Foot ball shaped grill

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kathrynn

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Okay...was told to come over here and share my Daughter's Senior Design Project.  She has graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Auburn University. They ALL have to do some sort of design project their senior year and build a prototype in order to graduate.  The group she was in got tasked by a Vendor to make a Football Shaped grill that is easy to take to tailgates and try to beat the BGE.

Here are the pics from her build.



This is not made out of Ceramics.  Its another new material that is heat proof and is not as fragile as the ceramic materials.  The idea for the grill grates is for each grill....to have grates made to look like a Team's football field...and have the Logo of the college in the middle as a brander for the meats.

They have filed for a patent....now this is Auburn that has filed.  The kids that worked on it...will have their names included in the patent if it does get to the actual making and selling of these grills.
 
Now that's cool!!!  KathrynN  you must be so proud of your little girl all grown up.  Will you please let us know if the patent goes through and if someone sells them.

Stan
 
Now that's cool!!!  KathrynN  you must be so proud of your little girl all grown up.  Will you please let us know if the patent goes through and if someone sells them.

Proud! Yes we are! Just need for her to get a job now. No luck yet! I sure will!

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Like it, where does it vent?
Jessica told them to put a vent in the top. The prototype doesn't have one...but the schematic and the cad drawing has one on the top.

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  Looks great! And yes, can the logos be entrchangable?
I think they designed the grates made into to it...for what ever college you want.

 
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Awesome! (Except the Auburn part :-P)
I know some don't agree..but I am a War Eagle girl from way back
 
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That is awesome!!

They could disguise the vent into the stitches on top and have it slide to open in use?
 
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