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Combination cooking grills and thermal chests are provided. One such combination includes a thermal chest that defines an interior and which includes an opening communicating with and providing access to the interior. The combination also includes a grill that defines a cooking interior and which in

Combination cooking grills and thermal chests are provided. One such combination includes a thermal chest that defines an interior and which includes an opening communicating with and providing access to the interior. The combination also includes a grill that defines a cooking interior and which incorporates a grilling surface mounted within the cooking interior. A repositioning assembly is mounted to the thermal chest. The grill is movable, via the repositioning assembly, between a lowered position in which the grill limits access to the interior of the thermal chest via the opening, and a raised position in which the grill is spaced from the thermal chest such that access to the interior of the thermal chest is provided via the opening.

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1. A combination cooking grill and thermal chest comprising:a thermal chest defining an interior and having an opening communicating with and providing access to the interior;a grill defining a cooking interior and having a grilling surface mounted within the cooking interior; anda repositioning ass

1. A combination cooking grill and thermal chest comprising:a thermal chest defining an interior and having an opening communicating with and providing access to the interior;a grill defining a cooking interior and having a grilling surface mounted within the cooking interior; anda repositioning assembly mounted to the thermal chest, the grill being movable, via the repositioning assembly, between a lowered position in which the grill limits access to the interior of the thermal chest via the opening, and a raised position in which the grill is spaced from the thermal chest such that access to the interior of the thermal chest is provided via the opening. 2. The combination of claim 1, wherein the repositioning assembly comprises:a fixed support fixed in position with respect to the thermal chest;a movable support movably engaging the fixed support, the movable support being movable between a retracted position which orients the grill in the lowered position, and an extended position which orients the grill in the raised position. 3. The combination of claim 2, wherein the movable support is biased to the extended position. 4. The combination of claim 3, further comprising a gas reservoir communicating with the movable support such that repositioning the movable support to the retracted position pressurizes the gas reservoir for biasing the movable support to the extended position. 5. The combination of claim 3, further comprising:a latch movable between a latched position in which the movable support is retained in the retracted position, and an unlatched position in which the movable support is disengaged by the latch; anda foot pedal mounted to the thermal chest and engaging the latch such that actuation of the foot pedal moves the latch to the unlatched position such that the grill can be repositioned to the raised position. 6. The combination of claim 1, further comprising:a pull handle having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end being rotatably mounted to the thermal chest, the distal end including a contoured pull grip, the pull handle being rotatable to an extended position in which the distal end of the pull handle extends outwardly from the thermal chest. 7. The combination of claim 6, further comprising:a lift handle having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the lift handle being rotatably mounted to the thermal chest, the distal end including a contoured lift grip, the lift handle being rotatable to a support position in which the distal end of the lift handle extends outwardly from the thermal chest and forms a friction fit with the pull handle such that the pull handle is retained in the extended position. 8. The combination of claim 7, wherein:the pull handle has first and second channels; andthe lift handle has first and second tabs, the first tab being received by the first channel and the second tab being received by the second channel such that movement of the pull handle toward the extended position moves the lift handle toward the support position as the first and second tabs slide within the first arid second channels. 9. The combination of claim 8, wherein the first and second channels are spaced from each other at progressively shorter distances from the distal end of the pull handle to the proximal end such that the first and second tabs are progressively wedged between the first and second channels to form the friction fit with the pull handle as the pull handle is moved to the extended position. 10. The combination of claim 1, wherein:the grill includes a gas orifice sized and shaped to receive a gas source;in the lowered position, the gas orifice is obstructed such that the gas source is prevented from coupling with the gas orifice. 11. The combination of claim 10, further comprising:a gas interlock sized and shaped to obstruct the gas orifice, the gas interlock being movable between an activated position in which the gas interlock obstructs the gas orifice, and a dea ctivated position in which the gas interlock enables a gas source to be coupled to the gas orifice. 12. The combination of claim 10, wherein:in response to the grill being moved to the lowered position, the gas interlock moves to the activated position; andin response to the grill being moved from the lowered position, the gas interlock moves to the deactivated position. 13. The combination of claim 11, further comprising:a plinth mounted to the repositioning assembly and supporting the grill, the plinth being movable with the grill between the lowered position and the raised position, the plinth including a contoured upper surface shaped to receive the grill. 14. The combination of claim 11, further comprising:means for supporting the grill. 15. A combination cooking grill and thermal chest for use with food items, the combination comprising:a thermal chest defining an interior, the interior being sized and shaped for receiving food items, the thermal chest further having an opening communicating with and providing access to the interior; anda grill defining a cooking interior, the grill being movable between a lowered position in which the grill limits access to the interior of the thermal chest via the opening, and a raised position in which the grill is spaced from the thermal chest such that access to the interior of the thermal chest is provided via the opening,wherein the grill is detachable with respect to the thermal chest; andthe grill includes a lower casting and a pair of opposing foldable leg members, each of the leg members including a distal end, the leg members being movable between a folded position in which the distal end of each of the leg members is located adjacent to the lower casting, and an extended position in which the distal end of each of the leg members extends outwardly from the lower casting to form a support for the grill. 16. A combination cooking grill and thermal chest for use with food items, the combination comprising:a thermal chest defining an interior, the interior being sized and shaped for receiving food items, the thermal chest further having an opening communicating with and providing access to the interior;a grill defining a cooking interior, the grill being movable between a lowered position in which the grill limits access to the interior of the thermal chest via the opening, and a raised position in which the grill is spaced from the thermal chest such that access to the interior of the thermal chest is provided via the opening; anda repositioning assembly having first and second fixed supports fixed in position with respect to the thermal chest and first and second movable supports, each of which movably engages a respective fixed support, each of the movable supports being movable between a retracted position which orients the grill in the lowered position, and an extended position which orients the grill in the raised position. 17. The combination of claim 16, further comprising:a plinth mounted to the repositioning assembly and removably supporting the grill, the plinth being movable with the grill between the lowered position and the raised position, the plinth including a contoured upper surface shaped to receive the grill. 18. The combination of claim 16, further comprising:a pull handle having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end being rotatably mounted to the thermal chest, the pull handle being rotatable to an extended position in which the distal end of the pull handle extends outwardly from the thermal chest; anda lift handle having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the lift handle being rotatably mounted to the thermal chest, the lift handle being rotatable to a support position in which the distal end of the lift handle extends outwardly from the thermal chest and forms a friction fit with the pull handle such that the pull handle is retained in the extended position.