Portable covered seating apparatus

A portable seating apparatus, comprising:

• a storage box having a bottom panel with front and rear sidewalls extending generally upwardly from said bottom panel and defining an interior space;
• a seat hingedly attached to said rear sidewall of said storage box and being movable between a lowered configuration at which said seat and said bottom panel enclose said interior space and a raised configuration, said seat including a top surface having a cushion construction and a bottom surface defining a pocket;
• a framework coupled to said storage box adjacent said rear sidewall for movement between a first configuration in which said framework is inside said storage box interior space and a second configuration in with said framework forms a roof over said storage box;
• wherein said framework is movable from said first configuration in said interior space to said second configuration only when said seat is at said raised configuration;
• wherein said storage box interior space is enclosed by said seat when said seat is at said lowered configuration;
• a covering spanning said framework;
• a plurality of legs coupled to said storage box for selectively raising said storage box;
• wherein said framework comprises:
• a pair of laterally spaced apart length-adjustable back rods, each back rod defining a longitudinal rod axis and presenting opposed first and second ends, each back rod including a first rod element and a second rod element telescopically received in said first rod element and movable along said respective rod axis for adjusting a length of said respective back rod, each said back rod first end being pivotally attached to said storage box;
• a pair of roof rods presenting respective first and second ends, each said roof rod first end being pivotally attached to a respective back rod second end for movement between a folded configuration and an unfolded configuration;
• wherein each said back rod includes an adjustment knob for holding said respective second rod element in a user-selectable position relative to said first rod element.