Patent ID: 8151784

Claim:
A portable grill comprising: a grill member; an upright post comprising a lower end and an upper end, the upper end accommodating a yoke coaxial with the post and rotatably received in the upper end of the post, a plurality of legs pivotally connected to the lower end of the post for supporting the portable grill on a support surface; a support arm comprising upper and lower parallel members, the upper and lower parallel members each having distal ends pivotally connected to a bracket, the upper and lower parallel members each including proximal ends pivotally connected to the yoke, the bracket and distal ends of the parallel members being coupled to an outer member that extends distally from the bracket and comprises an upturned spindle that is detachably connected to an underside of the grill member for supporting the grill member from beneath the grill member in a level position, the yoke comprising a lug, the upper end of the post comprising a horizontal slot for accommodating the lug and limiting rotational movement of the yoke, support arm and grill about an axis defined by the post and yoke, a handle slidably coupled to the support arm, the handle being slidable away from the grill member to an extended position where downward pressure on the handle raises the grill member while maintaining the grill member in a higher but level position as the proximal ends of the parallel members and the yoke act as a fulcrum and further comprising a locking mechanism for maintaining the grill member at a fixed height above the support surface, the locking mechanism comprising a plurality of stops disposed between graduated segments on the lower parallel member, the upper parallel member coupled to a V-shaped trigger comprising an apex that rests in one of the stops to hold the grill member in a fixed position above the support surface.