U.S. patent application number 11/207256 was filed with the patent office on 2007-02-22 for barbeque grill having pivot foldable function.
Invention is credited to Kiosky Chung.
Application Number | 20070039604 11/207256 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 37766353 |
Filed Date | 2007-02-22 |
United States Patent
Application |
20070039604 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Chung; Kiosky |
February 22, 2007 |
Barbeque grill having pivot foldable function
Abstract
A barbeque grill includes an upright support frame, and a grill
body foldably and pivotally mounted on the support frame. The grill
body is rotatable relative to the support frame until the grill
body is retracted into the support frame, so that the grill body is
fully hidden in the support frame, thereby folding the barbeque
grill. Thus, the grill body is fully hidden in the support frame
when the barbeque grill is folded to reduce the volume of the
barbeque grill largely, thereby facilitating storage, package and
transportation of the barbeque grill.
Inventors: |
Chung; Kiosky; (Taichung
City, TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
CHARLES E. BAXLEY, ESQ.
90 JOHN STREET
THIRD FLOOR
NEW YORK
NY
10038
US
|
Family ID: |
37766353 |
Appl. No.: |
11/207256 |
Filed: |
August 18, 2005 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
126/50 ;
126/38 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A47J 37/0704 20130101;
A47J 2037/0777 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
126/050 ;
126/038 |
International
Class: |
F24C 5/20 20060101
F24C005/20; F24C 15/08 20060101 F24C015/08 |
Claims
1. A barbeque grill, comprising: an upright support frame; a grill
body foldably and pivotally mounted on the support frame.
2. The barbeque grill in accordance with claim 1, wherein the grill
body is rotatable relative to the support frame until the grill
body is retracted into the support frame, so that the grill body is
fully hidden in the support frame, thereby folding the barbeque
grill.
3. The barbeque grill in accordance with claim 1, wherein the grill
body has a first side pivotally mounted on the support frame by
pivot shafts.
4. The barbeque grill in accordance with claim 3, wherein the grill
body has a second side detachably secured to the support frame by
locking members.
5. The barbeque grill in accordance with claim 4, wherein when the
grill body is retracted into the support frame, the grill body has
a third side detachably secured to the support frame by the locking
members so that the grill body is secured to the support frame by
the locking members.
6. The barbeque grill in accordance with claim 1, wherein the
support frame includes a plurality of support posts for supporting
the grill body.
7. The barbeque grill in accordance with claim 6, wherein the
support frame includes four support posts for supporting the grill
body.
8. The barbeque grill in accordance with claim 7, wherein the grill
body has a first side pivotally mounted on two of the four support
posts of the support frame by two pivot shafts and a second side
detachably secured to the other two of the four support posts of
the support frame by two locking members.
9. The barbeque grill in accordance with claim 8, wherein each of
the two pivot shafts is extended through the respective support
post of the support frame and pivotally mounted on the first side
of the grill body.
10. The barbeque grill in accordance with claim 8, wherein each of
the two locking members is extended through the respective support
post of the support frame and has a threaded locking end screwed
into a screw bore formed in the second side of the grill body.
11. The barbeque grill in accordance with claim 6, wherein the
grill body is mounted on top ends of the support posts of the
support frame.
12. The barbeque grill in accordance with claim 8, wherein each of
the two locking members is detachable from the second side of the
grill body to release the grill body, so that the first side of the
grill body is rotatable relative to the respective support posts of
the support frame.
13. The barbeque grill in accordance with claim 12, wherein the two
pivot shafts are in line with each other, so that the grill body is
rotatable relative to the support frame about the two pivot
shafts.
14. The barbeque grill in accordance with claim 8, wherein when the
grill body is retracted into the support frame, the grill body has
a third side detachably secured to the other two of the four
support posts of the support frame by the two locking members so
that the grill body is secured to the support frame by the two
locking members.
15. The barbeque grill in accordance with claim 14, wherein each of
the two locking members is extended through the respective support
post of the support frame and has a threaded locking end screwed
into a screw bore formed in the third side of the grill body.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a barbeque grill, and more
particularly to a barbeque grill having a pivot foldable
function.
[0003] 2. Description of the Related Art
[0004] A conventional barbeque grill comprises a support frame, and
a grill body fixed on the support frame. However, the grill body is
fixed on the support frame, so that the barbeque grill cannot be
folded when not in use, thereby causing inconvenience in storage,
package and transportation of the barbeque grill.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0005] The present invention is to mitigate and/or obviate the
disadvantage of the conventional barbeque grill.
[0006] The primary objective of the present invention is to provide
a barbeque grill having a pivot foldable function.
