Grill

Abstract

A grill, such as a gas-fired grill, can employ a light assembly for illuminating a cooking area and/or a fuel gage that can be more readily and accurately read to determine an amount of fuel in a fuel tank. The light assembly includes a light source, which is mounted to an upper one of two discrete lids. The light source can be selectively illuminated via a switch. The switch may be coupled to a handle that is employed to open and close the second lid. The handle can be coupled to a side of the lid so as to position the switch in a location that can be relatively cool. The fuel gage can employ a pivoting platform, the motion of which may be employed to determine an amount of fuel in the fuel tank.

1 . A gas-fired grill comprising: 
 a housing;    a fuel gage having a platform, a spring, and an arm member, the platform being pivotally coupled to the housing, the spring biasing the platform in a first rotational direction, the arm member being rotatably coupled to the housing at a pivot point, the arm member rotating about the pivot point in response to rotation of the platform relative to the housing, the arm member including an indicator; and    a fuel tank for holding a combustible fuel, the fuel tank resting on the platform;    wherein the platform rotates relative to the housing in response to consumption of the combustible fuel from the fuel tank.    
   
   
       2 . A gas-fired grill comprising: 
 a housing;    a fuel tank; and    a fuel gage having a platform, a spring, a switch array, a switch actuator and a display, the platform being pivotally coupled to the housing, the fuel tank resting on the platform, the spring biasing the platform in a first rotational direction, the switch array being coupled to one of the housing and the platform and including a plurality of discrete switches that provide corresponding signals to the display, the switch actuator being coupled to the other one of the housing and the platform and being configured to progressively operate the switches of the switch array in response to rotational movement of the platform, the display providing a visual indication of an amount of fuel in the fuel tank.    
   
   
       3 . A grill comprising: 
 a housing defining a first chamber and a second chamber that is disposed above the first chamber;    a first lid that is pivotally coupled to the housing, the first lid being moveable between a first position, which closes the first chamber to inhibit access thereto, and a second position, which at least partially clears the first chamber to permit access thereto;    a second lid that is pivotally coupled to the housing, the second lid being moveable between a first position, which closes the second chamber to inhibit access thereto, and a second position, which at least partially clears the second chamber to permit access thereto, the second lid having a sidewall that is generally transverse to an axis about which the second lid pivots;    a handle assembly coupled to second lid, the handle assembly including a handle, a wire harness, a light source and a switch, the handle being coupled to the sidewall and extending away from the first chamber, the wire harness being adapted to electrically couple the light source to the switch and a source of electrical power, the light source being coupled to a second lid, the switch being configured to selectively couple the light source to the source of electrical power;    wherein light generated by the light source illuminates the first chamber when the first lid is positioned in the open position.