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A vehicular storage system includes a frame coupled to an interior of a rear of a vehicle and a drawer, which is movably coupled to the frame. The drawer of the system is movable between a stowed position in which most or at least a substantial portion of the drawer is within the rear of the vehicle

A vehicular storage system includes a frame coupled to an interior of a rear of a vehicle and a drawer, which is movably coupled to the frame. The drawer of the system is movable between a stowed position in which most or at least a substantial portion of the drawer is within the rear of the vehicle and a deployed position in which a substantial portion of the drawer is positioned rearward of the vehicle in a manner that makes the contents of the drawer accessible to a user outside of the vehicle. The drawer includes drop rails on opposing sides engageable with a pair of corresponding stationary frame rollers so that the drawer is movable along a path defined by the drop rails relative to the frame rollers of the frame.

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1. A vehicular storage system for mounting within a rear storage compartment of a vehicle, the storage compartment being covered by a roof, an opening being formed at a rear of the storage compartment, the vehicular storage system comprising: a stationary frame supportably mounted within the rear st

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A vehicular storage system for mounting within a rear storage compartment of a vehicle, the storage compartment being covered by a roof, an opening being formed at a rear of the storage compartment, the vehicular storage system comprising: a stationary frame supportably mounted within the rear storage compartment of the vehicle;a drawer having a bottom and a top edged;a non-linear drop rail and roller assembly arranged between the frame and the drawer, the drop rail and roller assembly including at least two opposed drop rails located on opposite sides of the drawer and supported on one of the drawer and the frame and at least two opposed rollers located on opposite sides of the drawer and mounted on the other of the drawer and the frame, wherein the drop rail and roller assembly is configured to enable a selective movement of the drawer relative to the frame through a non-linear path along the drop rail and roller assembly between 1) a stowed position in which the drawer is disposed at least substantially horizontally and is housed at least substantially entirely within the area of the rear of the vehicle with the top edge of the drawer being closely positioned to the roof and 2) a deployed position in which the drawer is inclined downwardly and rearwardly and is positioned at least partially outside the rear of the vehicle and in which the top edge of at least a majority of the drawer is located well-beneath the roof;wherein each drop rail is shaped such that, when the drawer is in the stowed position thereof, a first segment of the drop rail extends upwardly and forwardly relative to the vehicle, and a second segment of the drop rail extends horizontally forwardly from an upper end of the first segment, the second segment being substantially longer than the first segment, and wherein the associated roller rides along the first segment of each drop rail as the drawer moves from the stowed position to an intermediate position and along the second segment as the drawer moves from the intermediate position toward the deployed position; andwherein the first segment of each of the drop rails comprises an intermediate, inclined portion positioned between a rear-most horizontal portion of the first segment and a front, curved portion extending upwardly and forwardly from a front end of the intermediate portion to a rear end of the second segment, each roller engaging the rear-most horizontal section of the first segment of the associated drop rail when the drawer is in the stowed position thereof and engaging the inclined portion of the associated drop rail when the drawer is in the intermediate position thereof. 2. A vehicle comprising: a passenger compartment;a rear storage compartment, the rear storage compartment being covered by a roof, an opening being formed at a rear of the storage compartment; anda vehicular storage system including a stationary frame coupled within the rear storage compartment, first and second laterally opposed frame rollers mounted on the frame;a drawer having a floor and a top edge located above the floor; andfirst and second opposed non-linear drop rails mounted on opposite sides of the drawer, each of the drop rails being supported on an associated one of the frame rollers so as to permit the drawer to move rearwardly along a non-linear path between 1) a stowed position in which the drawer is disposed at least substantially horizontally and is housed at least substantially entirely within the rear storage compartment of the vehicle with the top edge of the drawer being closely positioned with respect to the roof and 2) a deployed position in which the drawer is inclined downwardly and rearwardly and is positioned at least partially outside the rear of the vehicle and in which the top edge of at least a majority of the drawer is located well-beneath the roof;wherein each drop rail is shaped such that, when the drawer is in the stowed position thereof, a first segment of the drop rail extends upwardly and forwardly relative to the vehicle, and a second segment of the drop rail extends horizontally forwardly from an upper end of the first segment, the second segment being substantially longer than the first segment, and wherein the associated roller rides along the first segment of each drop rail as the drawer moves from the stowed position to an intermediate position and along the second segment as the drawer moves from the intermediate position toward the deployed position; andwherein the first segment of each of the drop rails comprises an intermediate, inclined portion positioned between a rear-most horizontal portion of the first segment and a front, curved portion extending upwardly and forwardly from a front end of the intermediate portion to a rear end of the second segment, each frame roller engaging the rear-most horizontal section of the first segment of the associated drop rail when the drawer is in the stowed position thereof and engaging the inclined portion of the associated drop rail when the drawer is in the intermediate position thereof. 