a partition, each bottom wall having a plurality of passages therethrough, said passages through each bottom wall providing a source of combustion air; b. a grease drain for each bottom wall; c. a fuel burner having a plurality of arms each having a substantially continuous fuel port to thereby produce a continuous flame area when fuel sheets extending therefrom are ignited; d. a food supporting grid in each of said compartments, said grids each being spaced from said fuel burner and sloped to direct grease toward said grease drain; e. a cover for each compartment, each cover having a hingedly mounted portion movable between a closed position and an open position, the hinge for each cover being substantially above said food supporting grid for each compartment; f. a bake chamber in at least one of said compartments and a heat deflecting plate for placing on the food supporting grid in the compartment having the bake chamber therein, said plate having edges spaced from said walls of said base unit whereby convection heat is directed into said bake chamber; g. a flue passage through each cover, said flue passage being adjacent each hinge; h. a handle extending from each cover; and i. a shelf removably mounted on the base unit.

Claim 10

A cooking device comprising: a. a base unit having walls defining a plurality of side-by-side compartments each having a bottom wall and an open top, adjacent compartments being separated by a partition, each bottom wall having a plurality of passages therethrough, said passages through each bottom wall providing a source of combustion air; b. a grease drain for each bottom wall; c. a fuel burner having a plurality of arms each having a substantially continuous fuel port to thereby produce a continuous flame area when fuel sheets extending therefrom are ignited; d. a food supporting grid in each of said compartments, said grids each being spaced from said fuel burner and sloped to direct grease toward said grease drain; e. a cover for each compartment, each cover having a hingedly mounted portion movable between a closed position and an open position, the hinge for each cover being substantially above said food supporting grid for each compartment; f. a bake chamber in at least one of said compartments and a heat deflecting plate for placing on the food supporting grid in the compartment having the bake chamber therein, said plate having edges spaced from said walls of said base unit whereby convection heat is directed into said bake chamber; g. a flue passage through each cover, said flue passage being adjacent each hinge; h. a handle extending from each cover; and i. a shelf removably mounted on the base unit.

Claim 11

The cooking device as set forth in claim 8 including: a. a smoke chamber within at least one of said compartments and having means therein for supporting smoke producing material; b. means extending through the bottom wall of the respective compartment for communicating combustion air into said smoke chamber; and c. means mounted on said smoke chamber and extending through one wall of the respective compartment for regulating flow of smoke from the smoke chamber into said compartment.

Claim 12

The cooking device as set forth in claim 8 including: a. a grease receptacle for each grease drain; b. a support member movably mounted on said base unit for each grease receptacle; c. a trough in each of said bottom walls and shaped to direct grease toward said respective grease drain; and d. upwardly extending tubular portions at each combustion air passage through each of said bottom walls to prevent grease thereon from flowing through said passages.

Claim 13

A cooking device comprising: a. a base unit having walls defining a plurality of side-by-side compartments each having a bottom wall and an open top, adjacent compartments being separated by a partition, said partition being adapted to radiate heat from one compartment to the other; b. means in each of said compartments operative to produce heat therein; c. a food supporting grid in each of said compartments, said grids each being spaced from said heat producing means; d. a cover for each compartment, each cover being movable between a closed position and an open position; e. a bake chamber in at least one of said compartments; f. air passages communicating with a lower portion of each compartment; g. a flue passage communicating with an upper portion of each compartment.

Claim 14

A cooking device comprising: a. a base unit having walls defining a plurality of side-by-side compartments each having a bottom wall and an open top, adjacent compartments being separated by a partition, said partition being adapted to radiate heat from one compartment to the other; b. means in each of said compartments operative to produce heat therein; c. a food supporting grid in each of said compartments, said grids each being spaced from said heat producing means; d. a cover for each compartment, each cover being movable between a closed position and an open position; e. a bake chamber in at least one of said compartments; f. air passages communicating with a lower portion of each compartment; g. a flue passage communicating with an upper portion of each compartment.

Claim 15

A cooking device as set forth in claim 11 wherein: a. said heat producing means in each compartment being a fuel burner; b. said air passages being in the bottom wall and providing a source of combustion air for the respective fuel burner.

Claim 16

A cooking device comprising: a. a base unit having walls defining a plurality of side-by-side compartments each having a bottom wall and an open top, adjacent compartments being separated by a partition, each of said compartments having passages through a wall thereof providing a source of combustion air; b. a fuel burner having a plurality of arms with fuel ports to produce a substantially continuous flame area when fuel issuing therefrom is ignited; c. a food supporting grid in each of said compartments, said grids each being spaced from said fuel burner and at substantially the same level; d. a cover for each compartment, each cover being a hingedly mounted and movable between a closed position and an open position, the hinge for each cover being substantially above said food supporting grid for each compartment; e. one of said compartments extending to a greater length than the other and having a bake chamber between the respective cover and food supporting grid; f. means in the bake chamber abOve the food supporting grid for supporting articles in said bake chamber; g. a flue passage communicating with an upper portion of each compartment.

Claim 17

A cooking device comprising: a. a base unit having walls defining a plurality of side-by-side compartments each having a bottom wall and an open top, adjacent compartments being separated by a partition, each of said compartments having passages through a wall thereof providing a source of combustion air; b. a fuel burner having a plurality of arms with fuel ports to produce a substantially continuous flame area when fuel issuing therefrom is ignited; c. a food supporting grid in each of said compartments, said grids each being spaced from said fuel burner and at substantially the same level; d. a cover for each compartment, each cover being a hingedly mounted and movable between a closed position and an open position, the hinge for each cover being substantially above said food supporting grid for each compartment; e. one of said compartments extending to a greater length than the other and having a bake chamber between the respective cover and food supporting grid; f. means in the bake chamber abOve the food supporting grid for supporting articles in said bake chamber; g. a flue passage communicating with an upper portion of each compartment.

Claim 18

A cooking device as set forth in claim 13 and including: a. a heat deflecting plate for support on the food supporting grid in the compartment having the bake chamber therein, said plate having edges spaced from said walls of said base unit whereby convection heat is directed into said bake chamber.

Claim 19

A cooking device as set forth in claim 14 and including: a. a grease drain for each compartment; b. upwardly extending portions at each combustion air passage to prevent grease on the bottom wall from flowing through said passages.

Claim 20

The cooking device as set forth in claim 15 including: a. a grease receptacle for each grease drain; b. a support member movably mounted on said base unit for each grease receptacle; c. a trough in each of said bottom walls and shaped to direct grease toward said respective grease drain.

Claim 21

The cooking device as set forth in claim 13 including: a. a smoke chamber within said compartment having the bake chamber therein; said smoke chamber having means therein for supporting smoke producing material; b. means extending through the bottom wall of said compartment for communicating combustion air into said smoke chamber; and c. means mounted on said smoke chamber and extending through one wall of said compartment for regulating flow of smoke from the smoke chamber into said compartment.