US 12,226,049 B2
Barbecue (bar-b-que) grill and smoker
Jorge F. Sanchez, Midlothian, TX (US)
Filed by Jorge F. Sanchez, Midlothian, TX (US)
Filed on Jul. 21, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/935,183.
Application 16/935,183 is a continuation of application No. 15/953,403, filed on Apr. 14, 2018, granted, now 10,750,905.
Prior Publication US 2020/0345177 A1, Nov. 5, 2020
Int. Cl. A47J 37/07 (2006.01); A23B 4/052 (2006.01)
CPC A47J 37/0704 (2013.01) [A23B 4/0523 (2013.01); A47J 37/0786 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A grill apparatus, comprising:
an elongated base assembly, the elongated base assembly having a length, a width, and a depth, the elongated base assembly comprising:
a lid comprising a handle pivotally coupled to a base along the length of the elongated base assembly,
the base having a bottom, a first side portion, and a second side portion, and further having a hole that is adapted to accept an exhaust piping assembly;
the bottom of the base having a hole that substantially accommodate an elongated fire-box assembly,
the elongated firebox assembly coupled to the elongated base assembly, the elongated firebox assembly having a length sufficient to couple the elongated firebox assembly to the hole of the base without a gap there-between, wherein the elongated firebox assembly is coupled with the base and the lid and the elongated firebox assembly comprises:
a firebox having a first side portion and a second side portion, and
a first endcap assembly coupled to the first side portion, and a second endcap assembly coupled to the second side portion, wherein the firebox supports a charcoal grilling basket and coupled to the base without a gap therebetween, wherein an oxygen-rich ambient air is passed into the elongated firebox assembly through the second endcap assembly, and an oxygen-depleted hot air is passed out of the elongated firebox assembly via the first endcap assembly, wherein the oxygen-depleted hot air from the firebox circulates through the elongated base assembly, and leaves the elongated base assembly via the exhaust piping assembly;
a removable shield having a length dimension and a width dimension, a first side end and a second side end;
the removable shield for resting between the elongated base assembly and the elongated firebox assembly,
the removable shield being slightly larger than the hole in the base in at least one dimension, and shaped such that as the removable shield rests on the base above the hole in the base a gap is left such that heat and air flow from the firebox into the elongated base assembly; and
the charcoal grilling basket that removably resides inside of the firebox such that when charcoal is in the charcoal grilling basket, at least one air gap remains between an interior of the firebox and the charcoal grilling basket.