Support with locking device for a barbecue grill cover

Abstract

A support with a locking device for a barbecue grill cover has an upright base plate, a horizontal adjusting plate and a locking plate. The base plate has a channel defined in a lower end thereof and multiple parallel slots defined transversely in an upper end thereof. The adjusting plate has a slit defined transversely in a middle portion thereof. The base plate is inserted into the slit. A first wing of the locking plate is inserted into a slot so that the adjusting plate is securely connected to the base plate. The support with a locking device is mounted at a front end of a barbecue grill and a cover is leaned against the support so that the cover can be positioned at a desired height.

1 . A support with a locking device for a barbecue grill cover comprising: 
 an upright base plate having 
 a channel defined at a lower end thereof and facing downward and having two open ends,  
 multiple parallel slots defined transversely in an upper end thereof;  
   a horizontal adjusting plate having 
 a slit defined transversely in a middle portion thereof wherein the base plate is inserted into the slit, and  
 a handle mounted at a first end and extending out thereof; and  
   a locking plate pivotally mounted on the adjusting plate and between the slit and the handle and having 
 a V-shaped cross section forming a first wing and a second wing,  
 a bent locking tab formed at a free end of the first wing adjacent to the slit, and  
 a bent thumb tab formed at a free end of the second wing adjacent to the handle; and  
   a spring mounted between the adjusting plate and the locking plate.    
   
   
       2 . The support with a locking device for a barbecue grill cover as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein two ears are respectively formed in two sides of the adjusting plate and extend upward, two through holes are defined respectively in the ears, a pin is inserted into through holes in the ears over the locking plate whereby the locking plate is mounted pivotally on the adjusting plate.  
   
   
       3 . The support with a locking device for a barbecue grill cover as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein a bracket is mounted at the lower end of the base plate forming a channel between the lower end of base plate and the bracket.  
   
   
       4 . The support with a locking device for a barbecue grill cover as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the spring is mounted between the second wing and the adjusting plate.  
   
   
       5 . The support with a locking device for a barbecue grill cover as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein an up-turned end is formed at a free end of the adjusting plate.