Patent ID: 9010312
Filing Date: 2015-04-21
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
1. A folding portable grill comprising: a center column assembly comprised of two or more vertical members held together by an upper gripper and a lower gripper, yet provide the ability to rotate each said member around said upper and lower grip point, each said vertical member being held by the lower gripper at said member's near end, each said member forming an arch between the distal and near end, with the apex of each arch being located above said upper gripper, wherein the first vertical member has an arch apex that is higher, and a distal end that is farther out from said center column than that of the second vertical member, and said second vertical member's arch apex is also higher and said distal end farther from the center column that any succeeding member; one or more short legs connect to the lower gripper; a grill member; a grill member height adjustment mechanism connected to at least one said vertical member at a position between said upper and lower grippers; wherein the arch and distal portions of the vertical members are pivotable to a storage position where said member portions nest within each other to the storage position, forming an inside volume, the short legs pivot to lie within said inside volume and the grill member is rotated within said inside volume in the storage position; and the gripper mechanism stops the motion of the member within it by means of a set screw and a butterfly handle on said screw.