Patent ID: 7857378

Claim:
A seating apparatus, comprising: a folding chair movable between a use configuration and a collapsed storage configuration; a bag having an internal area configured to receive the folding chair when the folding chair is at the storage configuration and an opening for passing the folding chair to and from the internal area, the bag having opposed ends and a length therebetween, the opening being at one of the ends, the bag having a seam along the bag length; a blanket having a primary portion between two flaps, a proximal end of the primary portion being coupled to the bag and extending along at least a section of the bag length, the primary portion including an insulating layer and a waterproof layer, each flap extending from the primary portion beyond a respective bag end when at an open configuration and not being directly coupled to the bag, the primary portion being offset from each bag end and having a length that is less than the bag length; and at least one fastener coupled to the blanket to selectively maintain the blanket wrapped around the bag with the waterproof layer exposed and the flaps at a closed configuration; wherein the primary portion end is coupled to the bag along the bag seam; and wherein the at least one fastener includes: a first portion coupled to the waterproof layer at a distal end of the primary portion; and a second complementary portion coupled to the waterproof layer between the distal and proximal ends of the primary portion.