Ford has filed for a new patent showing a multi-use tailgate on the front end of a truck, with the possibility of putting a whole television inside the tailgate. It seems likely to apply to the upcoming Fathom.

Ford has been preparing its Fathom electric truck for a few years now, even establishing a “skunkworks” development center to revolutionize its manufacturing methods. (We took a tour of the design studio this May, but didn’t get to see the truck… yet).

The truck is a make or break moment for the company, as the US auto industry tries (well… sort of) to find a way to catch up with Chinese rivals that are eating its lunch internationally… and will inevitably come to the US eventually.

We’re finally getting more information about the truck, as t was spied at a Tesla Supercharger. Then we learned last month that the truck would be called Fathom and start just under $30k, which is the right price point for a truck that Ford wants to sell 100k of in the first year. But sightings so far have all been camouflaged.

Now we’re learning more about the car’s camouflaged areas, thanks to a patent that just hit the US patent office yesterday.

It was first noticed by a user on fathomforum.com. The patent is available on USPTO’s search site under patent number 12,741,514, and is titled “Vehicle cargo space access providing method.”

The patent specifically refers to “an electrified vehicle,” adding further evidence that it is aimed at the Fathom.

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