Patent ID: 8607776

Claim:
A barbecue comprising: a carrier element including a rear side having a recess formed therein, the recess including a bottom wall and a back wall; one or more tray panels positioned adjacent to the rear side of the carrier element; a receiving slot at least partially defined between the rear side of the carrier element and the one or more tray panels, the receiving slot being in communication with the recess; a grilling area being substantially horizontally orientated and being located at the top of the carrier element; a cover that can be positioned in a generally horizontal first position in which the grilling area is covered and in a generally vertical second position in which the grilling area is accessible and at least a portion of the cover passes through the receiving slot between the one or more tray panels and the rear side of the carrier element and is positioned in the recess; and means for moving the cover between the first position and the second position, the means for moving comprising a guiding element connected between the carrier element and the cover, the guiding element being pivotally connected to the carrier element such that the guiding element pivots about a fixed horizontal axis, and the cover being slidable relative to the guiding element, wherein the means for moving enables the cover to simultaneously pivot and slide relative to the fixed horizontal axis when the cover is moved between the first position and the second position.