US 12,130,017 B1
Multi-purpose grill system
William Dwight Lewis, Clarksville, TN (US)
Filed by William Dwight Lewis, Clarksville, TN (US)
Filed on Dec. 20, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/556,321.
Application 17/556,321 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/086,359, filed on Oct. 31, 2020, abandoned.
Int. Cl. F24B 1/00 (2006.01); F24B 5/02 (2006.01); F24B 13/00 (2006.01); F24B 13/02 (2006.01)
CPC F24B 1/003 (2013.01) [F24B 13/002 (2013.01); F24B 13/02 (2013.01); F24B 5/021 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A multi-purpose grill comprising:
a housing comprising at least one housing sidewall defining a housing interior, a housing top, a housing bottom, a housing height extending from the housing top to the housing bottom, a housing width perpendicular to the housing height, and a housing length perpendicular to the housing width and housing height, the at least one housing sidewall comprising a firebox door and a firebox opening leading to the housing interior, the firebox door configured to pivot between an open position in which the door does not cover the firebox opening and a closed position in which the firebox door covers the firebox opening, wherein the housing interior is at least partially hollow;
a pan located in the housing interior, the pan comprising a pan bottom wall located below the housing top and at least one pan sidewall extending upward from the pan bottom wall;
a cooking grate located above the pan, the cooking grate extending across the housing width and the housing length; and
a removable lid located above the cooking grate and forming the housing top, the removable lid comprising at least one vent,
wherein the pan is located entirely above the firebox door,
wherein the housing further comprises a bottom wall forming a bottom of the housing interior,
wherein the at least one housing sidewall further comprises a first set of design holes arranged in a pattern,
wherein the housing interior further comprises a first removable sleeve resting on the housing bottom wall and covering the first set of design holes, the first removable sleeve abutting the at least one housing sidewall and attached to the at least one housing sidewall by a first sleeve fastener,
and further wherein, when the first removable sleeve is removed, the first set of design holes are configured to allow a viewer on the outside of the housing to view a fire in the housing interior and are further configured to allow heat from the fire to escape the housing interior and heat the viewer.