Patent ID: 7665456

Claim:
A barbecue apparatus comprising: a grill body comprising at least one cooking chamber and a fire bowl having a topside opening; at least one lid, said lid being designed to cover said topside opening of said fire bowl during a closed position; at least one mounting assembly attached to said firebowl, said mounting assembly having at least one aperture; and at least one swing out shelf system, said system comprises at least one shelf and at least one bracket with opposing ends, a first end being connected to said shelf and a second end comprising at least one shaft extending downwardly therefrom and designed to fit and rotate within said aperture of said mounting assembly whereby said shelf can be swung between a first position for use and a second position for storage, at least a portion of said shelf being situated away from said topside opening of said fire bowl in said first position and said shelf is situated generally above said topside opening of said fire bowl during said second position, said shelf assembly capable of being in said first use position when said lid is in said closed position.