Food cooking grill

Claim 2

A portable cooking grill comprising a means forming a hollow rectangular casing having an open top and bottom, the upper edge of said casing terminating in an integral frame having a substantially planar upper surface, a planar foraminated cooking grill plate with the margin thereof removably gravity retained in said frame parallel therewith and a predetermined distance below said surface, said grill plate positioned in said frame providing a longitudinal open slot of predetermined width from the rear edge thereof and one inner edge of said frame, a rectangular drip pan of predetermined depth having substantially planar flanges extending from the sides and front thereof and normally supported by opposite said side flanges under said grill plate by opposite transverse ledge projections extending inward a predetermined distance from the inner side of each end of said casing for slidable removal through a clearance opening in the front side of said casing, a planar skillet plate removably gravity retained on said grill plate within said frame and having a handle means secured to a central extensIon thereof projecting from said front side of said casing, said skillet plate adapted to be raised from the grill plate and the rear margin thereof inserted in said slot with the upper marginal side thereof bearing against the under corner of said frame and the lower marginal side bearing against the upper rear corner of said grill plate for holding said skillet plate at a predetermined angle with respect to said grill plate, a source of heat under said grill plate for heating the latter and the skillet plate whereby food placed on said grill plate will be rapidly cooked and the drippings therefrom descend into said drip pan when said skillet plate is manually moved to gravitate thereupon.

Claim 3

The construction recited in claim 1 including a stop projection positioned on the upper side of each of said transverse ledge projections whereby said skillet plate may be manually raised to gravitate through said slot with the lower edge thereof in contact with each said opposite ledge projection and tilted against said stop for holding said skillet plate in its idle position.

Claim 4

The construction recited in claim 1 wherein the top surface skillet plate may be used for cooking certain foods when positioned on said grill plate and heated by conduction and transmission of heat by said grill plate.

Claim 5

A portable cooking grill comprising a means forming a hollow rectangular casing having an open top and bottom, the upper edge of said casing terminating in a gravity retained top frame having a substantially planar upper surface, said casing having an upper outward transverse offset of uniform width forming a ledge around the inner periphery of said casing a predetermined distance from the said surface of the said frame, a planar foraminated cooking grill plate with the margin thereof removably gravity retained in said frame with the upper surface thereof substantially coplanar and symmetrically positioned with respect to said upper surface of said frame, said grill plate positioned in said frame for providing a longitudinal open slot of predetermined width from the rear edge thereof and one inner edge of said frame, a receptacle of predetermined depth having substantially planar flanges extending from the sides and front thereof and normally support by opposite said side flanges under said grill plate by opposite transverse ledge projections extending inward a predetermined distance from the inner side of each end of said casing for slidable removal through a clearance opening in the front side of said casing, a planar skillet plate removably gravity retained on said grill plate within said frame and having a handle means secured to a central extension thereof projecting from said front side of said casing, said casing having a tubular entry for receiving an electric power plug receptacle integral with one end of said casing, an electric heater assembly retained under said grill plate by said ledge and having the electric terminals thereof projecting into said entry whereby said electric power cord terminating in a plug receptacle will engage said terminals when moved into said entry and energize said heating element for heating said grill plate and said skillet plate and whereby food placed on said grill plate and said skillet plate placed in gravity contact therewith will be rapidly cooked and removed by first manually raising said skillet plate and the rear edge thereof permitted to descend through said slot and rest upon said ledge for holding said skillet plate at a second predetermined angle with respect to said grill plate.

Claim 6

A portable cooking grill comprising a means forming a hollow rectangular casing having an open top and bottom, the upper edge of said casing terminating in a gravity retained top frame having a substantially planar upper surface, said casing having an upper outward transverse offset of uniform width forming a ledge around the inner periphery of said casing a predetermined distance from the said surface of the said frame, a planar foraminated cooking grill plate with the margin thereof removably gravity retained in said frame with the upper surface thereof substantially coplanar and symmetrically positioned with respect to said upper surface of said frame, said grill plate positioned in said frame for providing a longitudinal open slot of predetermined width from the rear edge thereof and one inner edge of said frame, a receptacle of predetermined depth having substantially planar flanges extending from the sides and front thereof and normally support by opposite said side flanges under said grill plate by opposite transverse ledge projections extending inward a predetermined distance from the inner side of each end of said casing for slidable removal through a clearance opening in the front side of said casing, a planar skillet plate removably gravity retained on said grill plate within said frame and having a handle means secured to a central extension thereof projecting from said front side of said casing, said casing having a tubular entry for receiving an electric power plug receptacle integral with one end of said casing, an electric heater assembly retained under said grill plate by said ledge and having the electric terminals thereof projecting into said entry whereby said electric power cord terminating in a plug receptacle will engage said terminals when moved into said entry and energize said heating element for heating said grill plate and said skillet plate and whereby food placed on said grill plate and said skillet plate placed in gravity contact therewith will be rapidly cooked and removed by first manually raising said skillet plate and the rear edge thereof permitted to descend through said slot and rest upon said ledge for holding said skillet plate at a second predetermined angle with respect to said grill plate.

Claim 7

The construction recited in claim 4 wherein the single skillet plate is replaced by two adjacent plates with corresponding like said handles whereby the cooking of food may be selectively conducted on the grill plate or upon the top surface of the skillet plate.

Claim 8

The construction recited in claim 4 including a metal receptacle slidably supported on said ledge projections at opposite ends thereof aNd normally positioned under said grill plate for retaining combustible solid fuel for heating said grill plate and said skillet plate when said electric heater assembly is removed.