Patent ID: 7559602

Claim:
A cooler having an integral seat applicable to a vehicle, comprising: a hollow cooler body having one or more insulated interior cooler compartments and one or more cooler compartment lids hingedly coupled with said hollow cooler body to provide sealable access to each of said interior insulated cooler compartments, an outer wall of said cooler body forming a seat back; and a seat bottom assembly coupled with said cooler body such that said outer wall of said cooler body and said seat bottom assembly form a seat when said seat bottom assembly is in an open position, said seat bottom assembly being foldable to a closed position such that said seat bottom assembly is substantially parallel to said outer wall of said cooler body in said closed position; wherein the hollow cooler body further comprises a bottom surface that includes an offset surface portion forming an obtuse angle with the bottom surface, such that the hollow cooler body, when resting on the offset surface, forms an obtuse angle with the seat bottom assembly when said seat bottom assembly is in the open position.