Grill Tool Holder
A grill ( 20 ) has at least one grilling surface ( 32 ). A grease collection channel ( 42 ) is along at least one side of the grilling surface and has a sidewall ( 52 ) with an upper edge ( 70 ). A tool holder ( 80;300 ) is mounted to the sidewall and has at least one tool-holding compartment ( 82 ). The tool holder has at least one drainage port ( 134 ) positioned to drain the at least one tool-holding compartment into the grease collection channel ( 42 ).
1 . A grill ( 20 ) comprising:
at least one grilling surface ( 32 );
a grease collection channel ( 42 ) along at least one side of the grilling surface and having a sidewall ( 52 ) with an upper edge ( 70 ); and
a tool holder ( 80 ; 300 ) mounted to the sidewall and having:
at least one tool-holding compartment ( 82 ) having an outboard wall extending above and outboard of the sidewall upper edge; and
at least one drainage port ( 134 ) positioned to drain the at least one tool-holding compartment into the grease collection channel ( 42 ).
2 . The grill of claim 1 further comprising:
at least one said tool ( 84 , 86 , 88 ) carried by the tool holder with a portion of the tool in the tool-holding compartment.
3 . The grill of claim 1 wherein:
the grease collection channel is formed by a removable grease collection tray.
4 . The grill of claim 1 wherein:
the tool holder straddles the upper edge of the sidewall.
5 . The grill of claim 1 wherein the tool holder comprises:
a sheetmetal assembly.
6 . The grill of claim 5 wherein the sheetmetal assembly consists essentially of:
a first sheetmetal piece ( 100 );
a second sheetmetal piece ( 120 ) secured to the first sheet metal piece; and
a third sheetmetal piece ( 150 ) secured to the first sheet metal piece.
7 . The grill of claim 6 wherein:
the first sheet metal piece forms said outboard wall of the at least one tool-holding compartment and extends from below and inboard of the sidewall upper edge to above and outboard of the sidewall upper edge.
8 . The grill of claim 7 wherein:
the second sheetmetal piece forms an inboard wall of the tool-holding compartment; and
the at least one drainage port is formed between the first sheetmetal piece and the second piece.
9 . The grill of claim 8 wherein:
the second sheetmetal piece comprises a plurality of fingers ( 126 ) extending along a surface of the first sheetmetal piece, inboard of the sidewall; and
the third sheetmetal piece extends downward outboard of the sidewall to define a wall-receiving channel ( 166 ) between the first sheetmetal piece and the third sheetmetal piece.
10 . A method for using the grill of claim 1 , the method comprising:
grilling food on the at least one grilling surface;
using a tool ( 84 ; 86 ; 88 ) in association with the grilling surface; and
placing the tool in the at least one tool-holding compartment so that grease from the tool drains through the at least one drainage port into the grease collection channel.
11 . A grill tool holder ( 80 ; 300 ) for mounting to a wall structure, the grill tool holder comprising:
at least one tool-holding compartment ( 82 ); and
at least one drainage port positioned ( 134 ) to drain the at least one tool-holding compartment;
a flow guide portion ( 110 ) depending below the at least one drainage port; and
a channel ( 166 ) for receiving an upper portion of the wall structure.
12 . The grill tool holder of claim 11 wherein:
said channel ( 166 ) for receiving said upper portion of the wall structure is downwardly open and has a wall with a bend separating an intermediate portion from a lower edge portion to form a guide allowing ease of installation of the tool holder to the upper portion of the wall structure.
13 . The grill tool holder of claim 11 being a sheetmetal assembly comprising:
a first sheetmetal piece; and
a second sheetmetal piece secured to the first sheet metal piece.
14 . The grill tool holder of claim 13 wherein:
the first sheet metal piece forms a back wall of the at least one toolholding compartment and the flow guide portion;
the second sheetmetal piece forms a front wall of the tool-holding compartment; and
the at least one drainage port is formed between the first sheetmetal piece and the second piece.
15 . The grill tool holder of claim 14 wherein:
the second sheetmetal piece comprises a plurality of legs extending along a surface of the first sheetmetal piece; and
a third sheetmetal piece extends downward outboard of the wall to define said channel between the first sheetmetal piece and the third sheetmetal piece.
16 . The grill tool holder of claim 15 wherein:
the third sheetmetal piece extends downward and is welded to the first sheetmetal piece to cooperate therewith to define said channel.
17 . The grill tool holder of claim 6 wherein:
the third sheetmetal piece and first sheetmetal piece are tack welded to each other.
18 . The grill tool holder of claim 11 wherein:
the channel extends parallel to a length of the at least one tool-holding compartment.
19 . The grill tool holder of claim 11 in combination with a grill having a wall structure, an upper portion of the wall structure being received in said channel.
20 . The combination of claim 19 wherein:
the grill tool holder is along a side of the grill.