Patent Publication Number: US-11044998-B1

Title: Foldable stadium seat and cooler apparatus

Description:
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     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     (1) Field of the Invention 
     The disclosure relates to recreational seating devices and more particularly pertains to a new recreational seating device for comfortable and convenient seating and beverage storage. 
     (2) DESCRIPTION OF RELATED ART INCLUDING INFORMATION DISCLOSED UNDER 37 CFR 1.97 AND 1.98. 
     The prior art relates to recreational seating devices for stadiums and incorporated coolers. 
     BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a cooler housing having a cooler top side, a cooler bottom side, a cooler left side, a cooler right side, a cooler back side, and an open cooler front side defining a cooler inside. A cooler drawer is coupled to the cooler housing. The cooler drawer has a tray portion slidably engaged within the cooler inside and a cooler drawer face to selectively cover and uncover the open cooler front side. The cooler drawer is configured to store ice and beverages. A pair of leg receptacles is coupled to the cooler top side. Each of a pair of chair legs has a lower attachment portion, a riser portion, and a support portion. The lower attachment portion is selectively engageable with the pair of leg receptacles. The pair of chair legs is configured to slidably receive a stadium bench or seat between the lower attachment portion and the support portion of each chair leg. A chair bottom is coupled to the support portion of each chair leg and a chair back is coupled to the pair of chair legs. 
     There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. 
     The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S) 
       The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein: 
         FIG. 1  is an isometric view of a foldable stadium seat and cooler apparatus according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 2  is a side elevation view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 3  is a rear elevation view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 4  is a front elevation view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 5  is a side elevation view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to  FIGS. 1 through 5  thereof, a new recreational seating device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral  10  will be described. 
     As best illustrated in  FIGS. 1 through 5 , the foldable stadium seat and cooler apparatus  10  generally comprises a cooler housing  12  having a cooler top side  14 , a cooler bottom side  16 , a cooler left side  18 , a cooler right side  20 , a cooler back side  22 , and an open cooler front side  24  defining a cooler inside  26 . A cooler drawer  28  is coupled to the cooler housing  12 . The cooler drawer  28  has a tray portion  30  slidably engaged within the cooler inside  26  and a cooler drawer face  32  to selectively cover and uncover the open cooler front side  24 . The cooler drawer  28  is configured to store ice and beverages. The cooler housing  12  and the cooler drawer face  32  may each comprise an outer hard shell and inner insulating layer. 
     A pair of leg receptacles  34  is coupled to the cooler top side  14 . Each leg receptacle  34  of the pair of leg receptacles may be tubular and oriented parallel to the cooler left side  18  and the cooler right side  20 . Each of a pair of chair legs  36  has a lower attachment portion  38 , a riser portion  40 , and a support portion  42 . The lower attachment portion  38  is horizontal and slidingly engageable within the pair of leg receptacles  34 . Each leg receptacle  34  may alternatively be slotted and flexible to allow the lower attachment portion  38  to snap into place. 
     The riser portion  40  may be U-shaped or semicircular and pivotably coupled to the support portion  42 . The riser portion  40  and the lower attachment portion  38  of each chair leg thus may move between a vertical use position and a horizontal store position. The movement of each chair leg  36  is restricted to fold in towards the opposite chair leg  36  to create stability when the pair of chair legs  36  is engaged within the pair of leg receptacles  34 . The support portion  42  may include a horizontal base section  44  and a back support section  46 . The pair of chair legs  36  in the use position is configured to slidably receive a stadium bench  47  or seat between the lower attachment portion  38  and the base section  44  of the support portion of each chair leg. 
     A chair bottom  48  is coupled to the pair of chair legs  36 . The chair bottom  48  is coupled to the base section  44  of the support portion of each chair leg. The chair bottom  48  may be cushioned for user comfort and may have a cushion left side  50  and a cushion right side  52  extending past the base section  44  and a cushion front side  54  extending over the riser portion  40 . A chair back  56  is coupled to the pair of chair legs  36 . The chair back  56  may have a back frame  58  pivotably coupled to the back support section  46  of the support portion  42  of each chair leg and a back rest  60  coupled to the back frame  58 . The chair back  56  moves between an upright position and a folded position adjacent the chair bottom  48 . The back support section  46  may form an acute angle with the horizontal base section  46  and the back frame  58  may be a squared U-shape. A lower bar  62  of the back frame may contact the chair bottom  48  in the upright position to limit the range of motion. The back rest  60  may be cushioned and a rest top side  64  may extend above the back frame  58 . The back rest  60  may contact the chair bottom  48  in the folded position. 
     In use, the cooler drawer  28  is loaded with ice and beverages of the user&#39;s choice. Once at the stadium bench  47  or seat the pair of chair legs  36  are folded out to the use position and the lower attachment portion  38  of each chair leg is engaged within the pair of leg receptacles  34 . The cooler housing  12  is then slid beneath the stadium bench  47  or seat with the stadium bench  47  or seat between the lower attachment portion  38  and the base section  44 . The chair back  56  is folded to the upright position and the apparatus  10  is then used as a traditional seat. The cooler drawer  28  is opened to retrieve beverages as desired. 
     With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.