Portable chair and storage unit

Claim 1

A portable chair and storage unit, comprising, in combination: a chair foundation, including a base segment flanked by a first and a second side compartment, wherein at least one of said side compartments has a top lid hingedly secured along the outer edge of said side compartment so as to open away from said chair seat; a chair seat, including a bottom and a back cushion, said bottom cushion being supported on and secured to said base segment, and said back cushion being movable between a generally upright functional position, to a compacted position generally overlying said bottom cushion, said first and second side compartments being of a sufficient height to form a substantially planar surface with the back face of said back cushion when in said compacted position; means for locking said back cushion in said compacted position to provide a readily portable unit when compacted; further including at least one partition dividing at least one of said side compartments having a top lid into more than one storage areas; and wherein said first side compartment includes a fishing reel storage area having means for side-end opening, said fishing reel storage area having a means for side-end opening, said fishing reel storage area being in communication with a hollow portion of said base segment, below said bottom cushion, that is in communication with said second side compartment, said fishing reel storage area, base hollow portion, and second side compartment together forming a fishing rod storage area, whereby a portable chair and storage unit that allows access to side storage compartments including a storage area for fishing rods, both when the back cushion is in the upright and in the compacted position, is provided.