# US 10,245,202 B2 · Temporary morgue system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,245,202 B2 - Document ID: US10245202B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/278,789 - Filed: 2016-09-28 - Published: 2018-02-22 - Granted: 2019-04-02 - Earliest claimed: 2016-09-28 - Applicants: Chris Kiez - Inventors: Chris Kiez - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10245202B2 ## CPC - A61G 17/002: {Coffins with cooling arrangements for the corpse} - A01N 1/00: Preservation of bodies of humans or animals, or parts thereof - A61G: TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS (appliances for aiding patients or disabled persons to walk A61H3/00); OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES (embalming corpses A01N1/00) - A01N: PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTS THEREOF (preservation of food or foodstuff A23); BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES OR AS HERBICIDES (preparations for medical, dental or toiletry purposes which kill or prevent the growth or proliferation of unwanted organisms A61K); PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS ## Abstract In at least one embodiment the present invention provides a mobile storage system including a container having a first end, second end, first side, second side, ceiling and floor defining a rectangular prismatic cavity, an access door that corresponds with an access opening positioned on at least one of the longitudinal sides between the first end and the second and of the container, a climate control unit for cooling the container, a rack unit positioned within one of the first end and the second end of the container and adapted to slidably yet releasably receive a tray in a stowed position, and a mobile stretcher adjustable from a first height to a least a second height and adapted to securely yet releasably receive the tray. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A mobile storage system comprising: a container, the container comprising: a first end having an internal supporting rear wall, a second end having an internal supporting rear wall, a first longitudinally extending side extending between the first end and the second end and having an internal supporting side wall, a second longitudinally extending side extending between the first end and the second end and having an internal supporting side wall, a supporting floor extending between the first end and the second end, a ceiling extending between the first end and the second end; the first end, the second end, the first longitudinally extending side, the second longitudinally extending side, the ceiling and the supporting floor defining a rectangular prismatic cavity; at least one of the first longitudinally extending side and the second longitudinally extending side having an access door that corresponds with an access opening, the access door and the access opening positioned between the first end and the second end of the container, and a climate control unit for managing the climate within the container; and at least one rack unit secured within the rectangular prismatic cavity in at least one of the first end and the second end of the container, the at least one rack unit adapted to receive and securely store at least one tray in a stowed position; wherein the at least one rack unit further comprises: a front vertical first side support member having a first end and a second end and an inner surface and a front vertical second side support member having a first end and a second end and an inner surface, each of the front vertical first side support member and the front vertical second side support member having at least one tray support element positioned between the respective first end and the second end on the inner surface of the front vertical first side support member and the front vertical second side support member; a front upper lateral member having a first end and a second end and levelly extending between the front vertical first side support member and the front vertical second side support member adjacent the respective first end of each of the front vertical first side support member and the front vertical second side support member; a front lower lateral member having a first end and a second end and levelly extending between the front vertical first side support member and the front vertical second side support member adjacent the respective second end of each of the front vertical first side support member and the front vertical second side support member; a rear vertical first side support member having a first end and a second end and an inner surface and a rear vertical second side support member having a first end and a second end and an inner surface; each of the rear vertical first side support member and the rear vertical second side support member having at least one tray support element positioned between the respective first end and the second end on the inner surface of the rear vertical first side support member and the rear vertical second side support member; a rear upper lateral member having a first end and a second end and levelly extending between the rear vertical first side support member and the rear vertical second side support member adjacent the respective first end of each of the rear vertical first side support member and the rear vertical second side support member; a rear lower lateral member having a first end and a second end and levelly extending between the rear vertical first side support member and the rear vertical second side support member adjacent the respective second end of each of the rear vertical first side support member and the rear vertical second side support member; the at least one tray having a first end, a second end, a first side and a second side, each of the at least one tray slidably supported by at least one corresponding one of the at least one tray support element in the stowed position, and at least one vertical tray securing member having a first end and a second end, each at least one vertical tray securing member corresponding to at least one of the at least one tray; the at least one tray securing member abutting or nearly abutting the first end of the tray in the stowed position, the first end of the at least one vertical tray securing member removably engaging the front upper lateral member and the second end of the at least one vertical tray securing member removably engaging the front lower lateral member. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The mobile storage system of claim 1 further comprising a mobile stretcher, the mobile stretcher adjustable from a first height to a least a second height and adapted to securely yet releasably receive the at least one tray, the at least a second height aligning with the at least one tray when it is received in the at least one rack unit. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The mobile storage system of claim 1 wherein at least one of the first end and the second end of the front upper lateral support member, the front lower lateral support member, the rear upper lateral support member and the rear lower lateral support member is secured to the internal supporting side wall. