Patent ID: 6705213
Filing Date: 2004-03-16
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
A smoke generator for providing a controlled flow of smoke to a barbecue apparatus from a smoking fuel, the smoke generator comprising:a) an air pump with a flow controller providing a controlled air flow; b) a fire resistant chamber having an air input connected to the air flow, a smoke output, a fire box, and a chimney member; c) a grid mounted within the fire box above the air input and below the smoke output, the grid having openings small enough to retain the smoking fuel and large enough to pass ash from the burned fuel therethrough; d) the chimney member extending upward from the fire box above the smoke output, the chimney member being a cylinder with an internal transverse cross section less than that of the fire box; and e) an elongate cylindrical fuel cartridge having an external cross section constructed for snug fitting within the chimney member, a closed top end, a body filled with fuel that produces a desirable smoke when burning, and a bottom end provided with a starter material that burns readily and serves as a fire starter, the starter material holding the fuel within the cartridge until the starter material is burned.