Patent ID: 7802565
Filing Date: 2010-09-28
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
1. A charcoal grate and a firebox for a barbecue grill, the firebox comprising an inside surface and the charcoal grate comprising: a bottom wall, a plurality of side walls, and at least one support; said at least one support extending mostly horizontally from at least one of said plurality of side walls and engaged with at least one nesting target comprising a recess on the inside surface of the firebox; the bottom wall being configured to hold charcoal briquettes and having a plurality of apertures which allow combustion air to reach the charcoal briquettes and allow ashes to fall therethrough; the plurality of sidewalls upwardly and outwardly extending about the periphery of the bottom wall whereby the sidewalls generally conform to the shape of the inside surface of the firebox and are not directly connected to an adjacent sidewall; and, at least a portion of the support abuts a portion of the inside surface of the firebox, thereby supporting the charcoal grate within the firebox.