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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2019
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Richard Lee Howard, II, Brighton, MI (US);
Roger Hicks, Dearborn, MI (US);
Mark McChesney, Saline, MI (US);
Russell Allan Sims, Grosse Ile, MI (US);
William K. Moore, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Ehab Naguib Kaoud, Canton, MI (US);
Joshua Edward Brooker, Dearborn, MI (US);
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
This disclosure details vehicle front trunk utility systems for increasing the usefulness of front truck cargo spaces. In exemplary embodiments, a vehicle front trunk utility system includes a utility table that may be deployed between a first configuration in which the utility table functions as a floor liner of a cargo space of the front trunk and a second configuration in which the utility table functions as a tabletop or work space that extends away from the cargo space. The utility systems of this disclosure may additionally or alternatively include various other utility features including but not limited to storage compartments, lighting, battery and stereo interface panels, power outlets, etc.