US 7,320,278 B2
Convection based cooking apparatus with improved draft chimney
Jimmy A. Sikes, Vidalia, Ga. (US)
Assigned to Sikes Cookers and Grills, Inc., Vidalia, Ga. (US)
Filed on Sep. 22, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/947,117.
Application 09/329690 is a division of application No. 09/083416, filed on May 22, 1998, granted, now 6,038,964, filed on Mar. 21, 2000.
Application 10/947117 is a continuation of application No. 09/677164, filed on Oct. 02, 2000, granted, now 6,813,995, filed on Nov. 09, 2004.
Application 09/677164 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/329690, filed on Jun. 10, 1999, granted, now 6,143,341, filed on Nov. 07, 2000.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/061042, filed on Sep. 26, 1997.
Prior Publication US 2005/0098167 A1, May 12, 2005
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A47J 37/07 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 99—447  [99/450; 99/473; 99/474; 99/481] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
8. A cooking apparatus comprising:
a cabinet having surfaces that define a cabinet interior;
a reservoir for holding a liquid material;
a heating chamber located within the cabinet interior and including an air inlet;
an indirect cooking chamber located within the cabinet interior and having a substantially horizontal displacement from the heating chamber and including at least three vertically oriented surfaces;
a multi-walled baffle positioned between the heating chamber and cooking chamber wherein at least one wall of the multi-walled baffle is integral with the reservoir;
an air outlet defined by at least one surface of the indirect cooking chamber; and
an air flow path from the air inlet to the air outlet that passes through the indirect cooking chamber.