Patent ID: 7926417

Claim:
A cooking apparatus configured to be converted between an installed configuration in which the cooking apparatus is connected to a complementary support structure and a portable configuration in which the cooking apparatus is not attached to the complementary support structure, the cooking apparatus comprising: a cooking surface; at least one burner configured to heat the cooking surface; a body configured to support the cooking surface above the burner; and a connecting portion fixed to the body, the connecting portion including a plurality of feet disposed on and extending below the body, wherein the connecting portion includes at least one connector configured to be connected to a complementary connector on the complementary support structure, the complementary connector including a lever, wherein a biasing member is disposed on a bottom of each foot of the plurality of feet, each biasing member being configured to be compressed in a direction extending along a complementary leg of the support structure when the connector is coupled to the complementary connector by pushing the lever, and wherein the plurality of feet of the connecting portion are configured to support the cooking apparatus above a surface other than the complementary support structure when the cooking apparatus is used in the portable configuration.