Patent ID: 6880546

Claim:
An apparatus for removing the ash from a cooking grill using fluid flow in combination, comprising: a) a cooking grill, said grill being upwardly concave having a bottom therein and a rim about its upper edge, wherein said grill is supported by a plurality of legs, wherein said legs have a plurality of substantially horizontal grill rails disposed between said legs to provide structural support; b) said bottom of said grill having a plurality of holes therein through which fluid can flow; c) a funnel disposed beneath said holes of said bottom of said grill for collecting the fluid, said funnel having an enlarged inlet end and a smaller outlet end; d) means for attaching said funnel beneath said grill whereby the funnel is secured beneath said holes in said bottom of said grill; e) a source of water directed from above onto the ash in said bottom of said grill for hydraulically removing the ash; f) means for an outlet disposed onto said funnel for directing the water flow away from said funnel; g) a removable screen disposed in said funnel so that the screen will separate large ash pieces from the fluid flow; h) a handle being disposed on said screen to permit a user to move the screen about, wherein said means for attaching said funnel beneath said grill comprises: i) a plurality of funnel legs disposed under said funnel to provide support for said funnel, said funnel legs having first and second opposing ends, said second ends having slots disposed therein; and, ii) wherein said first ends of said legs are connected to said outer inlet end of said funnel and said slots are disposed on said grill rails to permit the funnel to be disposed beneath the grill.