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A holder for a cooler (or a similar object) on a bicycle (or other vehicle), which preferably is combined with a holder for a beach chair (or a similar object). In the preferred embodiments, the bicycle has a rack behind the seat and over the rear wheel, with a holder fastened over the rack. The hol

A holder for a cooler (or a similar object) on a bicycle (or other vehicle), which preferably is combined with a holder for a beach chair (or a similar object). In the preferred embodiments, the bicycle has a rack behind the seat and over the rear wheel, with a holder fastened over the rack. The holder has a rectangular bottom, an open top, and front, back, left and right walls that are perpendicular to the bottom. The front and back walls are joined by rounded corners to the left and right walls. The holder is suitably dimensioned and configured to retain a rectangular cooler with rounded corners. The holder is preferably made out of rigid, smooth plastic, which will not be deformed by the weight of the cooler, but will have sufficiently low friction with the exterior surface of the cooler that the cooler can be easily removed. Different sizes of holders may be used for different sizes of coolers. The holder may be bolted to the frame, or securely retained by other suitable means. Clips with pairs of inwardly-biased curved flexible members are attached to the holder or to the frame of the bicycle, to retain the beach chair by its metal tubing. The cooler should be inserted into its holder first, then the beach chair placed over the cooler.

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1. A container combined with a holder for a vehicle, comprising: a rectangular box-shaped container with rounded corners; a holder having a rectangular bottom, an open top, and front, back, left and right walls perpendicular to the bottom, with the front and back walls being joined by rounded co

1. A container combined with a holder for a vehicle, comprising: a rectangular box-shaped container with rounded corners; a holder having a rectangular bottom, an open top, and front, back, left and right walls perpendicular to the bottom, with the front and back walls being joined by rounded corners to the left and right walls, said holder being made of an elastic material, and suitably dimensioned and configured to removably retain the container by pressure and friction; a means for retaining the holder on a vehicle; a clip with a pair of inwardly-biased curved flexible members, said clip being suitably dimensioned and configured to retain a cylindrical part of an object; and an elastic cord having opposite ends that can be removably attached to the object, and a middle portion that can be removably attached to the holder. 2. The container combined with a holder for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein there is an opening in the bottom. 3. The container combined with a holder for a vehicle according to claim 1, in combination with a pedal-driven vehicle on which the holder is retained. 4. The container combined with a holder for a vehicle according to claim 3, wherein the pedal-driven vehicle is a bicycle, and the holder is retained behind a seat of the bicycle and over a rear wheel of the bicycle. 5. The container combined with a holder for a vehicle according to claim 4, wherein the clip is attached to a frame of the bicycle. 6. The container combined with a holder for a vehicle according to claim 1, including: at least one male projection extending from the holder that matingly engages at least one female recess in the container, to further removably retain the container in the holder. 7. The container combined with the holder for a vehicle according to claim 6, wherein there are at least one pair of male projections extending from opposite walls of the holder, that matingly engage at least one pair of female recesses in opposite sides of the container. 8. The container combined with the holder for a vehicle according to claim 7, in combination with a pedal-driven vehicle on which the holder is retained. 9. The container combined with the holder for a vehicle according to claim 8, wherein the pedal-driven vehicle is a bicycle, and the holder is retained behind a seat of the bicycle and over a rear wheel of the bicycle. 10. The container combined with the holder for a vehicle according to claim 9, wherein the clip is attached to a frame of the bicycle. 11. A method of transporting a cooler and a beach chair on a bicycle, comprising the steps of: attaching a holder to a platform behind a seat over a rear wheel of a bicycle, said holder having a rectangular bottom, an open top, and front, back, left and right walls perpendicular to the bottom, with the front and back walls being joined by rounded corners to the left and right walls, and said holder being suitably dimensioned and configured to removably retain a rectangular cooler with rounded corners; inserting the cooler into the container; attaching a beach chair over the cooler by means of at least one clip with a pair of inwardly-biased curved flexible members, said clip being suitably dimensioned and configured to retain tubing of the beach chair, and said clip being attached to the holder; traveling to a destination by means of the bicycle; removing the beach chair at the destination; and removing the cooler from the container. 12. The method of transporting a cooler and a beach chair on a bicycle according to claim 11, wherein: when the beach chair is attached, it is further retained by an elastic cord having opposite ends that are attached to portions of the beach chair, and a middle portion that is attached to the holder; and before the beach chair is removed, the opposite ends of the elastic cord are detached from the portions of the beach chair.