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The mobile storage system of claim 1 wherein at least one rack unit further comprises an upper first side horizontal member having a first end and a second end and an upper second side horizontal member having a first end and a second end, the upper first side horizontal member extending between adjacent the second end of the front vertical first side support member and adjacent the second end of the rear vertical first side support member, the upper second side horizontal member extending between adjacent the second end of the front vertical second side support member and adjacent the second end of the rear vertical second side support member; and a lower first side horizontal member having a first end and a second end and a lower second side horizontal member having a first end and a second end, the lower first side horizontal member extending between adjacent the first end of the front vertical first side support member and adjacent the first end of the rear vertical first side support member, the lower second side horizontal member extending between adjacent the first end of the front vertical second side support member and adjacent the first end of the rear vertical second side support member. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The mobile storage system of claim 4 wherein at least one of the first end and the second end of one of at least one of the upper first side horizontal member and the upper second side horizontal member is fixed to the internal supporting rear wall. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The mobile storage system of claim 4 wherein at least one of the lower first side member and the lower second side member is fixed to the supporting floor. ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) The mobile storage system of claim 4 wherein the at least one rack unit further comprises at least one vertical first side intermediary support member extending between the upper first side horizontal member and the lower first side horizontal member and at least one vertical second side intermediary support member extending between the upper second side horizontal member and the lower second side horizontal member, each of the at least one vertical first side intermediary support member and the at least one vertical second side intermediary support member having an inner surface, each inner surface having at least one tray support element, each at least one tray support element correspondingly engaging and supporting a corresponding one of the at least one tray in the stowed position. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The mobile storage system of claim 1 wherein at least one of the first end and the second end of the at least one tray comprises a laterally extending handle. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The mobile storage system of claim 8 wherein at least one of the first end and the second end of the at least one vertical tray securing member further comprises a retention bracket hook, the retention bracket hook adapted to snugly yet releasably engage from at least one of the first upper lateral member and the first lower lateral member. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The mobile storage system of claim 9 wherein the at least one vertical tray securing member further comprises a tray retaining hook positioned between the first end and the second end of the at least one vertical tray securing member, the tray retaining hook adapted to engage the laterally extending handle of the at least one tray. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The mobile storage system of claim 1 wherein the rack unit further comprises at least one vertically oriented bump stopper abutting the at least one of the first end and the second end of the at least one tray in the stowed position, the at least one vertically oriented bump stopper secured to the internal supporting rear wall. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The mobile storage system of claim 1 wherein the rack unit further comprises at least one front vertical intermediary support member having a first end and a second end, each at least one front vertical intermediary support member extending vertically between a front upper lateral member and the front lower lateral member, each at least one front vertical intermediary support member positioned between the first end of the front upper lateral member and the front lower lateral member and the second end of the front upper lateral member and the front lower lateral member; at least one rear vertical intermediary support member having a first end and a second end, each at least one rear vertical intermediary support member extending vertically between the rear upper lateral member and the rear lower lateral member, each at least one rear vertical intermediary support member positioned between the first end of the rear upper lateral member and the rear lower lateral member and the second end of the rear upper lateral member and the rear lower lateral member; and each of the at least one front vertical intermediary support member and the at least one rear vertical intermediary support member having a first side surface and a second side surface, each first side surface and second side surface having at least one tray support element, wherein the at least one tray is a plurality of trays, each of the plurality of trays is slidably supported by a corresponding at least one tray support element in the stowed position. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The mobile storage system of claim 12 wherein the rack unit further comprises at least one upper intermediary horizontal member corresponding to the at least one front vertical intermediary support member and the at least one rear vertical intermediary support member, the at least one upper intermediary horizontal member having a first end and a second end, the at least one upper intermediary horizontal member extending between adjacent the second end of at least one front vertical intermediary support member and adjacent the second end of the at least one rear vertical intermediary support member; and at least one lower intermediary horizontal member corresponding to the at least one front vertical intermediary support member and the at least one rear vertical intermediary support member, the at least one lower intermediary horizontal member having a first end and a second end, the at least one lower intermediary horizontal member extending between adjacent the first end of at least one front vertical intermediary support member and adjacent the first end of the at least one rear vertical intermediary support member. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The mobile storage system of claim 13 wherein at least one of the first end and the second end of at least one upper intermediary horizontal member is fixed to the internal supporting rear wall. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The mobile storage system of claim 13 wherein the at least one lower intermediary horizontal member is fixed to the supporting floor. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The mobile storage system of claim 13 wherein the rack unit further comprises at least one vertical intermediary support member extending between the at least one upper intermediary horizontal member and the at least one lower intermediary horizontal member, the at least one vertical intermediary support member having a first side surface and a second side surface, each first side surface and second side surface having at least one tray support element, each at least one tray support element correspondingly engaging and supporting a corresponding one of the at least one tray in the stowed position. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The mobile storage system of claim 1 wherein the at least one tray support element is a rolling support element. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The mobile storage system of claim 1 wherein the container further comprises a lighting unit positioned on the ceiling. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) The mobile storage system of claim 1 further comprising a work surface mounted to one of inner supporting side walls of the container.