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A skateboard truck mountable to a deck of a skateboard, the truck comprising a base plate including a storage cavity formed within the base plate for removably accommodating a storage drawer for storing small items. The storage cavity is arranged facing away from the skateboard deck when the truck i

A skateboard truck mountable to a deck of a skateboard, the truck comprising a base plate including a storage cavity formed within the base plate for removably accommodating a storage drawer for storing small items. The storage cavity is arranged facing away from the skateboard deck when the truck is mounted onto the deck. The base plate can include a biasing member disposed at a distal end for propelling the storage drawer outwards from the storage cavity. The storage drawer can include a latch adapted to releasably engage with a drawer retention feature provided within the storage cavity, thus preventing the storage drawer from sliding out of the storage cavity. A release pin is provided within the base plate for releasably engaging the latch to dislodge the latch from the retention feature allowing the storage drawer to slide out from the storage cavity to gain access to the items.

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1. A skateboard truck, comprising a base plate, an elevated portion extending from said base plate, and an axle attached to said elevated portion, wherein said base plate comprises: a cavity opening passing through a segment of an outer wall of said base plate;an inner cavity extending inward from t

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A skateboard truck, comprising a base plate, an elevated portion extending from said base plate, and an axle attached to said elevated portion, wherein said base plate comprises: a cavity opening passing through a segment of an outer wall of said base plate;an inner cavity extending inward from the cavity opening and bound by a cavity defining surface;a plurality of mounting holes formed through said base plate, wherein each mounting hole is located proximate an outer edge of said base plate and at a periphery of said inner cavity, wherein a pattern of said mounting holes is arranged to align with mounting apertures of a skateboard deck;a storage drawer including a drawer bottom integrally joined to drawer sidewalls, a drawer end wall, and a drawer front wall defining an item storage compartment volume for retaining a variety of items therein, wherein said item storage compartment volume is oriented toward said axle, and wherein said storage drawer is removably insertable through said cavity opening and into said inner cavity, to conceal said item storage compartment volume;a biasing member positioned within said inner cavity at a location generally opposing said cavity opening, to readily engage with said drawer end wall when said storage drawer is inserted within said inner cavity. 2. The storage device of claim 1, further including: a release latch access aperture formed perpendicular through said base plate and extending within said inner cavity;a drawer latch retention feature integrated into a portion of the cavity defining surface at a location proximate said release latch access aperture;a resilient latch including one end integrally formed with one of said drawer sidewalls and a flexible end tapering outwards away from said one of said drawer sidewalls; anda release pin retained within said release latch access aperture, said release pin having a distal end engaging with said flexible end of said resilient latch;wherein said storage drawer is removably insertable through said cavity opening and inserted into said inner cavity such that a front edge of said flexible end of said resilient latch releasably engages said drawer latch retention feature, and wherein said release latch access aperture aligns with said flexible end of said resilient latch when said storage drawer is fully inserted within said inner cavity. 3. The storage device of claim 2, wherein said release pin includes a crossbar extending perpendicularly outward from said release pin forming a first stub and a second stub situated opposite said first stub. 4. The storage device of claim 3, wherein said release latch access aperture includes a first indentation receiving said first stub, and a second indentation receiving said second stub, each indentation having a predetermined length adapted to permit said release pin to slide back and forth within said release latch access aperture without falling out of said release latch access aperture. 5. The storage device of claim 4, wherein said release pin is slidably movable inward, against an outward biasing force provided by said flexible end of said resilient latch, to dislodge said front edge of said flexible end of said resilient latch from said drawer latch retention feature freeing said storage drawer. 6. The storage device of claim 5, wherein said biasing member is configured to propel said storage drawer outwards from said inner cavity when the storage drawer is freed, to expose items stored in said storage drawer. 7. The storage device of claim 1, wherein said biasing member comprises a spring that is compressed when said storage drawer in fully inserted within said inner cavity. 