Invention Name: Ash Drain TM – A Charcoal Grill Necessity

Description:

The ash/water slurry runs through a filter tray (which sifts out any larger unburned coals) and is then discharged though a conduit that leads away from the barbecue area. The slurry, which is essentially carbon, can be discharged onto the lawn or garden area where it fertilizes, the garden. This procedure is done when the ashes are dead so that all of the ashes can be eliminated and no problem with steam damaging the porcelain finish of the grill is created.

Using the Ash Drain keeps the grill clean and eliminates all of the ashes easily and efficiently in less than one minute. It is attractive, and functional.

My prototypes are fabricated from copper. I believe that the ash drain could be mass produced in aluminum or heat resistant plastic. The ash drain can be made “grill specific”, or in a “universal” design that fits would fit different size grills. My patent application covers other methods of attachment, including a means of suspending the ash drain below a grill with straps that connect onto the bowl of the grill.