US 12,303,070 B2
Control device for an outdoor cooking assembly
Douglas J Mortenson, Alma Center, WI (US)
Filed by Douglas J Mortenson, Alma Center, WI (US)
Filed on Nov. 15, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/510,414.
Application 18/510,414 is a continuation of application No. 18/073,878, filed on Dec. 2, 2022, granted, now 11,849,883.
Application 18/073,878 is a continuation of application No. 17/476,815, filed on Sep. 16, 2021, granted, now 11,564,528, issued on Jan. 31, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0156302 A1, May 16, 2024
Int. Cl. A47J 37/07 (2006.01); A23L 5/10 (2016.01); A47J 33/00 (2006.01)
CPC A47J 37/0745 (2013.01) [A23L 5/15 (2016.08); A47J 33/00 (2013.01); A47J 37/0786 (2013.01); A47J 2037/0777 (2013.01); A47J 2037/0795 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A control system for use with an outdoor cooking apparatus, comprising:
a hub comprising a support mechanism interface configured for securing the hub to a support mechanism;
an axle housing extending through the hub between a lower end on a first side of the hub and an upper end on a second side of the hub;
a motor mounted on the upper end of the axle housing;
an axle operable by the motor and extending from the motor, through the axle housing and the hub to a free end emerging from the lower end of the axle housing; and
a support coupling arranged on the free end of the axle for suspending a food support below the axle housing.