| CPC A47J 37/0763 (2013.01) [A23B 4/052 (2013.01); A47J 37/0736 (2013.01); A23B 4/0523 (2013.01); A47J 37/0629 (2013.01); A47J 37/0664 (2013.01); A47J 37/0709 (2013.01); A47J 37/0713 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
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1. A portable combination grill and smoker device comprising:
a base;
a plurality of wheels, said plurality of wheels being coupled to said base, said plurality of wheels being configured for movably positioning said base on a support surface;
a grill compartment, said grill compartment coupled to said base, said grill compartment having a perimeter wall, said perimeter wall having a grill ledge extending along an inner surface of said perimeter wall, said grill compartment having a grill lid, said grill lid being movable between a closed position of said grill lid and an open position of said grill lid;
a grill grating, said grill grating being positionable on said grill ledge, said grill grating having a top side, said top side being positioned horizontally when said grill grating is positioned on said grill ledge, said grill grating being configured for supporting a first quantity of food on said top side of said grill grating, said grill grating having a bottom side opposite said top side of said grill grating;
a smoker cabinet, said smoker cabinet being coupled to and extending laterally from said grill compartment, said smoker cabinet being in environmental communication with said grill compartment, said smoker cabinet having a smoker door, said smoker door being movable between a closed position of said smoker door and an open position of said smoker door, said smoker cabinet having a smoker ledge extending along an inner surface of a cabinet wall of said smoker cabinet;
a smoker grating, said smoker grating being positionable on said smoker ledge, said smoker grating having a top surface, said top surface of said smoker grating being positioned horizontally when said smoker grating is positioned on said smoker ledge, said smoker grating being configured for supporting a second quantity of food;
a smoke stack, said smoke stack coupled to said smoker cabinet and extending away from said base, said smoke stack being in environmental communication with said smoker cabinet, said smoke stack being configured for releasing a flow of smoke through a smoke stack outlet end of said smoke stack;
a wood chip box, said wood chip box being coupled to said grill compartment opposite said smoker cabinet, said wood chip box being in environmental communication with said grill compartment, said wood chip box having a wood chip box door, said wood chip box door being movable between a closed position of said wood chip box door and an open position of said wood chip box door;
a vent hole, said vent hole extending through a boundary portion of said wood chip box, said wood chip box being in environmental communication with an exterior atmosphere through said vent hole;
a vent door, said vent door coupled to said wood chip box, said vent door being movable between a closed position of said vent door and an open position of said vent door to close and open said vent hole respectively, said vent door and said vent hole cooperating to define an aperture, said vent door being positionable to adjust a size of said aperture, said aperture being configured to receive a flow of air and regulate a rate of the flow of air based on said size of said aperture;
a hitch mount, said hitch mount coupled to said base, said hitch mount being configured to be couplable to a hitch receiver;
an electric heating element, said electric heating element being couplable to said inner surface of said perimeter wall of said grill compartment proximate said bottom side of said grill grating, said electric heating element being configured for converting a flow of electrical power from an electrical power source into a flow of heat; and
a gas burner, said gas burner being couplable to said inner surface of said perimeter wall of said grill compartment, said gas burner being configured to receive a flow of gas from a gas tank, said gas burner having a plurality of exit holes facing said bottom side of said grill grating, said plurality of exit holes being configured for releasing the flow of gas.
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