Rear door shelf with one touch opening

A rear door shelf assembly for a motor vehicle, comprising:

• at least one mounting base portion operably connected to the vehicle using existing apertures in the vehicle;
• at least one shelf that is spring dampened and rotatably connected to the mounting base portion and movable between at least an open position and stowed position, said at least one shelf fitting within the footprint of said at least one mounting base portion when in the stowed position;
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• wherein rotating the shelf to the open position selectively provides a utility shelf or storage member, as desired.

A rear door shelf assembly for a tailgate of a vehicle, comprising:

• at least one mounting base portion including a plurality of tabs and attachment features to mount said mounting base portion to an inward surface of said tailgate without drilling holes into said tailgate;
• at least one shelf rotatably connected to the mounting base portion and movable between at least an open position and stowed position, said at least one shelf fitting within the footprint of said at least one mounting base portion when in the stowed position, wherein rotating the at least one shelf to said open position provides a substantially horizontal surface for use as a utility table or storage;
• at least one selectively removable storage container storage operably connected to said at least one shelf;
• at least one prop rod operably rotatably connected to said at least one mounting portion and having at least one biasing member, said storage container operably connected to said at least one prop rod;
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• a latching mechanism with a one touch release button for automatic deployment of said at least one shelf and at least one prop rod to said open position, when desired.