US Patent 10314434 Foot-operated grill cover lifting apparatus

A foot-operated grill cover lifting apparatus including a rectangular hollow base unit, a slot vertically disposed on a front side of the base unit, and an aperture disposed on a top side of the base unit. A lever rod has a top end attached to a left side of a cover of a grill and a bottom end disposed through the aperture. A coupling lever arm is disposed within the base unit, with the coupling lever arm having a front end and a back end rotatably attached to the bottom end of the lever rod. A spring-loaded foot pedal has a front foot portion and a rearwardly extended support rod disposed through the slot and rotatably attached to the front end of the coupling lever arm.