Patent ID: 11857110
Assignee: nan
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 8:
9. An express cooking grill for cooking food, comprising:
a housing comprising a base and a lid with a cooking chamber enclosed therein;
a cooking drawer slidably retractable from the housing, the cooking drawer comprising a front wall and a rear wall with an upper grill and a lower drip tray therebetween, the lower drip tray connected below the grill to catch drippings therefrom; and
a plurality of heat distributors positioned about the cooking chamber, the grill being disposed in the cooking chamber between two of the plurality of heat distributors and each of the heat distributors comprising:
a perforated pipe shaped to receive heat from a heat source; and
a heat diverter positioned about the perforated pipe to pass the heat from the perforated pipe through the cooking chamber whereby cooking of the food is facilitated, wherein:
each of the heat diverters comprises plates defining an inlet and an outlet a distance from the inlet,
the heat diverter is positioned on the perforated pipe to receive the heat from perforations in the perforated pipe;
the heat diverters are not integral with the housing;
a portion of the perforated pipes and the corresponding heat diverters of at least one of the heat distributors is above the grill metal sheet and another portion of the perforated pipes and the corresponding heat diverters of at least one other of the heat distributors is below the grill;
a front of the base is positioned between the front wall and the rear wall of the cooking drawer with the metal sheet grill and the lower drip tray extending through the front of the base, the cooking chamber being substantially closed as the drawer moves between a closed position and an open position; and

a lid heat distributor positioned above and over the grill to receive heat from the plurality of heat distributors, the lid heat distributor:
being a metal surface having a first end and a second end;
having a curved portion between the first end and the second end to facilitate heat flow; and
the first end and the second end being structurally supported by the two of the plurality of heat distributors.