Portable grills including a base having supports for storing removable side tables

1 . A portable grill, comprising:

a cookbox;

a base coupled to the cookbox, the base configured to support the cookbox above an underlying surface onto which the base is to be placed, the base including:

a frame member having an exterior surface and an interior surface located opposite the exterior surface; and

a flange extending from the interior surface of the frame member, the flange including a retainer; and

a side table configured to be removably coupled to the base in a storage position, the side table to be located beneath the cookbox when the side table is coupled to the base in the storage position, the side table including a post, the post configured to be received in the retainer when the side table is coupled to the base in the storage position.

2 . The portable grill of claim 1 , wherein the retainer includes a protrusion configured to form a friction fit with the post when the side table is coupled to the base in the storage position.

3 . The portable grill of claim 1 , wherein the side table includes an upper surface and a lower surface located opposite the upper surface, the post extending downwardly from the lower surface.

4 . The portable grill of claim 3 , wherein the side table includes a front surface and a rear surface located opposite the rear surface, the post located proximate the front surface or the rear surface.

5 . The portable grill of claim 4 , wherein the side table includes an inner surface and an outer surface located opposite the inner surface, the post located approximately midway between the inner surface and the outer surface.

6 . The portable grill of claim 1 , wherein the flange is a lower flange, and wherein the base further includes an upper flange extending from the interior surface of the frame member, the upper flange located above and spaced apart from the lower flange.

7 . The portable grill of claim 6 , wherein an upper surface of the side table is located between the upper flange and the lower flange when the side table is coupled to the base in the storage position.

8 . The portable grill of claim 6 , wherein the upper flange has a curved shape.

9 . The portable grill of claim 1 , wherein the side table is further configured to be removably coupled to the base in a use position, the side table to be laterally offset from the cookbox when the side table is coupled to the base in the use position.

10 . The portable grill of claim 9 , wherein the base includes:

a side frame member having an outer surface and an inner surface located opposite the outer surface; and

a slot extending inwardly from the outer surface of the side frame member toward the inner surface of the side frame member.

11 . The portable grill of claim 10 , wherein the side table includes a tab configured to be received in the slot when the side table is coupled to the base in the use position.

12 . The portable grill of claim 9 , wherein the base includes:

a side frame member having an upper surface and a lower surface located opposite the upper surface; and

an alignment flange extending downwardly from the lower surface of the side frame member.

13 . The portable grill of claim 12 , wherein the side table includes a hook having a first hook member, a second hook member, and a brace, the second hook member being spaced apart from the first hook member by a gap, the brace extending between the first hook member and the second hook member.

14 . The portable grill of claim 13 , wherein the alignment flange is configured to be located within the gap when the side table is coupled to the base in the use position.

15 . The portable grill of claim 13 , wherein the alignment flange is configured to engage the brace when the side table is coupled to the base in the use position.

16 . A portable grill, comprising:

a cookbox;

a base coupled to the cookbox, the base configured to support the cookbox above an underlying surface onto which the base is to be placed, the base including:

a front frame member spaced apart from the cookbox; and

a rear frame member spaced apart from the cookbox and spaced apart from the front frame member, wherein the front frame member and the rear frame member each include an exterior surface that faces away from the cookbox and an interior surface that faces toward the cookbox, wherein the interior surface of the front frame member faces toward the interior surface of the rear frame member, wherein the front frame member and the rear frame member each further include an upper flange and a lower flange, wherein the upper flange and the lower flange of the front frame member are integrally formed with and respectively extend from the interior surface of the front frame member toward the interior surface of the rear frame member, wherein the upper flange and the lower flange of the rear frame member are integrally formed with and respectively extend from the interior surface of the rear frame member toward the interior surface of the front frame member, wherein each lower flange includes a retainer formed therein, and wherein each retainer includes a protrusion formed along an edge of the retainer; and

a side table configured to be removably coupled to the base in a storage position in which the side table is located beneath the cookbox with the side table extending between the front frame member and the rear frame member, wherein the side table includes a first post and a second post that respectively extend downwardly from a lower surface of the side table, wherein the first post is received by the retainer of the lower flange of the front frame member and retained therein via a friction fit formed relative to the first post by the protrusion of the retainer of the lower flange of the front frame member when the side table is coupled to the base in the storage position, and wherein the second post is received by the retainer of the lower flange of the rear frame member and retained therein via a friction fit formed relative to the second post by the protrusion of the retainer of the lower flange of the rear frame member when the side table is coupled to the base in the storage position.

17 . The portable grill of claim 16 , wherein the side table further includes a front surface, a rear surface, an inner surface, an outer surface, and an upper surface, the rear surface located opposite the front surface, the outer surface located opposite the inner surface, the lower surface located opposite the upper surface, wherein the first post of the side table is located proximate the front surface of the side table, and the second post of the side table is located proximate the rear surface of the side table.

18 . The portable grill of claim 17 , wherein the first post and the second post of the side table are respectively located approximately midway between the inner surface and the outer surface of the side table.

19 . The portable grill of claim 16 , wherein the side table further includes a front surface, a rear surface, an inner surface, an outer surface, and an upper surface, the rear surface located opposite the front surface, the outer surface located opposite the inner surface, the lower surface located opposite the upper surface, wherein the upper surface of the side table is located between the upper flange and the lower flange of the front frame member and between the upper flange and the lower flange of the rear frame member when the side table is coupled to the base in the storage position.

20 . The portable grill of claim 19 , wherein a lower edge of the front surface of the side table contacts the lower flange of the front frame member and a lower edge of the rear surface of the side table contacts the lower flange of the rear frame member when the side table is coupled to the base in the storage position.