Patent ID: 6739329
Filing Date: 2004-05-25
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
A barbecue device comprising:a support unit including inverted U-shaped first and second support members, each having a horizontal bar and left and right upright posts that extend downwardly and respectively from two opposite ends of said horizontal bar, said support unit further including a first connecting rod that extends transversely between and that interconnects said left upright posts of said first and second support members, and a second connecting rod that extends transversely between and that interconnects said right upright posts of said first and second support members; a cook unit disposed removably on said horizontal bars so as to be supported by said support unit; said support unit being turnable upside-down and confining a receiving space which opens upwardly when said support unit is turned upside-down for receiving said cook unit therein upon removal of said cook unit from said horizontal bars of said first and second support members; and a retainer frame having a pivot portion mounted pivotally on said second connecting rod for pivoting about an axis of said second connecting rod, a retaining portion opposite to said pivot portion, and a pair of linking arms interconnecting said pivot portion and said retaining portion, said retainer frame being turnable away from and toward said horizontal bars about the axis of said second connecting rod for moving between an open position, in which said retaining portion is disposed away from said first connecting rod to permit placing of said cook unit into said receiving space, and a closed position, in which said retaining portion is disposed on and engages releasably said first connecting rod for retaining said cook unit in said receiving space.