Patent ID: 7753046

Claim:
A tank retainer on a frame assembly for a barbecue grill, the tank retainer adapted to retain a tank having a generally circular base flange at the bottom of the tank and a partial guard collar at the top of the tank, the tank retainer comprising: a fixed pathway configured to receive the partial guard collar; a first structure adapted to engage an outside surface of the generally circular base flange; a second structure adapted to engage an inside surface of the generally circular base flange; a bracket, wherein the bracket comprises a first barrier for engaging with an outside surface of partial guard collar and a second barrier for engaging with an inside surface of the partial guard collar, the first barrier and the second barrier being laterally spaced from each other to define the pathway; and, wherein the first barrier comprises a back wall and two diverging wings extending from opposite ends of the back wall, the diverging wings being adapted to guide the partial guard collar into the pathway and allow the partial guard collar to enter the pathway from either side.