Patent ID: 7559559

Claim:
A travel cooler, comprising (a) a base; (b) a plurality of wheels mounted to said base for rolling movement of said base; and (c) a collapsible container subassembly including collapsible walls; (d) wherein said base defines a container receiving recess within which a bottom portion of said collapsible container subassembly is received for coupling said collapsible container subassembly to said base; (e) wherein, (i) when the travel cooler is in a first configuration, said collapsible walls extend outwardly from the container receiving recess, and (ii) when the travel cooler is in a second configuration, said collapsible walls are completely received within the container receiving recess in a collapsed condition; (f) wherein said base includes a peripheral wall that at least partially defines the container receiving recess, and wherein at least a portion of said peripheral wall extends above said collapsible container subassembly when the travel cooler is in the second configuration; and (g) wherein said base includes a second portion that extends beyond the container receiving recess to define a cargo receiving area for receiving items for transport.