# US 11,897,425 B2 · Storage container

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- Number: US 11,897,425 B2
- Document ID: US11897425B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/366,197
- Filed: 2021-07-02
- Published: 2023-01-05
- Granted: 2024-02-13
- Earliest claimed: 2021-07-02
- Assignees: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Applicants: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Inventors: Cesar Adolfo Prieto Sanchez; Francisco Edgar Guizar
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11897425B2

## CPC

- B60R 5/04: arranged at rear of vehicle {(B60R5/003, B60R5/006 take precedence; external trunks arranged at rear of vehicle B60R9/065)}
- B60R 7/02: in separate luggage compartment {(B60R7/005 takes precedence)}
- B60R 15/02: Washing facilities {(in railway vehicles B61D35/002)}
- B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

A fluid storage system for a vehicle cargo area is provided that includes a container that includes a first container portion and a second container portion orthogonal to the first container portion. The fluid storage system further includes an attachment assembly that includes a container attachment affixed to the container and a vehicle attachment affixed to a vehicle.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A fluid storage system for a vehicle cargo area comprising:
a container including:
a first container portion; and
a second container portion orthogonal to the first container portion, wherein both the first container portion and the second container portion are configured to store a fluid;
an attachment assembly including:
a container attachment affixed to the container; and
a vehicle attachment affixed to a vehicle; and
a shower assembly coupled to the container, the shower assembly comprising:
a shower head;
a shower hose; and
a cross member, wherein the cross member is configured to selectively couple to a tailgate of the vehicle.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The fluid storage system for a vehicle cargo area of claim 1, further comprising:
a third container portion orthogonal to the first container portion, wherein the first container portion comprises a first container volume, the second container portion comprises a second container volume, and the third container portion comprises a third container volume, and further wherein a majority of the first, second, and third container volumes is configured to store the fluid.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The fluid storage system for a vehicle cargo area of claim 2, wherein the second container portion extends away from the first container portion in a second direction and wherein the third container portion extends away from the first container portion in a third direction.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The fluid storage system for a vehicle cargo area of claim 3, wherein the second direction is substantially parallel to the third direction.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The fluid storage system for a vehicle cargo area of claim 4, wherein the first, second, and third container portions have substantially rectangular cross-sections.

### Claim 6 (depends on 4)

The fluid storage system for a vehicle cargo area of claim 4, wherein the first container portion, the second container portion, and the third container portion are arranged in a U-shaped configuration.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The fluid storage system for a vehicle cargo area of claim 6, wherein the first container portion is disposable against a seatback.

### Claim 8 (depends on 6)

The fluid storage system for a vehicle cargo area of claim 6, wherein the container attachment includes a fixing tube.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The fluid storage system for a vehicle cargo area of claim 8, wherein the vehicle attachment includes a C-hook.

### Claim 10 (depends on 4)

The fluid storage system for a vehicle cargo area of claim 4, wherein the first container portion, the second container portion, and the third container portion are fluidly connected.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The fluid storage system for a vehicle cargo area of claim 1, further comprising:
a pump module coupled to a pump module recess in the container, the pump module comprising:
a pump;
a pump hose; and
a stand-alone power source.

### Claim 12

A fluid storage system for a vehicle cargo area comprising:
a container including:
a first container portion; and
a second container portion orthogonal to the first container portion, wherein both the first container portion and the second container portion are configured to store a fluid; and
an attachment assembly including;
a container attachment affixed to the container; and
a vehicle attachment affixed to a vehicle wherein the container defines at least one conical depression, the at least one conical depression defining a port, wherein the fluid is received by and withdrawn from the port.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

The fluid storage system for a vehicle cargo area of claim 1, further comprising:
a privacy barrier selectively attachable to the tailgate of the vehicle.