MUMBAI, India, June 26 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202411099013 A) filed by Mercedes-Benz Group AG on December 14, 2024, for A Frunk.
Inventors include Swetha Murthy; Charan Nagaraj; and Santosh Ramesh.
The application for the patent was published on June 19, 2026, under issue no. 25/2026.
Abstract: A frunk 100 for a vehicle includes a basket 102 having a cavity 104 to store one or more items; and a locking mechanism 200, 250 to detachably couple the basket to a side cover of the vehicle body under a hood of the vehicle. A middle portion 304 of the basket 102 is made of a flexible material that enables a top portion 302 and a bottom portion 306 to be moved away or closer to each other to change size...