The 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning electrical pickup truck may get a tailgating setup for its “Mega Energy Frunk,” in accordance with a patent software printed in October.

First noticed by The Drive, the patent particulars an built-in desk and stereo system, letting homeowners transfer tailgating from the again of the truck to the entrance. It additionally makes most use of the frunk, which, as Ford detailed in a press launch earlier this month, is extra than simply house left over.

The frunk has 14.1 cubic ft of house, a 400-pound payload, and might provide 2.4 kw of energy for all the pieces from instruments to televisions. One doable use for that energy is a pair of Bluetooth audio system, which, in accordance with patent photos, would stow in an area beneath the frunk flooring and can be managed by a built-in panel.

Patent photos additionally present a desk designed within the form of the frunk for handy stowage. It folds out when wanted, and has built-in cupholders.

To make sure homeowners do not lose monitor of battery cost, the patent photos present a show situated within the frunk above one of many headlights. Photos additionally present an extra cost port within the frunk, though it is unclear what it might be used for. The Lightning’s most important cost port is already situated close by on the entrance fender, in spite of everything.

Ford hasn’t mentioned plans to to place this tailgating setup into manufacturing, and, as with all patents, there isn’t any assure it ever will. Automakers usually patent options even with out agency plans to make use of them in manufacturing autos. The Lightning itself is scheduled to reach at dealerships in the summertime of 2022.