Portable grill with fold out wheels

Abstract

A portable grill having fold out wheels. A separate handle may also be provided that folds out from the grill so that a user. may grasp the handle and pull the grill about on the wheels. The wheels may be moved from a first position in which they are stored underneath the grill to a second position in which they extend outward from the grill and are locked so that the grill may be transported with the wheels in this configuration. In an embodiment, when the wheels are in the second position, the wheels and an edge of the grill can support a grill at a tilted configuration so that a user may easily grasp the handle. In an embodiment, the handle extends upward and is located at a height so that it may be easily grasped by a user.

1 . A portable grill, comprising: 
 a firebox;    fold out legs connected to the firebox; and    fold out wheels connected to the firebox;    wherein the grill may be configured in a first position where fold out legs are extended to support the grill and the fold out wheels are stored underneath the grill to a second position in which the fold out legs are folded under the grill and the fold out legs extend outward from the grill and are locked so that the grill may be transported on the wheels.    
   
   
       2 . The portable grill of  claim 1 , wherein the fold out legs and the fold out wheels are connected to a base upon which the firebox is mounted.  
   
   
       3 . The portable grill of  claim 2 , wherein when the grill is in the second position, the wheels and an edge of the base are configured to support the grill at a tilted configuration.  
   
   
       4 . The portable grill of  claim 3 , further comprising a handle connected to the base for leading the grill on the fold out wheels.  
   
   
       5 . The portable grill of  claim 4 , wherein the handle is foldable under the base.  
   
   
       6 . The portable grill of  claim 4 , wherein the handle is received within the fold out legs when the fold out legs and the handle are folded under the base.  
   
   
       7 . The portable grill of  claim 2 , further comprising a locking mechanism for releasably locking the fold out wheels when in the second position.  
   
   
       8 . The portable grill of  claim 7 , wherein the locking mechanism is configured to releasable lock the fold out wheels when in the first position.  
   
   
       9 . The portable grill of  claim 8 , wherein the locking mechanism comprises a spring biased latch that biases a protrusion into a separate notch when in each of the first and second positions.  
   
   
       10 . The portable grill of  claim 7 , wherein the locking mechanism comprises a spring biased latch that biases a protrusion into a notch when in the first position.  
   
   
       11 . The portable grill of  claim 2 , further comprising a latching mechanism for releasably attaching the firebox and the base.  
   
   
       12 . The portable grill of  claim 11 , further comprising a handle connected to the firebox, and wherein the latching mechanism is configured and arranged so that a user may simultaneously actuate the latching mechanism and grasp the handle.  
   
   
       13 . The portable grill of  claim 12 , further comprising a second handle connected to the firebox, and a second latching mechanism for releasably attaching the firebox and the base, and wherein each latching mechanism is configured and arranged so that a user may simultaneously actuate. an adjacent latching mechanism and grasp the handle.  
   
   
       14 . The portable grill of  claim 1 , wherein when the grill is in the second position, the wheels and an edge of the grill are configured to support the grill at a tilted configuration.  
   
   
       15 . The portable grill of  claim 1 , further comprising a handle connected to the firebox for leading the grill on the fold out wheels.  
   
   
       16 . The portable grill of  claim 15 , wherein the handle is foldable under the firebox.  
   
   
       17 . The portable grill of  claim 16 , wherein the handle is received-within the fold out legs when the fold out legs and the handle are folded under the firebox.  
   
   
       18 . The portable grill of  claim 1 , further comprising a locking mechanism for releasably locking the fold out wheels when in the second position.  
   
   
       19 . The portable grill of  claim 18 , wherein the locking mechanism is configured to releasable lock the fold out wheels when in the first position.  
   
   
       20 . The portable grill of  claim 19 , wherein the locking mechanism comprises a spring biased latch that biases a protrusion into a separate notch when in each of the first and second positions.  
   
   
       21 . The portable grill of  claim 20 , wherein the locking mechanism comprises a spring biased latch that biases a protrusion into a notch when in the first position.  
   
   
       22 . A portable grill, comprising: 
 a firebox;    a base; and    a latching mechanism for releasably attaching the firebox and the base.    
   
   
       23 . The portable grill of  claim 22 , further comprising a handle connected to the firebox, and wherein the latching mechanism is configured and arranged so that a user may simultaneously actuate the latching mechanism and grasp the handle.  
   
   
       24 . The portable grill of  claim 23 , further comprising a second handle connected to the firebox, and a second latching mechanism for releasably attaching the firebox and the base, and wherein each latching mechanism is configured and arranged so that a user may simultaneously actuate an adjacent latching mechanism and grasp the handle.