Retractable device to hold a knife block on a barbecue grill

Abstract

A retracting device to hold a knife block on a barbecue grill has a telescopic rail, a bracket and a cylinder. The barbecue grill has a base, a grill and two wing shelves. The telescopic rail is mounted on the base. The cylinder is secured to the base, and a retractable rod extends from the cylinder. The bracket is attached to the telescopic rail and the bracket and corresponds to a through hole defined in one of the wing shelves. Accordingly, a knife block on the bracket can be lifted to a position where the knives are exposed from the through hole in the wing shelf. The knife block can also be retracted to a position where the knife block with the knives is located below the wing shelf to keep anyone from touching the knives when the knives are not in use.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A retractable device to hold a knife block on a barbecue grill that has a base and two wing shelves respectively mounted on opposite sides of the base, wherein a through hole is defined in one wing plates, the retracting device comprising: 
 a telescopic rail adapted to be mounted on the base of the barbecue grill;    a bracket mounted on the telescopic rail and adapted to correspond to the through hole in the wing shelf of the barbecue grill; and    a cylinder with an retractable rod connected to the bracket and adapted to be attached to the base.    
     
     
         2 . The retractable device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the telescopic rail has a stationary track adapted to be securely attached to the base and a sliding element slidably mounted in the stationary track and connected to the bracket.