Patent ID: 8511293
Filing Date: 2013-08-20
Classification: A47B,A47J

Abstract:
1. A modular outdoor kitchen comprising: a first end outdoor kitchen module, a second end outdoor kitchen module and at least two intermediate outdoor kitchen modules, each of said end and intermediate modules comprising a frame comprising a plurality of connected metal members, each frame having a generally open interior and a plurality of generally open outer faces including first and second sides, said frames of said modules configured to be interchangeably connected with one another, permitting said at least two intermediate outdoor kitchen modules to be connected to one another in side-to-side relationship in any order between said first end and second end outdoor kitchen modules, at least one of said intermediate outdoor kitchen modules including at least one burner configured to heat a cooking surface and having a movable grilling hood which may be rotated over the cooking surface and at least one of said modules defining a countertop and a backsplash extending upwardly beyond at least a portion of said countertop; one or more weather-resistant fiber cement fascia panels, said panels located over said outer faces of said modules except the sides of said modules which abut one another when said modules are connected to generally enclose said outer faces of said modules, said panels including at least one exterior surface that simulates the appearance of an outdoor building material; and one or more mechanical connectors releasably connecting the plurality of modules into a customized unitary assembly, said connectors comprising a plurality of mating pairs of rotatable latches and catches, whereby an outer portion of said customized unitary assembly has the appearance of a built-in outdoor kitchen that is substantially constructed of outdoor building material when the plurality of outdoor kitchen modules are connected together and wherein at least two adjacent modules of said unitary assembly have a similar height and/or depth, whereby one or more of said outer portions of said unitary assembly spanning two or more of said modules are generally planar and contiguous.