Patent ID: 6176232
Filing Date: 2001-01-23
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
A heat control device, for use with a barbecue having a cooking base having a cooking base rim and a hood top having a hood top rim, the hood top hingeably attached to the cooking base, comprising:a main body having a main body top and a main body bottom, the main body bottom having a rim hollow for engaging the cooking base rim wherein the main body is capable of sliding along the cooking base rim, the main body top having a hood hollow for supporting the hood top rim and thereby forming an angle between the hood top and cooking base;a clamping mechanism attached near the main body bottom for engaging the cooking base and positionally fixing the main body along the cooking base rim for fixing the angle between the hood top and cooking base, said clamping mechanism comprising a threaded rod, a cap attached onto one side of the threaded rod and located directly below the rim hollow for engaging the cooking base, and a knob attached to another side of the threaded rod for advancing the threaded rod to tighten the cap against the cooking base; anda lower extension which extends downward from the main body bottom, the lower extension having several internally threaded bores extending therethrough, vertically spaced along the lower extension, for allowing the clamping assembly to be mounted in the lower extension at different heights by extending the threaded rod of said clamping assembly through different bores.