Apparatus and method for grill

Abstract

Disclosed is an outdoor cooking apparatus including a grill having a lower portion and an upper portion. The upper portion of the grill has a metal curved top surface, and is hinged to the lower portion of the grill. The lower portion of the grill is releasably mounted to a support frame, which is in turn releasably mounted to the rearward portion of a vehicle. A metal cover, which contains printed indicia thereon, releasably mounts to the upper portion of the grill. The printed indicia cover overlies the top surface of the upper portion of the grill, and is substantially parallel to the top surface of the upper portion of the grill.

1 . An outdoor cooking apparatus, comprising: 
 a grill lower portion;    a grill upper portion hinged to the grill lower portion, the grill upper portion having a metal curved top surface;    a support frame for releasable mounting to and rearward from a vehicle, the grill lower portion being releasably mounted to the support frame; and    a printed indicia metal cover releasably mounted to the grill upper portion, the printed indicia cover overlying the top surface of the grill upper portion and being substantially parallel to the top surface of the grill upper portion, the printed indicia cover containing printing thereon.    
   
   
       2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a retainer lip on the grill upper portion adjacent an edge of the grill upper portion, and a hook member on the printed indicia metal cover that engages the retainer lip.  
   
   
       3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a fastener that secures the printed indicia metal cover to the grill upper portion adjacent an edge of the grill upper portion.  
   
   
       4 . A cooking apparatus, comprising: 
 a grill for cooking a food element;    a set of leg segments mounted on and extending downward below the grill;    a set of legs releasably connected to the leg segments for supporting the grill when the legs are attached to the leg segments and when the grill is detached from a vehicle; and    a support frame for releasable mounting to and rearward from a vehicle, the grill being releasably mounted to the support frame, the support frame supporting the grill when the grill is attached to the vehicle and when the legs are detached from the leg segments.    
   
   
       5 . The apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the grill comprises: 
 a grill lower portion;    a grill cover hingeably connected to the grill lower portion, the grill cover having a metal curved top surface; and    a printed indicia metal cover mounted on and overlying the top surface of the grill cover.    
   
   
       6 . The apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein each leg segment extends downward and at an angle from the vertical.  
   
   
       7 . The apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein each leg extends downward from each leg segment and at an angle from the vertical.  
   
   
       8 . The apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the support frame comprises a horizontal brace and an upright post onto which the grill is mounted.  
   
   
       9 . The apparatus of  claim 4 , further comprising a perforated tray mounted to the support frame forward of the grill.  
   
   
       10 . The apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the support frame comprises: 
 a substantially horizontal brace with a forward end for mounting to the vehicle;    an upright post onto which the grill is mounted; and    an extension brace that selectively mounts to the substantially horizontal brace in alignment with the substantially horizontal brace for extending the grill from the vehicle.    
   
   
       11 . The apparatus of  claim 4 , further comprising a post and a receptacle on a lower portion of the grill for mounting to the support frame.  
   
   
       12 . The apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the leg supports comprise a pair of tubular members, each of the tubular members being on a side of the grill, and each of the tubular members having a pair of downward facing members joined by a substantially horizontal member.  
   
   
       13 . A cooking apparatus, comprising: 
 a grill lower portion;    a grill upper portion hinged to the grill lower portion, the grill upper portion having a metal curved top surface;    a printed indicia metal cover releasably mounted to the grill upper portion, the printed indicia cover overlying the top surface of the grill upper portion and being substantially parallel to the top surface of the grill upper portion, the printed indicia cover containing printing thereon;    a retainer lip on the grill upper portion adjacent an edge of the grill upper portion, and a hook member on the printed indicia metal cover that engages the retainer lip;    a fastener that secures the printed indicia metal cover to the grill upper portion adjacent an edge of the grill upper portion;    a set of leg segments mounted on the grill lower portion and extending downward below the grill lower portion;    a set of legs releasably connected to the leg segments for supporting the grill lower portion when the legs are attached to the leg segments and when the grill lower portion is detached from the vehicle; and    a support frame for releasable mounting to and rearward from a vehicle, the grill being releasably mounted to the support frame, the support frame supporting the grill when the grill is attached to the vehicle and when the legs are detached from the leg segments.