Patent ID: 8746643

Claim:
A grate device for the retention and storage of a grill of the type utilized with a komado-style cooking apparatus, said grate attachable to the body or support legs of said cooking apparatus, and further comprising a continuous, specified length, “L,” of rod, having a diameter in the range of 3/16 to ⅜ inch, said rod further bent into a plurality of left and right symmetrical segments, said segments forming essentially four adjoining planes, wherein said first plane is defined beginning at the midpoint of said rod, and while said rod is positioned in a horizontal orientation, starting at locations on said rod 0.15L left of said midpoint and 0.15L right of said midpoint, forming a ninety degree downward corner bend at both locations, such that both said bends form a horizontal cross-member, and left and right inclined segments, respectively, the three segments forming said first plane; said second plane defined beginning at locations on said inclined segments, 0.075L from each said corner bend, having an elbow bend in the range of a thirty to forty degree angle, whereby both of said elbow bends form left and right lower arms, with said lower arms forming a common second plane, said second plane being inclined at a thirty-to-forty degree angle from said first plane; said second plane is further defined beginning at locations on said left and right lower arms, 0.10L from each said elbow bend, having a ninety degree outward bend in a direction away from each said elbow bend, said outward bends thereby forming a left wing segment and right wing segment, respectively, both said segments occupying said second plane; said second plane further defined beginning at locations on said left wing and said right wing, 0.025L from each said outward bend, wherein a ninety degree upward bend, is formed, creating a left upper arm and a right upper arm, respectively, both said upper arms contained within said second plane; said third plane is defined beginning at locations on said upper arms, 0.075L from each upward bend, therein having a forty-five degree knuckle bend oriented at forty-five degrees from said second plane and with each of said knuckle bends thereby forming a left jog and a right jog, respectively, oriented orthogonally to each other in a common third plane; and said fourth plane is defined starting at locations on said left and right jogs, 0.0125L from each knuckle bend, therein having a forty-five degree bend oriented at forty-five degrees to said left and right jogs, respectively, thereby forming left and right fingers, both of said fingers occupying a common fourth plane and terminating in a tip of each said finger, with, the opposite ends of said rod terminating at the respective left and right tips, respectively, of said fingers.