Patent ID: 7624753

Claim:
A fuel storage system for a vehicle, the fuel storage system comprising: a case formed by at least two components, said components defining an interior of said case, said interior including at least one cavity; at least one pressurized storage tank positioned in a major cavity of said interior of said case; a flow control device in said major cavity of said interior of said case along with said at least one storage tank with said flow control device adjacent said at least one storage tank without an intervening wall or structural member therebetween, said flow control device including at least one of a pressure regulator attached to said at least one storage tank and operable to regulate a pressure of fuel supplied by said at least one storage tank and an automatically controlled valve operable to selectively allow a fuel flow from said at least one storage tank to an exterior of said case; and a fuel line attached to said flow control device and operable to supply fuel from said at least one storage tank, said fuel line extending from said flow control device to an exterior of said case.