Patent ID: 7588026

Claim:
A safety device for an outdoor grill comprising: an outdoor grill having a grill frame; a regulator carried by said grill frame; a tank receiving area included in said grill frame for receiving a fuel tank, said fuel tank having a collar; a securing arm having a first end carried by said grill frame, said securing arm having a blocking position wherein said securing arm extends into said tank receiving area and interferes with the ability to place said fuel tank into said tank receiving area, a retracted position wherein said securing arm is elevated above said tank receiving area allowing for said fuel tank to be placed within said tank receiving area, and a secured position wherein said securing arm secures said fuel tank within said tank receiving area; a collar receiving area defined by said securing arm adapted to receive said collar of said fuel tank when said fuel tank is placed in said tank receiving area and said securing arm is placed in said secured position; and, a regulator receiving area disposed adjacent said collar receiving area and defined by a first regulator receiving arm carried by said securing arm, a second regulator receiving arm carried by said securing arm and a third regulator receiving arm disposed generally opposite said first end of said securing arm and interconnecting said first regulator receiving arm and said second receiving arm wherein said regulator receiving area is adapted to receive said regulator when said securing arm is in said secured position so that said regulator may be used and positioned without interference from said securing arm when said regulator is connected to said fuel tank and said securing arm is in said secured position.