Modular outdoor kitchen systems

Abstract

An outdoor kitchen and a kit for producing an outdoor kitchen including a number of rails, each having the same cross sectional dimensions. The end of each rail includes a number of aligned rivet holes spaced in a pattern on at least two sides of the ends of each rail. Connectors join the rails to form modules. Each connector includes a clamp end that can be secured across the width of a rail and a clip end that can be secured over the end of a rail. The clamp and clip ends each have a number of counter sunk rivet holes arranged on diagonals. The clamp and clip connectors allow the connectors to be secured over the end of one rail and secured across the width of a second rail, thereby attaching together two rails. The counter sunk holes allow simple rivet assembly having a flush surfaces for face and top mounting.

1 . A frame kit for outdoor unit comprising: 
 a plurality of rails, each rail having equal cross sectional dimensions and each having a rail rivet hole positioned in a regular pattern, at least some of which are proximate to each end of each frame member; and    a plurality of connectors that each secure together two or more rails, wherein each connector includes a clamp end and a clip end, and wherein at least two sides of said clamp end and two sides of said clip end include counter sunk, diagonally offset holes that mate with frame member rivet holes.    
   
   
       2 . The kit of  claim 1 , wherein said kit further includes corner braces.  
   
   
       3 . The kit of  claim 1 , wherein said kit includes multiple types of corner braces.  
   
   
       4 . The kit of  claim 2 , wherein said corner braces include holes on directly opposite tabs of said corner braces.  
   
   
       5 . The kit of  claim 2 , wherein said plurality of rails include bar counter rails.  
   
   
       6 . An outdoor unit comprising: 
 a plurality of rails, each rail have equal cross sectional dimensions and each having a rail rivet hole positioned in a regular pattern, proximate to each end of each rail;    a plurality of identical connectors that each secure together two rails, wherein each connector includes a clamp end and a clip end, and wherein at least two sides of said clamp end and two sides of said clip end include counter sunk, diagonally offset holes that mate with rail rivet holes wherein said clamp end of each connector is clamped across the width of a rail and said clip end is secured over one end of a rail; and    a plurality of rivets each secured through one connector counter sunk rivet hole and one rail rivet hole, wherein said rivets are secured through said counter sunk connector rivet hole such that said rivet is flush with a connector face surface.    
   
   
       7 . The device of  claim 6 , wherein a configuration of said unit includes a corner module.  
   
   
       8 . The device of  claim 6 , wherein a configuration of said unit includes a bar counter.  
   
   
       9 . The device of  claim 6 , wherein said unit also includes a plurality of corner braces affixed to a plurality of rails by rivets.