Patent ID: 8267078
Filing Date: 2012-09-18
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
1. Apparatus for connection to a barbecue having a barbecue body defining a barbecue body interior for delivering fuel pellets into said barbecue body interior to fuel said barbecue, said apparatus comprising, in combination: a support positionable on said barbecue body, said support comprising a cylindrical band formed about an axis; a hopper connected to said support for containing fuel pellets; feeder structure connected to said support for delivering fuel pellets from said hopper and discharging said fuel pellets into said barbecue body interior; said feeder structure comprising a discharge chute for discharging said fuel pellets into said barbecue body interior and into a removable fire box grate; an air conduit extending along discharge chute for directing air under said fire box grate; and wherein said fire box grate and said air conduit are positioned within said barbeque body interior at a position not on said axis so as to direct heat provided by the combustion of said fuel pellets to a location on said axis within said barbeque body interior.