Patent ID: 8074635
Filing Date: 2011-12-13
Classification: A47J,F24C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A grill assembly comprising: a metallic cooking chamber, a non-metallic frame, a heat resistant bushing, a threaded bolt, and a locking fastener; the cooking chamber having an upper member and a lower member, the lower member having a support, and the support comprising a threaded bore and a group of at least three generally downwardly depending lobes; the frame being adapted to support the grill assembly and having an aperture; the bushing being adapted to be disposed between the cooking chamber and the frame to resist the transfer of heat from the cooking chamber to the frame, the bushing having a longitudinal bore therethrough, the bushing having an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion having a beveled upper edge for engaging with the at least three generally downwardly depending lobes, the lower portion being adapted to be received by the aperture, an interface between the upper portion and lower portion defining a shoulder whereby the shoulder retains the bushing in the aperture, and the lower portion having a generally circumferential groove which is adapted to be disposed generally below the aperture when the bushing is received by the aperture; the locking fastener being adapted to be received in the generally circumferential groove whereby the locking fastener would retain the bushing in the aperture; and, the threaded bolt having a threaded portion and a head, the threaded bolt being adapted to be received through the longitudinal bore of the bushing, a distal end of the threaded portion being adapted to engage with the threaded bore of the cooking chamber, and the head being adapted to engage with a lower surface of the bushing to retain the beveled edge of the bushing in engagement with the lobes of the lower member of the cooking chamber.