Patent ID: 7458590

Claim:
A portable cooler assembly, comprising: (a) a base; and (b) a collapsible container subassembly including collapsible walls; (c) 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; (d) wherein, (i) when the portable cooler assembly is in a first configuration, said collapsible walls extend outwardly from the container receiving recess; and (ii) when the portable cooler assembly is in a second configuration, said collapsible walls are completely received within the container receiving recess in a collapsed condition; and (e) 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 portable cooler assembly is in the second configuration.