Patent ID: 6631712
Filing Date: 2003-10-14
Classification: A47J,F24B

Abstract:
An apparatus for removing the ash from a cooking grill using fluid flew, comprising:a) a cooking grill, said grill being upwardly concave having a bottom therein and a rim about an upper edge thereof; b) said bottom of said grill having a plurality of holes therein through which fluid can flow; c) a funnel disposed beneath said holes of said bottom of said grill for collecting the fluid, said funnel having an enlarged inlet end and a smaller outlet end; d) means for attaching said funnel beneath said grill comprising a harness fur attaching said funnel to said grill, said harness having a first end and a second end, said first end of said harness being connected to the enlarged end of said funnel and said second end of said harness being connected to said grill so as to secure said funnel beneath said holes in said grill; e) a source of water directed from above onto the ash in said bottom of said grill for hydraulically removing the ash; f) an outlet on said funnel; g) means connected to said outlet for directing the water flow and ash to a position remote from said funnel; h) a screen disposed in said funnel so that the screen will separate large ash pieces from the flow; i) tripod legs supporting said grill; j) said funnel having a flange disposed circumferentially about the outside of said enlarged end of said funnel; and k) wherein said harness is defined by a clip including said first end and said second end of the harness, said first end disposed on each tripod leg and said second end disposed on said flange.