Patent ID: 7575002

Claim:
A barbecue cooking apparatus with ash bin and chimney device, said apparatus and device comprising: a firebowl having an open topside and a bottomside, said bottomside comprising at least one aperture; a base being attached to the bottomside of said firebowl, said base comprises an internal cavity, said aperture of said bottomside of said firebowl leading to said internal cavity of said base; and an ash bin and chimney device comprising an open topside and at least one side wall forming a device cavity, said device designed to fit within said internal cavity of said base, said aperture of said firebowl being situated above said open topside of said device when said device is situated within said internal cavity of said base, said device further comprising at least one screen and a movable flap situated within said device cavity, said flap further comprises a leg, said leg being in an extended position when said flap is in a generally perpendicular position relative to said screen during a chimney function, said leg being in a folded position when said flag is in a generally parallel position relative to said screen, said leg in its extended position prevents said device from being inserted within said internal cavity of said base.