3. A method of operating a vehicular storage system, the method comprising: sliding a drawer with respect to a positionally fixed frame to which the drawer is mounted non-linearly from a stowed position in which the drawer extends at least substantially horizontally, is positioned at least substantially entirely within the area of a rear of a vehicle beneath a roof of the vehicle, and in which a top edge of the drawer is closely positioned with respect to the roof the vehicle,to a deployed position in which a rear end of the drawer is tilted downwardly and extends from a rear opening of the vehicle and the portion of the drawer that is positioned outside of the rear opening is located beneath the roof, wherein, during the sliding movement, a roller mounted on one of the drawer and the frame rolls along a non-linear drop rail mounted on the other of the drawer and the frame to direct the rear end of the drawer downwardly and outwardly,pushing the drawer upwardly and forwardly from the deployed position to an intermediate position in which the drawer extends at a shallower angle relative to the horizontal than the drawer is in when the drawer is in the deployed position and in which an upper edge of the rear end of the drawer is located beneath the roof;wherein the roller engages a rear-most, horizontal portion of the drop rail when the drawer is in stowed position, rides along an upwardly inclined portion of the drop rail as the drawer moves from the stowed position to the intermediate position, and rides along another horizontal portion of the drop rail as the drawer moves from the intermediate position to the deployed position. 4. A vehicular storage system for mounting within a rear storage compartment of a pickup truck, the storage compartment having a floor and being covered by a cap, an opening being formed at a rear of the storage compartment and extending vertically from a floor of the storage compartment, the vehicular storage system comprising: a stationary frame supportably mounted within the rear storage compartment of the pickup truck;a drawer having a bottom and having a top edge;a non-linear drop rail and roller assembly arranged between the frame and the drawer, the drop rail and roller assembly including two opposed drop rails supported on opposite sides of the drawer and two frame rollers located on opposite sides of the drawer and mounted on the fame, wherein each frame roller engages an underside of the associated drop rail, and wherein the drop rail and roller assembly is configured to enable a selective movement of the drawer relative to the frame non-linearly 1) from a first, stowed position in which the drawer is disposed at least substantially horizontally and is housed at least substantially entirely within the rear storage compartment of the vehicle with the top edge of the drawer being closely positioned with respect to the cap and the bottom of the drawer located well above the floor of the storage compartment, 2) to a second, intermediate position in which the drawer is inclined downwardly and rearwardly at a first angle relative to the ground and the top edge of the rearmost portion of the drawer is located below the cap, and 3) to a third, deployed position in which the drawer is inclined downwardly and rearwardly at a second angle relative to the ground and is positioned at least partially outside the rear of the vehicle, the second angle being greater than the first angle, wherein each drop rail is shaped such that, when the drawer is in the stowed position thereof, a first segment of the drop rail thereof extends upwardly and forwardly relative to the pickup truck, and a second segment thereof extends horizontally forwardly from the first segment, the second segment being substantially longer than the first segment, whereinan associated roller rides along the first segment of each drop rail as the drawer moves from the stowed position to an intermediate position and along the second segment as the drawer moves from the intermediate position toward the deployed position, whereinthe first segment of each of the drop rails comprises an intermediate, inclined portion positioned between a rearmost horizontal portion of the first segment and a front, curved portion extending upwardly and forwardly from a front end of the intermediate portion to a rear end of the second segment, and whereineach frame roller engages the rear-most horizontal section of the first segment of the associated drop rail when the drawer is in the stowed position thereof and engages the inclined portion of the associated drop rail when the drawer is in the intermediate position thereof. 5. The vehicular storage system of claim 4, wherein the drawer further comprises a first side wall, a second side wall opposite the first side wall, a first end wall and a second end wall opposite the first end wall.