Package tray umbrella holder

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10112555-B2
Application number	US-201715397164-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 3, 2017
Priority date	Jan 3, 2017
Publication date	Oct 30, 2018
Grant date	Oct 30, 2018

Abstract

A vehicle cargo space comprising a package tray and an umbrella drainage system is disclosed. The package tray cooperates with a rear seat defining a cargo area beneath the package tray. The package tray has an umbrella storage receptacle with a drain hole. The umbrella drainage system has a flexible hose within the cargo area. The hose is fluidly connected to the package tray and a body drainage system such that water drains from the receptacle into the hose for expulsion via the body drainage system.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle cargo space comprising:
a package tray cooperating with a rear seat defining a cargo area beneath the package tray, the package tray having an umbrella storage receptacle with a drain hole; and
an umbrella drainage system having a flexible hose within the cargo area fluidly connected to the package tray and a body drainage system such that water drains from the receptacle into the hose for expulsion via the body drainage system.

2. The vehicle cargo space of claim 1 , wherein the umbrella storage receptacle has an angled surface to promote water flow due to gravitational force.

3. The vehicle cargo space of claim 1 , wherein the umbrella storage receptacle has at least one c-clip configured to retain at least one umbrella.

4. The vehicle cargo space of claim 1 , wherein the umbrella drainage system is connectable to the body drainage system via a push-in connector.

5. The vehicle cargo space of claim 1 , wherein the receptacle of the package tray is impervious to water.

6. The vehicle cargo space of claim 1 , further comprising a hinged cover configured to enclose the umbrella storage receptacle in a closed position and reveal the umbrella storage receptacle in an open position.

7. The vehicle cargo space of claim 1 , wherein the body drainage system is an existing water drainage system cooperating with cavities in a vehicle frame.

8. An umbrella drainage system for a vehicle comprising:
a flexible hose located in a cargo area defined by a rear seat and a package tray, the hose being fluidly cooperable with a drain hole in a lower end of an angled surface of the tray and a body drainage system such that water flows from stored umbrellas down the angled surface through the drain hole and hose for expulsion through the body drainage system.

9. The umbrella drainage system of claim 8 , wherein the flexible hose is removably connected to the body drainage system via a push-in connector.

10. The umbrella drainage system of claim 8 , further comprising a hinged cover configured to cover the package tray in a closed position and uncover the package tray in an open position.

11. The umbrella drainage system of claim 8 , wherein umbrellas are retained on the angled surface by at least one c-clip.

12. The umbrella drainage system of claim 8 , wherein the angled surface of the package tray is impervious to water.

13. The umbrella drainage system of claim 8 , wherein the body drainage system is an existing water drainage system cooperating with cavities in a vehicle frame.

14. An umbrella storage system for a vehicle, comprising:
a package tray for a vehicle cargo space, the package tray having an angled surface, a frame around the surface defining a storage cavity, and a drain hole; and
at least one umbrella holder on the surface for storing umbrellas in the storage cavity,
wherein the angled surface is configured to drain water from stored umbrellas through the drain hole due to gravity.

15. The umbrella storage system of claim 14 , further comprising a flexible hose connectable to the package tray at one end such that the hose fluidly cooperates with the drain hole, and to a vehicle drainage system at a distal end such that the hose fluidly cooperates with the vehicle drainage system.

16. The umbrella storage system of claim 15 , wherein the flexible hose is connected by a push-in connector.

17. The umbrella storage system of claim 14 , further comprising a hinged cover configured to cover the storage cavity in a closed position and reveal the storage cavity in an open position.

18. The umbrella storage system of claim 14 , wherein the umbrella holder is a c-clip.

19. The umbrella storage system of claim 14 , wherein the umbrella holder is a hook and loop fastener.

20. The umbrella storage system of claim 14 , wherein the angled surface is impervious to water.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Aguilera Ramirez Miguel Alfonso
• Aguilar Ruelas Eduardo Arturo

Classifications

• B60R13/07 Primary

  Water drainage or guide means not integral with roof structure (B60R13/06, {B60J10/25} take precedence; {integral with roof structure B62D25/07; drainage openings having movable or removable closures B62D25/24}) · CPC title

• B60R5/044

  luggage covering means, e.g. parcel shelves · CPC title

• B60R7/12

  for supporting umbrellas · CPC title

• B60R7/02

  in separate luggage compartment {(B60R7/005 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B60R5/04

  arranged at rear of vehicle {(B60R5/003, B60R5/006 take precedence; external trunks arranged at rear of vehicle B60R9/065)} · CPC title