Patent ID: 7866256
Filing Date: 2011-01-11
Classification: A23B

Abstract:
1. A smoker attachment for use with a gas grill having at least one gas burner tube and at least one sear plate removably disposed above the gas burner tube, the smoker attachment comprising: an elongate main body adapted to replace the at least one sear plate and to be removably attached to the gas grill in direct communication with a heat source generated by the at least one gas burner tube, the main body having a triangular cross-section defined by a base plate portion and first and second opposing sidewall portions converging upwardly from the base plate portion toward an apex, and an overhang portion extending from the second sidewall portion at the apex toward the first sidewall portion; an elongate cavity defined by the main body for containing smoking particles, the entire elongate cavity being disposed inside the triangular cross-section of the main body such that the elongated cavity is disposed above the base plate portion, below the apex, and between the first and second sidewall portions; and an opening defined by the main body for releasing smoke from the smoking particles, the opening being disposed between the first sidewall portion and the overhang portion and adjacent the apex.