Patent ID: 6595197
Filing Date: 2003-07-22
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
A barbecue and smoker grill comprising: a cooking chamber having side walls and a lower surface forming a bottom wall, a lid mounted on an upper portion of said side walls to form a cooking enclosure, a grill for supporting food located at an upper portion of said cooking chamber adjacent said lid and extending across said chamber, said cooking chamber having a length substantially longer than its width and being substantially rectangular in cross section;a firebox having a door and providing a primary source of smoke and heat for cooking food on the grill, said firebox having a top area extending the width of the cooking chamber and located directly under an end portion of said bottom wall of said cooking chamber and connected to and in heat relationship with said bottom wall, said firebox extending longitudinally of said bottom wall of said cooking chamber, the remainder and comprising a substantial portion of said bottom wall not covering said firebox being free from any source of heat below said cooking chamber; means forming a passageway wherein gases from said firebox may enter an end portion of said cooking chamber through said bottom wall, under said grill, and pass substantially unobstructed along the entire length and width of an inner surface of the bottom wall of said cooking chamber.