US 12,318,039 B2
Adjustable warming racks for cookboxes of grills
Douglas W. Masek, Palatine, IL (US); James Keclik, McHenry, IL (US); Michael A. Graef, Aurora, IL (US); Brian Mathews, Sycamore, IL (US); Nathan Mellas, Lenoir City, TN (US); and Nicholas M. Nanos, Jr., Crystal Lake, IL (US)
Filed by Weber-Stephen Products LLC, Palatine, IL (US)
Filed on May 23, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/672,700.
Application 18/672,700 is a continuation of application No. 17/472,271, filed on Sep. 10, 2021, granted, now 12,029,349.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/203,923, filed on Aug. 4, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/120,535, filed on Dec. 2, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0306851 A1, Sep. 19, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A47J 37/07 (2006.01)
CPC A47J 37/0786 (2013.01) [A47J 2037/0795 (2013.01)] 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A warming rack configured to be coupled to a cookbox of a grill, the warming rack comprising:
a first rack configured to be coupled to the cookbox, the first rack including a front support rod, a rear support rod, a right support rod, a left support rod, and a plurality of crosswise rods, the rear support rod spaced apart from the front support rod, the right support rod extending between the front support rod and the rear support rod, the right support rod forming a first retention loop, the left support rod spaced apart from the right support rod and extending between the front support rod and the rear support rod, the left support rod forming a second retention loop, respective ones of the crosswise rods of the first rack extending between the front support rod and the rear support rod; and
a second rack coupled to the first rack, the second rack including a first support rod, a second support rod, and a plurality of crosswise rods, the second support rod spaced apart from the first support rod, the second support rod including a first end portion extending through and retained by the first retention loop and a second end portion extending through and retained by the second retention loop, respective ones of the crosswise rods of the second rack extending between the first support rod and the second support rod, the second rack movable relative to the first rack to transition the warming rack between an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration, the second rack positioned forward of the first rack when the warming rack is in the expanded configuration and positioned in a horizontal orientation, the second rack positioned over the first rack when the warming rack is in the collapsed configuration and positioned in the horizontal orientation.