Patent ID: 6880546
Filing Date: 2005-04-19
Classification: A47J,F24B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for removing the ash from a cooking grill using fluid flow in combination, comprising: a) a cooking grill, said grill being upwardly concave having a bottom therein and a rim about its upper edge, wherein said grill is supported by a plurality of legs, wherein said legs have a plurality of substantially horizontal grill rails disposed between said legs to provide structural support; 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 whereby the funnel is secured beneath said holes in said bottom of 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) means for an outlet disposed onto said funnel for directing the water flow away from said funnel; g) a removable screen disposed in said funnel so that the screen will separate large ash pieces from the fluid flow; h) a handle being disposed on said screen to permit a user to move the screen about, wherein said means for attaching said funnel beneath said grill comprises: