Cargo shelf assembly for a vehicle

A vehicle, comprising:

• a vehicle body defining a cargo space for storing one or more cargo;
• a shelf adapted to be removably engaged with the vehicle to divide at least a part of the cargo space of the vehicle and including a plurality of retention structures to facilitate a conversion of the shelf into a table upon removal of the shelf from the vehicle body;
• and
• a plurality of latches adapted to move between an extended position and a retracted position and coupled to the shelf, wherein in the extended position, the plurality of latches engages the shelf with the vehicle body, wherein the shelf further includes a plurality of stopper structures to retain the plurality of latches in one or more positions.

A shelf structure for a vehicle, the shelf structure comprising:

• a shelf adapted to be removably engaged with the vehicle to divide at least a part of a cargo space of the vehicle;
• and
• a plurality of latches coupled to the shelf and adapted to move to an extended position, a retracted position, and an intermediate position disposed between the extended position and the retracted position, wherein
• in the extended position, the plurality of latches facilitates an engagement of the shelf with the vehicle,
• in the retracted position, the plurality of latches enables a disengagement of the shelf from the vehicle, and
• in the intermediate position, the plurality of latches facilitates a tilting of the shelf relative to a floor of the vehicle.

A vehicle comprising:

• a vehicle body defining a cargo space for storing one or more cargo;
• a shelf adapted to be removably engaged with the vehicle to divide at least a part of the cargo space of the vehicle;
• and
• a plurality of latches adapted to move between an extended position and a retracted position and coupled to the shelf, wherein in the extended position, the plurality of latches engages the shelf with the vehicle body, wherein
• the vehicle body includes a pair of side liners defining a plurality of notches to receive the plurality of latches arranged in the extended position, and wherein
• the plurality of latches includes a pair of first latches aligned in a lateral direction, the plurality of notches includes a pair of first notches aligned in the lateral direction, and the first notches include tapered walls to enable a removal of the first latches from the first notches in response to sliding of the shelf in a longitudinal direction towards a rear end of the vehicle.