Patent ID: 8631964

Claim:
A hose holding container assembly comprising: a container configured for holding a fluid, said container having a bottom and a perimeter wall extending upwardly from said bottom, said perimeter wall having an upper edge defining an open top, said container having an aperture configured for receiving a hose therethrough, said upper edge forming a lip, said aperture extending through said lip of said perimeter wall and being bounded by a continuous perimeter edge, said aperture being angled upwardly with respect to a horizontal plane such that said aperture directs a hose upwardly from said lip when the hose is extended upwardly through said aperture adjacent to an exterior surface of said lip, said aperture being spaced from an interior of said container; a guide member coupled to an interior surface of said container, said guide member being spaced from said aperture, whereby said guide member is configured for receiving the hose inserted through said aperture and directing the hose and fluid passing from the hose into said container; and a channel positioned in said exterior surface of said perimeter wall of said container, said channel having an upper end and a lower end, said upper end being positioned adjacent said aperture.