Patent ID: 8851540

Claim:
A grill grate removal device comprising: a main body having a top side, a bottom side, and a peripheral wall extending between said top side and said bottom side, said peripheral wall including a front side, a back side, and a pair of lateral sides, said bottom side being elongated from said front side to said back side, a central area of said bottom side being defined between said front and back sides; and a lifting member coupled to said main body wherein said lifting member is configured to lift grates from a grill, said lifting member having a first portion coupled to and positioned perpendicular relative to a second portion wherein said second portion is configured for positioning perpendicularly between adjacently positioned grates such that a top end of said second portion abuts a bottom edge of the grates and upward force on the grates permits removal of the grates from the grill, said first portion of said lifting member extending downwardly from said bottom side, said lifting member being positioned between said central area and said front side to facilitate abutting a juncture of said bottom side and said back side against the grill when said lifting member engages the grill.