Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Quick assembly grill and method
- Patent Title (中): 快速装配格栅和方法
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Application No.: US13188198Application Date: 2011-07-21
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Publication No.: US08602017B2Publication Date: 2013-12-10
- Inventor: Randall L. May , Zhi Bing Gu , Liang Shen , Bin Lin , Wenguan Su , Lu Liang , Guolong Chen
- Applicant: Randall L. May , Zhi Bing Gu , Liang Shen , Bin Lin , Wenguan Su , Lu Liang , Guolong Chen
- Applicant Address: US TX Dallas
- Assignee: The Brinkmann Corporation
- Current Assignee: The Brinkmann Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Dallas
- Agency: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
- Main IPC: A47J37/07
- IPC: A47J37/07

Abstract:
The present invention is embodied in a grill configured for quick assembly, a method of partially pre-assembling the grill for shipping from the factory in a container, and a method of assembling the grill when removed from the shipping container. The grill comprises a firebox assembly for mounting on a cart assembly, the cart assembly having first and second support assemblies and at least one linking member interconnecting them. A hinge or pivot in the mid-portion of the linking member divides it into first and second linking member portions, and the opposite ends of the linking member portions are pivotally connected by hinges or the like to the first and second support assemblies. The linking member holds the first and second support assemblies together in a partially pre-assembled state, and the pivotal connections of the linking member portions allow the two assemblies to be folded for packaging in a shipping container. When removed from the container, the pivotal connections of the linking member portions allow the first and second support assemblies to be unfolded, with the linking member holding the two support assemblies in approximately the proper position with respect to each other and to the firebox assembly for assembly of the grill, thus allowing for easier and quicker grill assembly by one person. Alternatively, the linking member can itself be a support assembly with the first and second support assemblies pivotally attached to opposite ends of the linking member.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120017890A1 QUICK ASSEMBLY GRILL AND METHOD Public/Granted day:2012-01-26
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