Patent ID: 6782802
Filing Date: 2004-08-31
Classification: A47J,B23P

Abstract:
A grill assembly for cooking human food comprising:(a) a housing, said housing comprising a support frame; (b) a plurality of tubular cooking members rotatably mounted with said support frame with each of the tubular members having an axis; (c) means for driving the tubular cooking members to rotate relative to the frame, comprising; (i) an electric motor having a drive shaft; (ii) a drive chain; (iii) a drive sprocket drivingly connected with the motor shaft, the drive sprocket having teeth and being positioned for engaging the drive chain so that rotation of the drive sprocket in engagement with the drive chain pulls the drive chain; (iv) an idler sprocket rotatably mounted to the support frame, said idler sprocket having an axis and teeth for engaging the drive chain so movement of the drive chain in engagement with the idler sprocket teeth rotates the idler sprocket, the axis of the idler sprocket being aligned with each of the axes of the tubular members; and (v) the tubular members having sprockets with teeth for engaging the drive chain so that movement of the drive chain in engagement with the sprocket teeth of the tubular members rotates the tubular members relative to the support frame.