Patent ID: 7707928

Claim:
A vertical rotisserie sub-assembly, comprising; a housing, wherein the housing comprises: a first surface, wherein the first surface comprises an aperture; a second surface; at least one sidewall; and an internal chamber defined by the first surface, the second surface, and the at least one sidewall of the housing; a motor, wherein the motor is contained within the internal chamber of the housing; an energy source, wherein the energy source is contained within the internal chamber of the housing, and wherein the energy source provides energy to the motor; a switch, wherein the switch is at least partially contained within the internal chamber of the housing, and further wherein the switch is in electrical communication with at least one of the motor and the energy source; a rotating member, wherein the rotating member is at least partially contained within the internal chamber of the housing, and wherein the rotating member is in mechanical communication with the motor, and further wherein the rotating member comprises a slot; a lower suspending member, wherein the lower suspending member is capable of suspending a cooking grid below the first surface of the housing, and wherein the lower suspending member comprises: a stem, wherein the stem of the lower suspending member is secured within the slot of the rotating member and the aperture of the first surface of the housing; and a lower fastener; and an upper suspending member, wherein the upper suspending member is capable of suspending the housing below a grill assembly, and wherein the upper suspending member comprises: a bracket member, wherein the bracket member of the upper suspending member is secured to the second surface of the housing; and an upper fastener.