Charcoal starter and grill

Claim 1

A combined charcoal starter and grill comprising a vertically elongated rectangular sleeve, said sleeve having a constant cross-sectional area throughout the full height thereof, said sleeve comprising a front wall, a rear wall, and opposed side walls, combustion air intake holes provided through the lower portion of each of the sleeve walls, an elongated charcoal support, said charcoal support comprising a flat panel-like portion including a rigid frame and a flat expanded mesh section supported thereby, and a wooden handle fixed to the frame and projecting outwardly therefrom, first and second pairs of opposed slots formed within said front and rear walls for the selective reception of the charcoal support therethrough and therebetween, said first pair of slots being located at approximately midheight on the sleeve, said second pair of slots being located between the first pair of slots and the upper end of the sleeve, said sleeve being collapsible, said front wall being removable, said side walls each being hinged, along one edge thereof, to the corresponding side of the rear wall for an orientation of all of the walls into a collapsed position in overlying parallel relation to each other, said front wall including upper and lower pairs of edge mounted rearwardly projecting strap legs positionable in overlying relation to the erected opposed side walls, and upper and lower securing bolts received through the strap legs and adjoining side wall portions for a retention of the front wall to and between the erected side walls.