Patent ID: 8261731
Filing Date: 2012-09-11
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
1. A cooking device comprising: a center assembly including a rear panel and a pair of opposing side panels hingedly connected to said rear panel, said center assembly being moveable between an expanded position and a collapsed position; a front panel that is removably connected to said center assembly; a top panel removably connected to said center assembly and said front panel; a diffuser plate carried by said center assembly when said center assembly is in the expanded position; and at least one cooking surface carried by said center assembly when said center assembly is in the expanded position, said at least one cooking surface positioned to overlie said diffuser plate when said center assembly is in the expanded position; wherein said center assembly, said front panel, said top panel, said diffuser plate and said at least one cooking surface collapse so that said center assembly, said front panel, said top panel, said diffuser plate and said at least one cooking surface may be transported in a substantially flat configuration; wherein said rear panel is formed from a single plate and includes at least one vent formed therein; and wherein the at least one vent formed in said rear panel includes at least one first rear panel vent formed on a bottom end of the rear panel and a plurality of second rear panel vents positioned to overlie the at least one first rear panel vent; and wherein the at least one first rear panel vent and the plurality of second rear panel vents are positioned so that the diffuser plate overlies the at least one first rear panel vent and the plurality of second rear panel vents; and wherein the at least one first rear panel vent is substantially centered on the bottom end of the rear panel and is in the shape of an inverted v-shape with a rounded apex; and wherein the plurality of second rear panel vents are each a substantially circular shape and are substantially equally spaced laterally between a left side of the rear panel and a right side of the rear panel; and wherein said rear panel is unvented above the diffuser plate; wherein each panel of said pair of opposing side panels is formed from a single plate and includes at least one vent formed therein; and wherein the at least one vent formed in each of said pair of opposing side panels includes at least one first side panel vent formed on a bottom end of each of said pair of opposing side panels and a plurality of second side panel vents positioned to overlie the at least one first side panel vent; and wherein the at least one first side panel vent and the plurality of second side panel vents are positioned so that the diffuser plate overlies the at least one first side panel vent and the plurality of second side panel vents; and wherein the at least one first side panel vent is substantially centered on the bottom end of each of the opposing pair of side panels and is in the shape of an inverted v-shape with a rounded apex; and wherein the plurality of second side panel vents are each a substantially circular shape and are substantially equally spaced laterally between a left side of each of the pair of opposing side panels and a right side of each of the opposing pair of side panels; and wherein each of said opposing side panels is unvented above the diffuser plate; wherein said front panel is formed from a single plate and includes at least one vent formed therein; and wherein the at least one vent formed in said lower front panel includes at least one first front panel vent formed on a bottom end of the lower front panel and a plurality of second front panel vents positioned to overlie the at least one first front panel vent; and wherein the at least one first front panel vent and the plurality of second front panel vents are positioned so that the diffuser plate overlies the at least one first front panel vent and the plurality of second front panel vents; and wherein the at least one first front panel vent is substantially centered on the bottom end of the front panel and is in the shape of an inverted v-shape with a rounded apex; and wherein the plurality of second front panel vents are each a substantially circular shape and are substantially equally spaced laterally between a left side of the front panel and a right side of the front panel; and wherein said front panel is unvented above the diffuser plate; and wherein said top panel includes at least one top panel vent formed therein substantially centered in the top panel; and wherein the top panel vent is a substantially circular shape; and further comprising a respective at least one top vent cover positioned to overlie the at least one top panel vent formed in said top panel; and wherein said respective at least one top vent cover is moveable between an opened position and a closed position.