Patent ID: 8413648

Claim:
A gas fueled barbecue having a cooking surface that is heated by a burner comprising: a gas inlet control valve moveable between a manual position, an automatic position and an off position, the gas inlet control valve having a gas inlet and a first gas outlet and a second gas outlet, in the manual position gas being delivered to the burner through a first through pipe connected to the first gas outlet, in the automatic position gas being delivered to the burner through a second through pipe connected to the second gas outlet, and in the off position gas being prevented from entering the first and second through pipes, and a controller operably connected to and capable of determining the position of the gas inlet control valve, the controller controlling the operation of an igniter positioned near the burner and the operation of a first electrically actuated valve positioned in the second through pipe, the igniter configured to light the burner when gas flows to the burner, the controller configured to supply electrical power to the first electrically actuated valve and to the igniter so as to open the first electrically actuated valve and to activate the igniter when the control valve is in the automatic position, when the gas inlet control valve is in the manual position and in the off position the controller is configured not to supply electrical power to the first electrically actuated valve and the igniter so that the first electrically actuated valve assumes a closed position and the igniter is not activated.