Multi-purpose support frame for cooking grill

Claim 1

A multi-purpose support frame for supporting a cooking grill in an elevated position, said support frame comprising a support base, a telescopic support rod secured to said base and extending vertically above an end of said base, a support arm secured to said rod and extending above and over said support base, said support arm having spaced apart attachment means for engaging cooperating parts of said grill for retaining said grill substantially horizontally above said support base, said attachment means being comprised by a bore in a forward end of said support arm, and a pair of spaced apart hook fingers extending close to a rear end of said support arm, each finger extending rearwardly and spaced on a respective side of said support arm and above a common face of said grill, said grill being adjustably positioned in height above said support base by an adjustment member secured to said support rod, and handle means associated with said grill and having a grill section with a detachably securable end for securing same to said cooking grill to provide an extension thereof, and a handle at an opposed end of said grill section, said cooking grill having opposed substantially parallel outer edge wire rods and a plurality of spaced transverse wire rods, and an inwardly turned finger rod secured to an outer end one of said transverse wire rods and spaced substantially parallel below the horizontal plane of said cooking grill, said cooking grill being retained substantially horizontal on said support arm with some of said transverse wire rods resting in part on said support arm and said hook fingers engaging over one of said transverse wire rods and said finger rod received in engagement in said bore in said forward end of said support arm.