Patent ID: 6546925
Filing Date: 2003-04-15
Classification: A45C,A47J

Abstract:
A barbecue grill assembly comprising:a cooking base with a top side, a bottom wall opposite to said top side, and left and right side walls extending upwardly from said bottom wall; a grill member disposed in said cooking base; a top cover disposed on said top side for covering said grill member and said top side of said cooking base; a first side rack having a first end portion pivoted to one of said left and right side walls of said cooking base, said first side rack being turnable inwardly into said cooking base for moving to a folded position in which said first side rack is disposed within said cooking base above said grill member and is covered by said top cover when said top cover is capped on said cooking base, said first side rack being further turnable outwardly from said cooking base for moving to an unfolded position in which said first side rack is disposed horizontally and laterally adjacent to said one of said left and right side walls of said cooking base; a second side rack having a first end portion pivoted to another one of said left and right side walls, said second side rack being turnable inwardly into said cooking base for moving to a folded position in which said second side rack is disposed within said cooking base above said grill member and is covered by said top cover when said top cover is capped on said cooking base, said second side rack being further turnable outwardly from said cooking base for moving to an unfolded position in which said second side rack is disposed horizontally and laterally adjacent to said another one of said left and right side walls of said cooking base; each of said first and second side racks further having a second end portion extending from said first end portion of a corresponding one of said first and second side racks in a first direction; and a pair of handle bars, each of which is secured to said first end portion of a respective one of said first and second side racks and extends in a second direction transverse to said first direction, said handle bars being oriented downward when said side racks are disposed in the unfolded position and abutting against said left and right side walls, respectively, for supporting said first and second side racks in the unfolded position, said handle bars being oriented upward, being disposed externally of said cooking base, and being adapted to permit gripping thereat when said first and second side racks are disposed in the folded position.