Patent ID: 7984709

Claim:
A vent control for an outdoor grill having a lower section with an air inlet aperture, the lower section capable of receiving a heat source, and an upper cover section with an air outlet aperture, the vent control comprising: a panel located adjacent an inner surface of at least one of said lower or upper sections of the outdoor grill, said panel movable relative to a respective one of either said air inlet or outlet apertures, with said panel selectively positionable so that it may control the amount of air that flows through said respective air inlet or outlet apertures by covering or uncovering the inlet or outlet aperture; and an actuator, said actuator movably attached to the respective one of either said lower or upper sections of the outdoor grill, said actuator having a rotatable shaft with a first end and a second end, with the first end extending outwardly away from an outer surface of the respective lower or upper sections of the outdoor grill, and with the second end extending inwardly away from the inner surface of the respective lower or upper sections of the outdoor grill, said second end of said actuator configured and arranged to engage and move said panel so that it may cover or uncover the inlet or outlet aperture.