Patent ID: 8794494

Claim:
An automotive vehicle comprising: a passenger section and a trunk, the trunk being separate and isolated from the passenger section, a bottom of the trunk having a mat placed thereon; a trunk storage device secured within the trunk, the trunk storage device constructed and arranged to secure an item within the trunk, the trunk storage device comprising: a base positioned under the mat of the trunk; a storage unit attached to the base by a connection portion, and positioned above the mat of the trunk; wherein the base comprises a cross sectional footprint area greater than a cross sectional footprint area of the storage unit; a windshield washer fluid container containing windshield washer fluid secured within the storage unit, the storage unit being sized to receive the windshield washer fluid container; and wherein the connection portion forms a spacing between the storage unit and the base, the trunk mat being positioned in the spacing between the storage unit and the base.