BBQ grill insert

A barbecue grill insert is provided that consists of a plate with a raised rim that is fabricated out of disposable heavy duty heat resistant material. The plate is perforated and when placed upon a permanent cooking grid of the barbecue grill will protect the grid from fluids coming from food thereon. In a modification the insert is so constructed that it can be properly positioned on the bars of the cooking grid so that the fluids from the food will drip down between the bars through the perforations in the plate.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
The instant invention relates generally to barbecue grills and more 
specifically it relates to a barbecue grill insert. 
Numerous barbecue grills have been provided in prior art that are adapted 
to include removable and disposable secondary cooking grids which are 
placed upon the permanent cooking grids. For example, U.S. Pat. Nos. 
3,082,757; 3,552,302 and 3,717,083 all are illustrative of such prior art. 
While these units may be suitable for the particular purpose to which they 
address, they would not be as suitable for the purposes of the present 
invention as heretofore described. 
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
A primary object of the present invention is to provide a barbecue grill 
insert that will overcome the shortcomings of the prior art devices. 
Another object is to provide a barbecue grill insert that is fabricated out 
of disposable, perforated, heavy duty heat resistant material which when 
placed upon the permanent cooking grid will protect the grid from fat and 
juices from the food thereon. 
An additional object is to provide a barbecue grill insert that is 
constructed so that it can be properly positioned on the bars of the 
cooking grid so that the fat and juices from the food will drip down 
between the bars through the perforations in the insert. 
A further object is to provide a barbecue grill insert that is simple and 
easy to use. 
A still further object is to provide a barbecue grill insert that is 
economical in cost to manufacture. 
Further objects of the invention will appear as the description proceeds. 
To the accomplishment of the above and related objects, this invention may 
be embodied in the form illustrated in the accompanying drawings, 
attention being called to the fact, however, that the drawings are 
illustrative only, and that changes may be made in the specific 
construction illustrated and described within the scope of the appended 
claims.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
Turning now descriptively to the drawings, in which similar reference 
characters denote similar elements throughout the several views, FIG. 1 
illustrates a barbecue grill 10 that includes a fuel receptacle 12 with an 
open top 14, a permanent reusable cooking grid 16 with bars 18 and members 
20 for supporting the cooking grid 16 adjacent the open top 14. The 
barbecue grill 10 is not part of the invention. 
As seen in FIGS. 1 through 4, the invention is a barbecue grill insert 22 
and consists of a plate 24 sized to hold food, such as meat or the like 
therein when placed upon the bars 18 of the cooking grid 16. The plate 24 
is fabricated out of disposable heavy duty heat resistant material, such 
as aluminum or the like and has a raised rim 26 and a plurality of 
perforations 28 interiorly of the rim 26. The perforations 28 are of a 
size to allow smoke to reach the food while fluids, such as fat and 
grease, from the food can drip down past the bars 18 of the cooking grid 
16 so as to protect the bars 18 of the cooking grid 16 from being soiled 
by the fluids. 
The plate 24 can be substantially circular in configuration so as to fit 
upon a circular open top 14 in the barbecue grill 10 (see FIG. 2). The 
plate 24 can be substantially square in configuration so as to fit upon a 
square open top 14 in the barbecue grill 10 (see FIG. 3). The plate 24 can 
be substantially rectangular in configuration so as to fit upon a 
rectangular open top 14 in the barbecue grill 10 (see FIG. 4). Other types 
of configurations (not shown) for the plate 24 can also be provided for 
different open tops 14 in various barbecue grills 10. 
FIGS. 5 and 6 show a modified barbecue grill insert 22a wherein the plate 
24a includes a plurality of parallel spaced apart raised ribs 30 which 
will position the plate 24a onto the cooking grid 16. The perforations 28a 
are between the bars 18 while the ribs 30 simultaneously elevate the food 
32 to allow proper draining of the fluids from the food 32 through the 
perforations 28a. Each of the perforations 28a has a depending tapered 
aperture 34 to carry the fluids down past the bars 18 of the permanent 
cooking grid 16 so that the fluids can drip down into the fuel receptacle 
12 of the barbecue grill 10. 
While certain novel features of this invention have been shown and 
described and are pointed out in the annexed claims, it will be understood 
that various omissions, substitutions and changes in the forms and details 
of the device illustrated and in its operation can be made by those 
skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the invention.