[0007] Another objective of the present invention is to provide a
barbeque grill, wherein the grill body is rotatable relative to the
support frame until the grill body is retracted into the support
frame, so that the grill body is fully hidden in the support frame,
thereby folding the barbeque grill.
[0008] A further objective of the present invention is to provide a
barbeque grill, wherein the grill body is fully hidden in the
support frame when the barbeque grill is folded so as to reduce the
volume of the barbeque grill largely, thereby facilitating storage,
package and transportation of the barbeque grill.
[0009] In accordance with the present invention, there is provided
a barbeque grill, comprising an upright support frame, and a grill
body foldably and pivotally mounted on the support frame. The grill
body is rotatable relative to the support frame until the grill
body is retracted into the support frame, so that the grill body is
fully hidden in the support frame, thereby folding the barbeque
grill. The grill body has a first side pivotally mounted on the
support frame by pivot shafts and a second side detachably secured
to the support frame by locking members.
[0010] Further benefits and advantages of the present invention
will become apparent after a careful reading of the detailed
description with appropriate reference to the accompanying
drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0011] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a barbeque grill in
accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present
invention;
[0012] FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the barbeque grill
as shown in FIG. 1;
[0013] FIG. 3 is a partially exploded perspective view of the
barbeque grill as shown in FIG. 1;
[0014] FIG. 4 is a schematic side plan operational view of the
barbeque grill as shown in FIG. 3; and
[0015] FIG. 5 is a folded view of the barbeque grill as shown in
FIG. 1.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0016] Referring to the drawings and initially to FIGS. 1 and 2, a
barbeque grill in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the
present invention comprises an upright support frame 20, and a
grill body 10 foldably and pivotally mounted on the support frame
20.
[0017] The support frame 20 includes a plurality of support posts
21 for supporting the grill body 10, and a bottom board 22 mounted
between the support posts 21.
[0018] In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the
support frame 20 includes four support posts 21, wherein the grill
body 10 has a first side 11 pivotally mounted on two of the four
support posts 21 of the support frame 20 by two pivot shafts 32 and
a second side 12 detachably secured to the other two of the four
support posts 21 of the support frame 20 by two locking members
34.
[0019] Each of the two pivot shafts 32 is extended through the
respective support post 21 of the support frame 20 and pivotally
mounted on the first side 11 of the grill body 10.
[0020] Each of the two locking members 34 is extended through the
respective support post 21 of the support frame 20 and has a
threaded locking end 340 screwed into a screw bore 120 formed in
the second side 12 of the grill body 10.
[0021] The grill body 10 contains food therein. The grill body 10
is mounted on top ends of the support posts 21 of the support frame
20.
[0022] Referring to FIG. 3, each of the two locking members 34 is
detached from the second side 12 of the grill body 10 to release
the grill body 10, so that the first side 11 of the grill body 10
is rotatable relative to the respective support post 21 of the
support frame 20. At this time, the two pivot shafts 32 are in line
with each other, so that the grill body 10 is rotatable relative to
the support frame 20 about the two pivot shafts 32.
[0023] Referring to FIGS. 4 and 5 with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2,
the grill body 10 is rotatable relative to the support frame 20
until the grill body 10 is retracted into the support frame 20, so
that the grill body 10 is fully hidden in the support frame 20,
thereby folding the barbeque grill.
[0024] At this time, when the grill body 10 is retracted into the
support frame 20, the grill body 10 has a third side 13 detachably
secured to the other two of the four support posts 21 of the
support frame 20 by the two locking members 34 so that the grill
body 10 is secured to the support frame 20 by the two locking
members 34. Each of the two locking members 34 is extended through
the respective support post 21 of the support frame 20 and the
threaded locking end 340 is screwed into a screw bore 130 formed in
the third side 13 of the grill body 10.
[0025] Accordingly, the grill body 10 is rotatable relative to the
support frame 20 until the grill body 10 is retracted into the
support frame 20, so that the grill body 10 is fully hidden in the
support frame 20, thereby folding the barbeque grill. In addition,
the grill body 10 is fully hidden in the support frame 20 when the
barbeque grill is folded so as to reduce the volume of the barbeque
grill largely, thereby facilitating storage, package and
transportation of the barbeque grill.
[0026] Although the invention has been explained in relation to its
preferred embodiment(s) as mentioned above, it is to be understood
that many other possible modifications and variations can be made
without departing from the scope of the present invention. It is,
therefore, contemplated that the appended claim or claims will
cover such modifications and variations that fall within the true
scope of the invention.
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