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Insulated seat cooler with vented backrest and optional air intake and circulation system

  • US 9,857,119 B2
  • Filed: 07/07/2014
  • Issued: 01/02/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/08/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A cooling apparatus comprising an insulated cooler having a storage chamber accessible through a top opening fitted with a similarly insulated lid that when closed forms a seat for a person, the cooler being coupled to a vented backrest that extends upward from a portion of the insulated cooler so as to provide back support for a person sitting on the cooler, wherein:

  • (a) the insulated cooler comprising an outer shell, an inner thermal insert and a first air space therebetween, the vented backrest comprising an anterior panel adjoining a posterior panel through side panels to form a second air space therebetween, the first air space and second air space being in communication to enable airflow therebetween;

    (b) the cooling apparatus further comprises a first opening in the outer shell of the insulated cooler for airflow between the exterior of the cooler and the first air space, and one or more vents in the vented backrest for air flow between the second air space and the exterior of the apparatus.

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