Ash catcher assembly for barbecue grill

An ash catcher assembly for a barbecue grill, the barbecue grill having a kettle bottom and a top cover therefor, the kettle having at least one opening in its bottom for permitting ash to fall therethrough into the ash catcher assembly, comprising:

• a basket having an open top end and a closed bottom end, and being adapted to hold the ash that falls from the kettle;
• and,
• a mounting member adjacent the kettle and having a body portion and at least two resilient connecting members having a transverse tab adjacent an end thereof, the transverse tabs adapted to removably secure the mounting member to the barbecue grill, and wherein the basket has a first mating member that mates with a second mating member on the mounting member for removably connecting the basket to the mounting member.

An ash catcher assembly for a barbecue grill, the barbecue grill having a kettle bottom and a top cover therefor, the kettle having at least one opening in its bottom for permitting ash to fall therethrough into the ash catcher assembly, comprising:

• a basket having an open top end, a closed bottom end, a side wall connecting the top end and the bottom end, and a cavity therein to hold the ash that falls from the kettle;
• and,
• a mounting member having a first end and a second end, the first end being adjacent the bottom of the kettle and the second end being adjacent the basket, the mounting member further having a body portion and at least two resilient connecting members, at least two of the resilient connecting members being integral with and extending angularly from the body portion of the mounting member, and at least two of the resilient connecting members having a transverse tab adjacent an end thereof, the transverse tabs extending generally away from a center of the mounting member, and the transverse tabs being capable of mating with the kettle bottom for removably securing the mounting member to the barbecue grill.

An ash catcher for a barbecue grill comprising:

• a cooking chamber supported on a frame and having a plurality of mating receivers positioned on a bottom surface of the cooking chamber, the cooking chamber having an opening for permitting ash to fall therethrough;
• and
• an auxiliary chamber being removably secured to the bottom of the cooking chamber for holding fallen ash, the auxiliary chamber having a side wall with a plurality of integral connecting members, the connecting members being adapted to be manipulated between a first position radially from the side wall and a second position radially outward of the first position, wherein the connecting members have a projection adapted to mate with the mating receiver when the connecting member is in the first position.