Patent ID: 8316836

Claim:
A barbecue grill comprising: a cooking chamber at least partially defined by a firebowl and a lid, the lid having an outside surface, a bottom side opening, and a generally closed top side, the lid having the general shape of a hollow spherical segment; a handle and a heat shield positioned approximately at an apex of the lid; the handle comprising a gripping portion and at least two leg portions, each of the two leg portions at a first end having a flange affixed adjacent to the outside surface of the lid, and the gripping portion extending between the two leg portions at a second end, whereby the gripping portion has a spaced positional relationship to the outside surface of the lid; the heat shield affixed adjacent the outside surface of the lid and disposed between the outside surface of the lid and the gripping portion of the handle, the heat shield having a longitudinal axis which is generally aligned with a length of the gripping portion, the heat shield in a cross section plane having a generally parabolic shape with two upturned ends and a vertex that has a spaced positional relationship to the outside surface of the lid, the cross section plane being generally normal to the longitudinal axis of the heat shield, the two upturned ends being laterally spaced on opposite sides of the handle, whereby the heat shield is configured to form a heat barrier between a heated volume of the cooking chamber and the gripping portion of the handle; the heat shield being formed from sheet metal comprising stainless steel, whereby the heat shield has a reflective surface to reduce radiation heat transfer; and, the flange, the lid, and the heat shield each having at least one aperture which are correspondingly aligned and through which at least one fastener extends to affix the handle and the heat shield to the firebowl.