Patent ID: 7681568

Claim:
A barbecue cooking apparatus with ash scraper assembly, said apparatus and assembly comprising: a firebowl having an open topside and a bottomside, said bottomside comprising at least one central aperture situated adjacent at least one peripheral aperture; and an ash scraper assembly comprising at least one scraper and at least one scraper handle, said scraper comprises an axle rod and at least one arm extending from said axle rod, said axle rod designed to fit within said central aperture of said firebowl, said scraper handle designed to be connected to said scraper to thereby rotate said arm to scrape said bottomside of said firebowl and allow ashes to fall through said peripheral aperture, and to allow said arm to cover and uncover said peripheral aperture for venting purposes, said assembly further comprising at least one clip, said clip is slidably moveable on said scraper handle and said clip is designed to lock said ash scraper assembly to said firebowl during a latched position, said clip comprises a wedge connected to at least one spring arm, said spring arm of said clip leads to a protrusion and has at least one detent, said clip being slideably moveable on said shaft of said scraper handle.