Patent ID: 7267544

Claim:
A burner unit for a grill comprising: a burner conduit, said burner conduit being generally “U” shaped, having a first leg and a second leg and a curved connecting portion, said first and second legs spaced apart and extending generally parallel to one another, said burner conduit comprising a wall defining an interior passage through said first and second legs and said curved connecting portion, said wall having a plurality of apertures there through from said interior passage to an exterior thereof at least at said first leg and said second leg through which gas delivered to said burner conduit may escape for combustion; and a gas delivery conduit comprising: a central section having a first end and a second end, said first end comprising a gas inlet; first and second arms extending outwardly from said central section, said first arm connected to said first leg of said burner conduit and defining a fluid path from said central section to said interior passage through said first leg, and said second leg connected to said second leg of said burner conduit and defining a fluid path from said central section to said interior passage through said second leg, said central section defining a gas flow passage from said inlet to said first and second arms and said first and second arms defining closed gas flow passages therethrough to said first and second legs of said burner conduit; whereby gas is solely delivered to said interior of said burner conduit by delivering gas to said inlet of said gas delivery conduit and delivering that gas through the first and second arms of said gas delivery conduit to said first and second legs of said burner conduit.