Patent ID: 6739331
Filing Date: 2004-05-25
Classification: A47J,F24B

Abstract:
A charcoal dispensing system for storing and dispensing charcoal to be used in a grill by a user, the charcoal dispensing system comprising:a bin member being adapted for receiving and storing charcoal; a dispensing assembly being coupled to said bin member, said dispensing assembly being adapted for permitting charcoal to be dispensed from said bin member when said dispensing assembly is actuated by the user; a receiving member being selectively coupled to said bin member, said receiving member being in communication with said dispensing assembly such that said receiving member is adapted for receiving the charcoal dispensed by said dispensing assembly, said receiving member being adapted for being carried by the user to dispense the charcoal into the grill; said bin member comprising a perimeter wall, said perimeter wall defining an interior space of said bin member, said interior space of said bin member comprising an open end such that said open end of said interior space is adapted for permitting charcoal to be inserted into said interior space of said bin member; and said dispensing assembly comprising a partition plate being positioned in said interior space of said bin member, said partition plate dividing said interior space of said bin member into an upper space and a lower space such that said partition plate is positioned between said upper space and said lower space, said partition plate comprising a dispensing aperture extending through said partition plate such that said dispensing aperture is adapted for permitting charcoal in said upper space to be dispensed into said receiving member positioned in said lower space of said bin member.