Cooler and folding chair holder for a vehicle

Abstract

A cooler is mounted on a carrier over the rear wheel of a bicycle or other vehicle and held in place by a folding stool placed over it. The stool frames or legs are adapted to releasably engage in a mount secured to the carrier and are resiliently urged into contact therein by a tensioning device which forces the legs of the stool apart and tensions the seat secured therebetween.

1 . A cooler, folding stool and mounting means combination for detachable mounting of said cooler and folding stool to a carrier mounted on a vehicle frame, comprising: 
 a folding stool having a pair of pivotally interconnected rectilinear frame members having a flexible seat means secured therebetween, adapted to be moved between an open operative position wherein said seat means is substantially planar and a closed inoperative position in which said rectilinear frames are in substantially parallel overlying relationship;    a substantially rectangular cooler adapted so as to fit under said seat means and between said pair of interconnected rectilinear frame means when said folding stool is in said open position;    mounting means, mountable on said carrier and adapted to releasably engage a portion of each of said pair of rectilinear frame members when said stool is in said open position, so as to hold said folding stool and said cooler on said carrier; and    tensioning means to urge said rectilinear frame members into releasable engagement with said mounting means.    
   
   
       2 . A combination as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said mounting means comprises a pair of spaced apart parallel members, each having ends adapted to releasably engage a respective said portion of each of said pair of rectilinear frame members.  
   
   
       3 . A combination as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein said pair of spaced apart parallel members is mountable transversely on said carrier.  
   
   
       4 . A combination as claimed in  claim 2  including releasable means to secure said parallel members to said carrier.  
   
   
       5 . A combination as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said tensioning means is selected from adjustable strap means and an elastic cord means.  
   
   
       6 . A combination as claimed in  claim 1  in further combination with a vehicle upon which said carrier is mounted.  
   
   
       7 . A combination as claimed in  claim 6  wherein said vehicle is selected from the group consisting of pedal driven vehicles, motor cycles, all terrain vehicles and snowmobiles.  
   
   
       8 . A combination as claimed in  claim 7  wherein said pedal driven vehicle is a bicycle.  
   
   
       9 . A combination as claimed in  claim 8  wherein said mounting means is mounted transversely on said carrier which is mounted behind a seat of the bicycle and over a rear wheel of the bicycle.