Patent ID: 6536733
Filing Date: 2003-03-25
Classification: A45B,A45C

Abstract:
A rectangular cooler configurable to accept an umbrella pole to support an umbrella, the rectangular cooler comprising:a back wall; a first sidewall; a second sidewall; a first umbrella ring defining a first aperture therethrough, the first umbrella ring being coupled to the back wall with a first hinge, a first throat separating the first ring from the first hinge, the first ring having a first plane, the first hinge allowing the first plane of the first ring to articulate from a first position essentially parallel to the back wall to a second position essentially normal to the back wall, the first umbrella ring being disposed on the back wall essentially equidistant between the first sidewall and the second side wall; and a second umbrella ring defining a second aperture therethrough, the second umbrella ring being coupled to the back wall with a second hinge, a second throat separating the second ring from the second hinge, the second ring having a second plane, the second hinge allowing the second plane of the second ring to articulate from a third position to a fourth position such that the first ring is essentially axially aligned with the second ring when the first ring is in the second position and the second ring is in the fourth position so as to accept the umbrella pole inserted through the first aperture and the second aperture, whereby the umbrella is supported by the rectangular cooler.