Patent ID: 7703386
Filing Date: 2010-04-27
Classification: A23B,A47J,Y02A

Abstract:
1. A smoker apparatus comprising: a) a smoker cabinet having upper and lower end portions, the cabinet having a top, a bottom and one or more side walls and a cabinet interior; b) a plurality of vertically spaced apart shelves mounted within the cabinet interior; c) a cabinet door that enables access to the shelves; d) a gaseous fuel supplied burner element that is positioned next to the lower end portion of the cabinet, the burner element being removably connectable to a source of gaseous fuel; e) a pair of containers mounted within the cabinet below the shelves and above the burner element; f) one of the containers being a water container for containing water; g) the other of the containers being a wood chips container for containing wood chips, wherein the wood chips container is positioned in between the water container and the burner element; h) one or more slide brackets that support the containers, the slide bracket positioned generally in between the burner element and the shelves; i) the lower end portion of the cabinet having an access opening; j) the access opening covered by an access door that is much smaller than the cabinet door, the access door extending vertically a distance from a position next to the cabinet bottom, at least spanning the vertical dimension of the containers, the access door being movable between open and closed positions; and k) wherein either container can be removed laterally from the cabinet at least a partial distance by sliding it laterally upon the slide bracket and at least partially through the access door.