Chair with cooling pocket

Abstract

A cooling device for use with beach chairs and the like. The cooling device includes a pouch mounted to a rear side of the backrest. The pouch has a bottom and side edge defining one or more pockets for receiving ice cubes through an opening at the top. The pouch is provided with a drain to remove excess liquid from the interior of the pouch after the ice has melted. The pouch may be permanently mounted to the backrest or may be removably secured to the backrest.

1 . An apparatus for cooling with ice a chair having a backrest, said backrest having an inner side and an outer side, said inner side for supporting a back of a person sitting in the chair; 
 said apparatus comprising a pouch secured to the outer side of the backrest; said at least one pocket having a center portion extending between a pair of spaced apart sides and a bottom, said pair of spaced apart sides, said bottom and each of said pair of sides having a portion extending outwardly from said backrest, said pair of sides and said center portion having a top edge defining an opening for receiving a quantity of ice into said compartment, said pocket having a drain for emptying water melted from said ice.    
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein said center portion and said pair of sides are formed from a single piece of material.  
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 2  wherein said pouch is a pair of pockets, and wherein adjacent side portions of said pair of pockets are formed by a seam in said single piece of material.  
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein said drain is formed of a flexible mesh.  
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein said pocket has a panel extending between said sides and bottom; and said at least one pocket has a fastening device for mounting the at least one pocket to said seat back.  
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising a top extending over said opening.