Static Trait object

Question

Is it possible to construct a "trait object" without instantiating the struct, IF the trait only contains static methods?

For example:

  trait Foo {
    fn bar() -> u8;
    fn baz() -> String;
  }
  
  fn<T: Foo> qux() -> Box<dyn Foo> {
      Box::new(T as Foo)  <--- Compile error
  }

I think this should be theoretically possible, since this works:

  struct ManualFoo {
    pub bar_fn: fn() -> u8,
    pub baz_fn: fn() -> String
  }

  fn<T: Foo> qux() -> ManualFoo {
    ManualFoo { 
      bar_fn: T::bar,
      baz_fn: T::baz
  }
 

Which kinda is a manually declared trait object, but I'm wondering if there is something I'm missing, or if the compiler actually supports this with some syntax?