Accessory grill converter

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS(S) Referring now to the drawings, and more particularly to FIG.
1, cartridge 20 is shown inside lid 10 of a conventional outdoor barbecue cooker 12.
Barbecue cooker 12 has conventional lid handle 14, support 16 and cooking grid 18.
Cartridge 20 includes side walls 22, back wall 25, front wall 27, floor 24 and heat shield 26 which serves as a roof to cartridge 20.
Inside cartridge 20 are seen longitudinal foraminous wall 28 separating heat element 30 from heat elements 32 and 34.
Beneath heat elements 30, 32 and 34, resting on floor 24, are shown heat transferring bricks 38.
In operation, cartridge 20, suspended in lid 10 by hook assemblies 36, provides heat for cooking through heat elements 30, 32 and 34.
Heat transferring bricks 38 spread the heat over cooking grid 18 on which food has been placed.
When the lid is closed as in FIG.
1, food would be cooking.
Grease and liquids from the cooking food would drop downward through cooking grid 18, but not onto the heat element as in conventional cookers.
Thus, the problem of flare-ups caused by grease burning when it falls on the flame is eliminated.
Also shown in FIG.
1 in addition to hook assemblies 36 (shown in greater detail in FIG.
4) are positioning ratchet 40 also shown in better detail in FIG.
5.
Now referring to FIG.
2, an exploded view of cartridge 20 and its components is seen.
Heat shield 26 is seen having openings 58.
Openings 58 serve to release heat and also allow for expansion of heat shield 26 during operation.
Peaks 62 of the undulations of heat shield 26 provide a raised cover for heating elements 30, 32 and 34.
Placement of heating elements 32 and 34 towards the front of the cartridge is shown in this Figure.
Placement of a separately operated heating element 30 on the rear of the cartridge allows heating element 30 to be used as a "warmer".
Greater heat is supplied for broiling by employing heating elements 32 and 34 in the front as well as heating element 30 in the back