Device for holding and articulating a removable parcel shelf for vehicles

The retaining and articulating device (81) for a rear shelf (84) comprises a support (82) fixed to the vehicle. The support comprises a shaft (88) and the shelf comprises a long bore (90) having an opening (92) along its length allowing the engagement and disengagement of the shaft in the bore by elastic deformation of the bore. The shelf is moved by shaft rotation in the bore between bottom and top positions and comprises a lever zone (84b) supported on the support in the shelf top position in order to release the shaft.