8. A skateboard truck, comprising a base plate, an elevated portion extending from said base plate, and an axle attached to said elevated portion, wherein said base plate is defined by a top member and a bottom member attached to one another, wherein said base plate comprises: a cavity opening passing through a segment of an outer wall of said base plate;an inner cavity extending inward from the cavity opening and bound by a cavity defining surface;a plurality of mounting holes formed through said base plate, wherein each mounting hole is located proximate an outer edge of said base plate, wherein a pattern of said mounting holes is arranged to align with mounting apertures of a skateboard deck;a release latch access aperture formed perpendicular through said base plate and extending within said inner cavity;a drawer latch retention feature integrated into a portion of the cavity defining surface at a location proximate said release latch access aperture;a storage drawer including a drawer bottom integrally joined to drawer sidewalls, a drawer end wall, and a drawer front wall defining an item storage compartment volume for retaining a variety of items therein, wherein said item storage compartment volume is oriented toward said axle;a resilient latch including one end integrally formed with one of said drawer sidewalls and a flexible end tapering outwards away from said one of said drawer sidewalls; andwherein said storage drawer is removably insertable through said cavity opening and inserted into said inner cavity such that a front edge of said flexible end of said resilient latch releasably engages said drawer latch retention feature, and wherein said release latch access aperture aligns with said flexible end of said resilient latch when said storage drawer is fully inserted within said inner cavity. 9. The storage device of claim 8, further including a release pin retained within said release latch access aperture, said release pin having a distal end engaging with said flexible end of said resilient latch. 10. The storage device of claim 9, wherein said release pin includes a crossbar extending perpendicularly outward from said release pin forming a first stub and a second stub situated opposite said first stub. 11. The storage device of claim 10, wherein said release latch access aperture includes a first indentation receiving said first stub, and a second indentation receiving said second stub, each indentation having a predetermined length adapted to permit said release pin to slide back and forth within said release latch access aperture without falling out of said release latch access aperture. 12. The storage device of claim 11, wherein said release pin is slidably movable inward, against an outward biasing force provided by said flexible end of said resilient latch, to dislodge said front edge of said flexible end of said resilient latch from said drawer latch retention feature freeing said storage drawer. 13. The storage device of claim 12, further comprising a biasing member positioned within said inner cavity at a location generally opposing said cavity opening, to readily engage with said drawer end wall when said storage drawer is inserted within said inner cavity, wherein said biasing member is configured to propel said storage drawer outwards from said inner cavity when the storage drawer is freed, to expose items stored in said storage drawer. 14. The storage device of claim 8, further including a biasing member positioned within said inner cavity at a location generally opposing said cavity opening, to readily engage with said drawer end wall when said storage drawer is inserted within said inner cavity. 15. The storage device of claim 14, wherein said biasing member comprises a spring that is compressed when said storage drawer in fully inserted within said inner cavity. 16. A skateboard truck, comprising a base plate configured to be attached to a skateboard deck, wherein said base plate includes: a deck-facing surface configured to be arranged towards a skateboard deck,a cavity opening passing through an outer sidewall of said base plate;an inner cavity extending inward from the cavity opening and bound by a cavity defining surface;a release latch access aperture formed perpendicular through said base plate and extending within said inner cavity;a drawer latch retention feature integrated into a portion of the cavity defining surface at a location proximate said release latch access aperture;a storage drawer including a drawer bottom integrally joined to drawer sidewalls, a drawer end wall, and a drawer front wall defining an item storage compartment volume for retaining a variety of items therein, wherein said item storage compartment volume is configured to be oriented away from said deck-facing surface;a resilient latch including one end integrally formed with one of said drawer sidewalls and a flexible end tapering outwards away from said one of said drawer sidewalls; andwherein said storage drawer is removably insertable through said cavity opening and into said inner cavity such that a front edge of said flexible end of said resilient latch releasably engages said drawer latch retention feature, and wherein said release latch access aperture aligns with said flexible end of said resilient latch when said storage drawer is fully inserted within said inner cavity. 17. The storage device of claim 16, further including a biasing member positioned within said inner cavity at a location generally opposing said cavity opening, to readily engage with said drawer end wall when said storage drawer is inserted within said inner cavity. 18. The storage device of claim 17, further comprising a release element, wherein said release element is inserted through said release latch access aperture in a manner to contact said flexible end of said resilient latch, wherein when an insertion force is applied to said release element, said release element compresses resilient latch freeing said front edge of said flexible end of said resilient latch from said drawer latch retention feature from said storage drawer, causing said biasing member to propel said storage drawer outward from said inner cavity to expose items placed in said storage drawer. 19. The storage device of claim 17, wherein said biasing member comprises a spring that is compressed when said storage drawer in fully inserted within said inner cavity.