Patent ID: 6701912
Filing Date: 2004-03-09
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
A bench top grill assembly, comprising:a grill body; said grill body being a rigid continuous body bounding an inner volume and defining at least a top opening opposite an inner bottom surface; one side of said grill body having at least a side opening arrayed along a plane positioned substantially perpendicular to said top opening and said inner bottom surface; a grill grate; said grill grate providing a divided access to an inside of said grill body; a grill grate removably positionable on said top opening and separable from said grill body during a use, whereby said top opening and said grill grate enable grilling over at least one of an open flame and a grated flame; a removable fuel container; said side opening having a shape allowing said removable fuel container to be inserted and withdrawn from said bounded inner volume; said fuel container operably capable of containing an external fuel element while allowing a flame to escape through a flame opening proximate said top opening when said fuel container is inserted in said bounded inner volume; a handle extending from said fuel container; and said handle projecting through said side opening away from said grill body during said use, whereby said handle does not become heated and is easily grasped and facilitates a safe removal of said fuel container from said grill body after a use.