Sports ball chair

Abstract

A sports ball chair in the form of a spherically shaped lounge chair and an ottoman shaped to fit into the seat portion of the lounge chair so that the ottoman completes the spherical shape. The ottoman has a removable top cover and an insulated hollow open topped food and drink storage container. A preferred embodiment includes the spherical lounge chair and the mating ottoman fit together to make a spherical shape having external graphic patterns that make the resulting spherical shape look like a representation of a sports ball such as a soccer ball or baseball or basketball.

1 . sports ball chair comprising:
 a spherically shaped lounge chair;   an ottoman shaped to fit into the seat portion of said lounge chair so that said ottoman completes said spherical shape; and   said ottoman having a removable top cover and an insulated hollow open topped food and drink storage container.   
     
     
         2 . A sports ball chair as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said spherically shaped lounge chair is constructed of a frame portion, internal padding portions and an outer covering portion so that hollow portions are created within said lounge chair. 
     
     
         3 . A sports ball chair as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said hollow portions of said spherically shaped lounge chair retain a standard audio amplification system and one or more audio speakers. 
     
     
         4 . A sports ball chair as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said spherically shaped lounge chair includes a recessed electrical connection located on the top portion of said chair to plug in an electric lamp. 
     
     
         5 . A sports ball chair as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said said spherically shaped lounge chair includes an insulated side pocket for removably retaining a standard beverage can or bottle. 
     
     
         6 . A sports ball chair as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said spherically shaped lounge chair includes an externally mounted shelf for holding a standard audio playing device. 
     
     
         7 . A sports ball chair as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said spherically shaped lounge chair includes an external input jack and audio control knobs for plugging said audio device into said lounge chair audio amplification system. 
     
     
         8 . A sports ball chair as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said spherically shaped lounge chair and said mating ottoman include external graphic patterns that make the resulting spherical shape look like a representation of a sports ball. 
     
     
         9 . A sports ball chair as claimed in  claim 8  wherein said spherically shaped sports ball is made to look like a soccer ball. 
     
     
         10 . A sports ball chair as claimed in  claim 8  wherein said spherically shaped sports ball is made to look like a baseball. 
     
     
         11 . A sports ball chair as claimed in  claim 8  wherein said spherically shaped sports ball is made to look like a basketball. 
     
     
         12 . An alternate version of said sports ball chair as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said lounge chair and ottoman combination is football shaped rather than spherical shaped.