Smoker attachment for gas grill

1. A smoker attachment, comprising:

a housing comprising a base, a pair of opposing sidewalls, a rear wall, and a front face including an opening providing access to a first interior volume;

a tinder box comprising a base, one or more apertures, a plurality of sidewalls, and an open upper end providing access to a second interior volume for receiving fuel therein, wherein the tinder box is removably insertable into the first interior volume of the housing;

a tinder box handle disposed on one sidewall of the plurality of sidewalls of the tinder box to facilitate insertion or removal of the tinder box, wherein the tinder box handle includes an upper end affixed to an upper edge of one of the plurality of sidewalls of the tinder box and a lower end affixed to one of the plurality of sidewalls of the tinder box above the one or more apertures of the tinderbox;

an ash catcher comprising a base, a plurality of sidewalls, an ash catcher handle disposed on one of the plurality of sidewalls of the ash catcher, and an open upper end providing access to a third interior volume, wherein the ash catcher is removably insertable into the first interior volume of the housing, wherein the ash catcher is configured to receive and store ash that falls through the one or more apertures on the tinder box;

a connector disposed on a top wall of the housing, the connector comprising a channel in fluid communication with the first interior volume of the housing;

a connecting hose having a first end attached to the connector, wherein a second end of the connecting hose extends through a lower end of a grilling chamber of a gas grill, such that the interior volume of the smoker attachment housing is in fluid communication with the interior enclosure of the gas grill.

2. The smoker attachment of claim 1 , wherein the housing comprises one or more brackets disposed thereon, wherein the brackets are configured to secure the housing to an exterior portion of a gas grill.

3. The smoker attachment of claim 2 , wherein the one or more brackets are disposed on a first sidewall of the pair of opposing sidewalls, wherein the one or more brackets are oriented perpendicular to the first sidewall.

4. The smoker attachment of claim 1 , wherein the tinder box comprises a plurality of apertures disposed on a lower end of each of the plurality of sidewalls.

5. The smoker attachment of claim 1 , wherein the ash catcher handle includes an upper end affixed to an upper edge of one of the plurality of sidewalls of the ash catcher and a lower end affixed to one of the plurality of sidewalls of the ash catcher.

6. The smoker attachment of claim 1 , wherein the ash catcher is supported by the base of the housing.

7. The smoker attachment of claim 1 , wherein the tinder box is supported by a flange disposed within the interior volume of the housing.

8. The smoker attachment of claim 1 , wherein the connecting hose is removably securable to the connector via frictional engagement therewith.

9. The smoker attachment of claim 1 , wherein the tinder box comprises a height that is greater than a height of the ash catcher.

10. A gas grill assembly, comprising:

a grilling enclosure disposed on a supporting frame;

a smoker attachment comprising a base, a pair of opposing sidewalls, a rear wall, and a front face including an opening providing access to a first interior volume;

a tinder box comprising a base, a plurality of sidewalls, and an open upper end providing access to a second interior volume for receiving fuel therein, wherein the tinder box is removably insertable into the first interior volume of the smoker attachment;

a tinder box handle disposed on one sidewall of the plurality of sidewalls of the tinder box to facilitate insertion or removal of the tinder box, wherein the tinder box handle includes an upper end affixed to an upper edge of one of the plurality of sidewalls of the tinder box and a lower end affixed to one of the plurality of sidewalls of the tinder box above the one or more apertures of the tinder box;

an ash catcher comprising a base, a plurality of sidewalls, an ash catcher handle disposed on one sidewall of the plurality of sidewalls of the ash catcher, and an open upper end providing access to a third interior volume, wherein the ash catcher is removably insertable into the first interior volume of the smoker attachment, wherein the ash catcher is configured to receive and store ash that falls through one or more apertures disposed on the tinder box;

a connector disposed on a top wall of the smoker attachment, the connector comprising a channel in fluid communication with the first interior volume of the smoker attachment;

a connecting hose having a first end attached to the connector, wherein a second end of the connecting hose extends through a lower end of the grilling enclosure, such that the first interior volume of the smoker attachment is in fluid communication with an interior volume of the grilling enclosure.

11. The gas grill assembly of claim 10 , wherein the tinder box comprises a plurality of apertures disposed on a lower end of each of the plurality of sidewalls.

12. The gas grill assembly of claim 10 , wherein the ash catcher handle includes an upper end affixed to an upper edge of one of the plurality of sidewalls of the ash catcher and a lower end affixed to one of the plurality of sidewalls of the ash catcher.

13. The gas grill assembly of claim 10 , wherein the ash catcher is supported by the base of the smoker attachment.

14. The gas grill assembly of claim 10 , wherein the tinder box is supported by a flange disposed within the interior volume of the smoker attachment.

15. The gas grill assembly of claim 10 , wherein the connecting hose is removably securable to the connector via frictional engagement therewith.

16. The gas grill assembly of claim 10 , wherein the tinder box comprises a height that is greater than a height of the ash catcher.