Abstract: A swingout portable beverage cooler caddy for use in vehicles equipped with a cargo area is comprised of a carriage assembly capable of supporting the weight of a filled cooler, a pivotable stanchion to which the carriage assembly is attached, mounting means for securing the carriage assembly to the interior surface of the cargo area, and locking means for securing the carriage assembly in place during stowage of the cooler within the cargo area. The subject apparatus provides a means for easily rotating the cooler from a stowage position inside the cargo area to an easily accessible position at the edge of or outside the cargo area such as overtop a lowered tailgate. The subject apparatus further restricts movement of the cooler preventing it from tipping over during operation of the vehicle.

Abstract: An articulating beverage cooler retention device for use in vehicles equipped with a tailgate is comprised generally of a carriage assembly capable of articulation about a horizontal axis, the carriage assembly including a base for receiving a cooler thereon, the base being fixedly attached to a substantially vertical support stanchion; mounting means for securing the carriage assembly to the top (when closed) of the tailgate; retention means for securing the cooler within the carriage assembly; and locking means for securing the support stanchion in an upright position (substantially perpendicular to the ground) when the tailgate is lowered to its horizontal open position.

Abstract: A portable beverage cooler retention device for use in vehicles equipped with a fold-down tailgate is comprised of a pair of triangular uprights pivotally attached to the inside wall of a tailgate by a pair of transverse mounting plates; the uprights including locking means for maintaining their perpendicular orientation relative to the planar surface of the tailgate during use and further including container support means for the pendulous support of a cooler there between. When properly seated in the cooler mounting means, the subject portable beverage cooler retention apparatus provides a means for 1) automatically moving the cooler from the cargo area (when the tailgate is closed) to an easily accessible position above the tailgate (when the tailgate is lowered to its open position); and 2) restricting movement of the cooler within the cargo area during transport.