Patent ID: 6205995
Filing Date: 2001-03-27
Classification: F24C

Abstract:
A portable cooking apparatus comprising:a carrying case having a bottom wall, side walls, a back wall, an open front, and a cover having a back edge which is hingedly attached to said back wall and also having a latch member securely attached at a front edge thereof, and a handle member securely disposed at said open front and being adapted for carrying said carrying case;a griddle member being securely mounted inside said carrying case;a means for heating said griddle member to temperatures capable of cooking foods thereupon;a receptacle being removably mounted to an outer surface of a first one of said side walls of said carrying case for receiving juices and fats from the foods being cooked upon said griddle member;a plurality of adjustable leg members threaded in said bottom wall of said carrying case for supporting said carrying case upon a surface when said portable cooking apparatus is being used as such;a top edge of said first one of said side walls including a notch therethrough and also including a lip member extending along a bottom edge of said notch and integrally extending outwardly from an exterior of said first one of said side walls;said receptacle including a bottom wall, side walls, a back wall, and a front wall, said back wall including a slot extending in a top edge thereof, said lip member of said first one of said side walls being extendable into said slot into said receptacle upon said receptacle being mounted to said carrying case; andsaid receptacle further including a mounting bracket securely attached to and extending outwardly of said back wall thereof, said mounting bracket defining a channel adapted to receive the top edge of said first one of said side walls to securely support said receptacle upon said carrying case with said slot in communication with said notch for permitting grease flow from said griddle member through the slot and notch into said receptacle.