US 12,232,504 B2
Smoking article and method
Robert Luther, Chester, CT (US); Michael Luther, Chester, CT (US); and Arnold Tang, Aloha, OR (US)
Filed by Robert Luther, Chester, CT (US); Michael Luther, Chester, CT (US); and Arnold Tang, Aloha, OR (US)
Filed on Nov. 23, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/101,236.
Application 17/101,236 is a continuation of application No. 14/445,656, filed on Jul. 29, 2014, granted, now 10,842,161.
Prior Publication US 2021/0186039 A1, Jun. 24, 2021
Int. Cl. A47J 37/07 (2006.01); A23B 4/052 (2006.01); F23Q 7/02 (2006.01); F23Q 13/00 (2006.01)
CPC A23B 4/0523 (2013.01) [A47J 37/0736 (2013.01); A47J 37/079 (2013.01); F23Q 7/02 (2013.01); F23Q 13/00 (2013.01); A47J 37/0731 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A meat smoker/cooker device, comprising:
a smoking/cooking chamber, wherein the smoking/cooking chamber includes a chamber structure which defines a chamber cavity and a chamber opening communicated with the chamber cavity;
a fuel chamber, wherein the fuel chamber includes a fuel chamber structure which includes a fuel chamber sidewall that defines a fuel chamber cavity, wherein the fuel chamber sidewall includes a first mounting hole, a second mounting hole and a sidewall slot having vertical and horizontal portions communicated with the chamber cavity;
a fuel container having a container rim and a fuel support structure, wherein the fuel container is located within the chamber cavity proximate a bottom portion of the chamber cavity; and
an ignition article having an ignition article mounting structure and a heating element, wherein the heating element is located within the fuel chamber cavity and wherein the ignition article is movably associated with the fuel chamber and wherein the ignition article mounting structure is configured to mountingly engage with the first mounting hole and the second mounting hole, wherein the ignition article is configurable between a first configuration and a second configuration, wherein when in the first configuration, the heating element is located proximate the container rim and wherein when in the second configuration, the heating element is located remotely from the container rim, wherein the horizontal portions are configured to allow the ignition article to be inserted and removed from the chamber cavity.