Patent ID: 6622716
Filing Date: 2003-09-23
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
A device for insertion within a base portion of a patio grill, placed between a heat source and a grill surface of the patio grill the device comprising:two trapezoid-shaped side panels, each having an upper edge parallel to a lower edge and non-parallel side edges tapering from the lower edge to the upper edge; a trapezoid-shaped front panel having an upper edge parallel to a lower edge and two non-parallel side edges tapering from the lower edge to the upper edge; a trapezoid-shaped rear panel having an upper edge parallel to a lower edge and two non-parallel side edges tapering from the lower edge to the upper edge, with adjacent side edges attached together forming a pyramid-shaped chimney, the combined lower edges forming a base perimeter and the combined upper edges forming an upper perimeter; and a slide plate within the upper perimeter and a means of sliding engagement with the upper edge of the front panel and the upper edge of the rear panel, further restricting the heat output of the device through the upper perimeter below the grill surface, wherein the device is properly placed within the base portion of the patio grill with the base perimeter seated above a heat source with the upper perimeter situated just below a grill surface, the device concentrating the cooking heat and reducing the consumption of cooking fuel of the patio grill.