Thanks again for the compliments! Jeff, whatever the original was meant to be it was a bad design. It's some sort of two metal hook thing. I only have one hook and was thinking of making a copy when I realized it was a lousy design. As far as my design scratching the lid it's unlikely. The weber one definitly would though. Mine is smooth and has a curve that helps it seat well when it's tilted back. It sits very comfortable in that position without any possiblility of falling. You can also just hook it right on like I show in the picture to get it completely out of the way. I like that I can easily move it just to turn the food and then set it right back on wih ease. It also doubles as a utensil hook.