# US 11,897,424 B2 · Front trunk storage system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,897,424 B2 - Document ID: US11897424B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/738,114 - Filed: 2022-05-06 - Published: 2022-11-10 - Granted: 2024-02-13 - Earliest claimed: 2021-05-07 - Assignees: Abc Technologies Inc. - Applicants: ABC Technologies Inc. - Inventors: Harman Gill; Avinash Jayakumar; Usman Dulatov; Richard Louis Hamilton; Jarek R. Gorecki; James W. Wells - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11897424B2 ## CPC - B60R 5/02: arranged at front of vehicle {(B60R5/003 takes precedence)} - B60R 19/52: Radiator or grille guards {; Radiator grilles (cooling aspects B60K11/08)} - B62D 25/087: {Luggage compartments} - B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - B62D: MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS (steering, or guiding on a desired track, of agricultural machines or implements A01B69/00; wheels, castors, axles, increasing wheel adhesion B60B; vehicle tyres, tyre inflation or tyre changing B60C; connections between vehicles of a train or the like B60D; vehicles for use on rail and road, amphibious or convertible vehicles B60F; suspension arrangements B60G; heating, cooling, ventilating or other air treating devices B60H; windows, windscreens, non-fixed roofs, doors or similar devices, protective coverings for vehicles not in use B60J; propulsion plant arrangements, auxiliary drives, transmissions, controls, instrumentation or dashboards B60K; electric equipment or propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles B60L; power supply for electrically-propelled vehicles B60M; passenger accommodation not otherwise provided for B60N; adaptations for load transportation or to carry special loads or objects B60P; arrangement of signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor, for vehicles in general B60Q; vehicles, vehicle fittings or vehicle parts not otherwise provided for B60R; servicing, cleaning, repairing, supporting, lifting, or manoeuvring, not otherwise provided for, B60S; brake arrangements, brake control systems or parts thereof B60T; air-cushion vehicles B60V; motor-cycles, accessories therefor B62J, B62K; testing of vehicles G01M) ## Abstract Provided is a front trunk cargo storage system. The system includes a main body that defines a primary storage compartment, and a load floor drawer mounted upon a floor of the primary storage compartment. The primary storage compartment includes a forward opening, and the load floor drawer is configured to be slidable outwardly from the primary storage compartment through the forward opening. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A front trunk cargo storage system, the system comprising: a main body that defines a primary storage compartment; and a load floor drawer mounted upon a floor of the primary storage compartment, wherein the load floor drawer includes a forward drawer wall and additional enclosure walls including a first side wall, a second side wall, and a rearward drawer wall, and wherein one or more of the additional enclosure walls extend at least a portion of the full permissible height of the primary storage compartment, wherein the primary storage compartment includes a forward opening, and wherein the load floor drawer is configured to be slidable outwardly from the primary storage compartment through the forward opening. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The cargo storage system according to claim 1, wherein the primary storage compartment further comprises a first side wall, an opposing second side wall and a rearward wall opposite the forward opening. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The cargo storage system according to claim 2, wherein the main body further comprises a peripheral flange having a first flange portion, a second flange portion, and a rear flange portion, the flange portions extending laterally from a top edge of the primary storage compartment to the surrounding vehicle structure. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The cargo storage system according to claim 1, wherein the load floor drawer is mounted upon the floor of the primary storage compartment using at least one floor mounted slide mechanism. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The cargo storage system according to claim 4, wherein the floor mounted slide mechanism includes a stationary rail and a slidable carrier member, the stationary rail being fixedly anchored to the floor of the primary storage compartment, while the slidable carrier member is fixedly attached to an underside surface of the load floor drawer. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The cargo storage system according to claim 5, wherein the stationary rail is recessed in a respective pocket on the floor of the primary storage compartment. ### Claim 7 A front trunk cargo storage system, the system comprising: a main body that defines a primary storage compartment, wherein the primary storage compartment includes a forward opening; and a load floor drawer mounted upon a floor of the primary storage compartment, wherein the load floor drawer includes a forward drawer wall and the forward drawer wall forms at least a portion of a forward facing vehicle fascia, including but not limited to a front grille of the vehicle, and wherein the load floor drawer is configured to be slidable outwardly from the primary storage compartment through the forward opening. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The cargo storage system according to claim 7, wherein the load floor drawer is mounted upon the floor of the primary storage compartment using at least one floor mounted slide mechanism. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The cargo storage system according to claim 8, wherein the floor mounted slide mechanism includes a stationary rail and a slidable carrier member, the stationary rail being fixedly anchored to the floor of the primary storage compartment, while the slidable carrier member is fixedly attached to an underside surface of the load floor drawer. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The cargo storage system according to claim 9, wherein the stationary rail is recessed in a respective pocket on the floor of the primary storage compartment. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The cargo storage system according to claim 7, wherein the primary storage compartment further comprises a first side wall, an opposing second side wall and a rearward wall opposite the forward opening, and wherein the main body further comprises a peripheral flange having a first flange portion, a second flange portion, and a rear flange portion, the flange portions extending laterally from a top edge of the primary storage compartment to the surrounding vehicle structure. ### Claim 12 A front trunk cargo storage system, the system comprising: a main body that defines a primary storage compartment, wherein the primary storage compartment includes a forward opening; a compartment closure member provided upon an underside surface of a hood of the vehicle, the compartment closure member being configured to seat upon a cooperating surface around a periphery of a top edge of the primary storage compartment; and a load floor drawer mounted upon a floor of the primary storage compartment, wherein the load floor drawer is configured to be slidable outwardly from the primary storage compartment through the forward opening. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The cargo storage system according to claim 12, wherein a seal is provided at the interface between the compartment closure member and the periphery of the top edge of the primary storage compartment, to enhance a sealing effect therebeween. ### Claim 14 A front trunk cargo storage system, the system comprising: a main body that defines a primary storage compartment, wherein the primary storage compartment includes a forward opening, a first side wall, an opposing second side wall and a rearward wall opposite the forward opening; a crossbar extending across a top region of the forward opening, spanning between the first side wall and the opposing second side wall of the primary storage compartment; and a load floor drawer mounted upon a floor of the primary storage compartment, wherein the load floor drawer is configured to be slidable outwardly from the primary storage compartment through the forward opening. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The cargo storage system according to claim 14, wherein the main body further comprises a peripheral flange having a first flange portion, a second flange portion, a rear flange portion and a forward flange portion, the flange portions extending laterally from a top edge of the primary storage compartment to the surrounding vehicle structure and wherein the crossbar is formed as part of the forward flange portion of the peripheral flange. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The cargo storage system according to claim 15, wherein the peripheral flange defines a top-side opening of the primary storage compartment, and wherein the top-side opening is configured to support a cargo tray that divides the primary storage compartment into a lower storage compartment, and an upper storage compartment. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The cargo storage system according to claim 16, wherein the cargo tray is removeable from the top-side opening, and wherein the cargo tray is configured to be positioned and retained upon the load floor drawer in the lower storage compartment. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The cargo storage system according to claim 16, wherein the cargo tray is provided with one or more removeable or hinged panels.