Rivian, the maker of the all-electric R1S SUV and R1T pickup, now has a patent for what appears like a Camp Kitchen particularly designed for the four-door zero-emissions SUV.

First noticed by a consumer of the Rivian Boards, the patent – which was filed on July 18 and granted one month later – reveals an expandable countertop that incorporates a small reducing board to the left, a cooktop within the center, and what seems to be a collapsible bin of some type.

Above, there are two storage compartments and every little thing slides on rails out and in of the car’s trunk, making life simpler when going tenting or overlanding. The patent abstract mentions a number of potential configurations, with the opportunity of including a so-called “water pump equipment” that’s made up of a minimum of one water reservoir and a retractable hose, which ought to turn out to be useful after an extended day of climbing and sweating.

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As you may see within the drawings gallery embedded above, the featured car is in reality the Rivian R1S, however as is the case with some patent functions, this explicit one may not turn out to be a actuality even when it appears like the right match for adventurers trying to take their all-electric SUV within the wilderness and camp out as they’d with a custom-built kitchen behind an ICE-powered car.

The California-based EV startup has some expertise with extendable kitchens particularly made for its automobiles, showcasing a camp kitchen that was tailored for the R1T’s distinctive gear tunnel again in 2019, however that product was in the end canceled earlier this yr, leaving reservation holders with no selection however to make their very own sliding countertop or to enlist the assistance of a specialist.

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Nevertheless, these reservation holders weren’t too many, as a 2020 ballot posted on the Rivian Boards instructed simply 7 % of those that ordered an R1T ticked the $5,000 camp kitchen choice on the configurator.

With this being mentioned, although, the corporate’s newest earnings report mentioned that the majority of its manufacturing efforts have shifted towards the R1S SUV, eclipsing the manufacturing numbers of its pickup sibling for the primary time within the agency’s historical past. So perhaps with extra models on the street, Rivian will take an opportunity and remodel this patent into actuality.

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