A specially designed cooler featuring an integrated strap system for conveying non-food-and-drink accessories, primarily chairs, as well as other outdoor accessories to provide a unique yet practical new alternative to standard beverage coolers that allows users to transport everything they need in
A specially designed cooler featuring an integrated strap system for conveying non-food-and-drink accessories, primarily chairs, as well as other outdoor accessories to provide a unique yet practical new alternative to standard beverage coolers that allows users to transport everything they need in one trip.
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1. An improved ice chest comprising: a main body including front and back walls, two opposite side walls, and a bottom section including an interior bottom floor portion forming an interior volume;a lid member pivotally connected via at least one hinge member on one edge thereof to a top portion of
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An improved ice chest comprising: a main body including front and back walls, two opposite side walls, and a bottom section including an interior bottom floor portion forming an interior volume;a lid member pivotally connected via at least one hinge member on one edge thereof to a top portion of one of said side walls of said main body and is adapted to removably cover said interior volume;a plurality of wheels attached to an underside of said bottom section of said main body;a tow handle pivotally attached to a front portion of said lid; anda strap system including: at least two strap members on each said opposite side wall of said main body adapted to securely hold equipment members thereto, wherein each strap is securely connected to said main body so as to form an adjustable looped holding portion, and adapted such that said equipment can be placed between and through each said strap member looped holding portion and then securely tightened against each respective side wall of said main body, and wherein said equipment will not interfere with the functionality of said lid member or any of said plurality of wheels. 2. The improved ice chest of claim 1, further comprising at least two fishing rod holders mounted on at least one said side wall of said main body and are formed as elongated hollow cylinders having a movable holder mechanism therein, said holder mechanism includes a holding portion on a top portion thereof, a central disc portion, and a toothed rack forming part of an adjustable rack and pinion configuration on a bottom portion thereof; a rotating adjustment knob mounted to and through a side wall of each of said at least two fishing rod holders and includes a toothed wheel that acts as a pinion in said rack and pinion configuration, such that said adjustment knob and rack and pinion configuration are adapted to move said holding portions of each said at least two fishing rod holders upwards when it is desired to hold fishing rods above and between said at least two fishing rod holders, and when said holder mechanism is in a lowered position said hollow cylinders have enough space therein to hold a handle end of a fishing rod therein and said fishing rod in a vertical configuration. 3. The improved ice chest of claim 1, wherein each said holding portion of each said movable holder mechanism is formed having a U-shape adapted to hold said fishing poles placed therein. 4. The improved ice chest of claim 1, wherein said main body and said lid are formed from a plastic material. 5. The improved ice chest of claim 1, wherein said main body walls, said bottom section, and said lid, are formed having hollow spaces therein for receiving insulation adapted to facilitate cold air retention within said main body interior volume. 6. The improved ice chest of claim 5, wherein said insulation is two inches thick. 7. The improved ice chest of claim 1, wherein said main body is formed having dimensions including said front and back walls being two feet in length, and said two opposite side walls being three feet in length. 8. The improved ice chest of claim 1, wherein said plurality of wheels are formed as two sets of wheels, wherein each set comprises two wheels connected together via an axle member therebetween and incorporates a bracket member that attaches between each respective set and said bottom section of said body, such that one set can be attached to a portion of said bottom section adjacent said front wall and one set can be attached to a portion of said bottom section adjacent said back wall, thereby stabilizing said improved ice chest while transporting. 9. The improved ice chest of claim 1, wherein said lid is formed with an indentation on a top surface thereof shaped to receive said tow handle in a recessed fashion, to thereby adapted said lid to provide a flat top surface of when said tow handle is pivoted on top thereof. 10. The improved ice chest of claim 1, wherein said lid further includes at least one recessed cup holder. 11. The improved ice chest of claim 1, wherein said main body further comprises at least one handle on said front and back walls adapted to aid a person in the carrying of said improved ice chest. 12. The improved ice chest of claim 1, wherein said interior volume can hold at least twenty gallons of liquid therein. 13. The improved ice chest of claim 1, further comprising a strap lock assembly removably attached on a side edge of said lid opposite from said side edge that is pivotally connected to said main body side wall, and is removably attachable to the adjacent side wall of said main body, to thereby removably secure said lid in a closed position while said improved ice chest is in transport. 14. A kit adapted to be used with an ice chest wherein said ice chest comprises a main body including front and back walls, two opposite side walls, and a bottom section including an interior bottom floor portion forming an interior volume; a lid member pivotally connected via at least one hinge member on one edge thereof to a top portion of one of said side walls of said main body and is adapted to removably cover said interior volume; a plurality of wheels attached to an underside of said bottom section of said main body; a tow handle pivotally attached to a front portion of said lid, wherein said kit comprises: a strap system including:at least two strap members on each said opposite side wall of said main body adapted to securely hold equipment members thereto, wherein each strap is securely connected to said main body so as to form an adjustable looped holding portion, and adapted such that said equipment can be placed between and through each said strap member looped holding portion and then securely tightened against each respective side wall of said main body, and wherein said equipment will not interfere with the functionality of said lid member or any of said plurality of wheels. 15. A combination of an improved ice chest and at least one folding chair comprising: a. an improved ice chest comprising: a main body including front and back walls, two opposite side walls, and a bottom section including an interior bottom floor portion forming an interior volume;a lid member pivotally connected via at least one hinge member on one edge thereof to a top portion of one of said side walls of said main body and is adapted to removably cover said interior volume;a plurality of wheels attached to an underside of said bottom section of said main body;a tow handle pivotally attached to a front portion of said lid; anda strap system including: at least two strap members on each said opposite side wall of said main body adapted to securely hold equipment members thereto, wherein each strap is securely connected to said main body so as to form an adjustable looped holding portion, and adapted such that said equipment can be placed between and through each said strap member looped holding portion and then securely tightened against each respective side wall of said main body,and wherein said equipment will not interfere with the functionality of said lid member or any of said plurality of wheels; andb. a folding chair comprising: a fabric seat portion;a fabric back rest portion; andat least three collapsible legs,such that said folding chair is adapted to fold into a shape that can fit within said adjustable looped holding portions of said strap members, and thereby be held firmly against said side wall of said main body for transporting along with said ice chest. 16. The combination of claim 15, wherein there are two folding chairs, one of said two folding chairs is adapted to be removably placed within and between said two strap members on one said side wall of said main body, and the second of said two folding chairs is adapted to be removably placed within and between said two strap members on the opposite said side wall of said main body, such that both chairs can be held firmly against respective said side wall of said main body for transporting along with said ice chest. 17. The improved ice chest of claim 15, further comprising at least two fishing rod holders mounted on at least one said side wall of said main body and are formed as elongated hollow cylinders having a movable holder mechanism therein, said holder mechanism includes a holding portion on a top portion thereof, a central disc portion, and a toothed rack forming part of an adjustable rack and pinion configuration on a bottom portion thereof; a rotating adjustment knob mounted to and through a side wall of each of said at least two fishing rod holders and includes a toothed wheel that acts as a pinion in said rack and pinion configuration, such that said adjustment knob and rack and pinion configuration are adapted to move said holding portions of each said at least two fishing rod holders upwards when it is desired to hold fishing rods above and between said at least two fishing rod holders, and when said holder mechanism is in a lowered position said hollow cylinders have enough space therein to hold a handle end of a fishing rod therein and said fishing rod in a vertical configuration. 18. The improved ice chest of claim 17, wherein each said holding portion of each said movable holder mechanism is formed having a U-shape adapted to hold said fishing poles placed therein.
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