Patent ID: 7500567
Filing Date: 2009-03-10
Classification: A47J,F24B

Abstract:
1. A cart for receiving, storing, and dispensing charcoal briquettes, comprising: a storage bin member comprised of interconnected perimeter walls that are connected to a floor, thereby defining an interior space that has an open, upper end and a closed, lower end, said open end adapted for receiving and storing charcoal briquettes within said interior space, said storage bin member including a cover for enclosing and sealing said interior space against various weather conditions, a removable screening assembly disposed within said interior space for continuously removing charcoal briquette fines and dust from said storage bin member, and a dispensing means adapted for facilitating removal of charcoal briquettes from the interior space of said storage bin member when said upper end is enclosed by said cover, wherein one of said perimeter walls is provided with an aperture that is in communication with said interior space and said dispensing means is selectively coupled to said storage bin member through said aperture, wherein the dispensing means is comprised of a cover plate having an inside and outside surface and a pair of opposed, identical side panels projecting from said inside surface of said cover plate, each of said side panels having a common proximate end and terminal end, wherein each side panel further includes an identical first and second collar attached thereto, said first collar located at said proximate end of said side panel and said second collar located at said terminal end of said side panel, wherein said screening assembly comprises a screening means, a collection chute superimposed below said screening means and a collection tray superimposed below said collection chute, wherein one of said perimeter walls is provided with a slot that is in communication with said interior space and wherein said collection tray of said screening assembly is removable from said storage bin member through said slot and; a storage compartment member coupled to said storage bin member.