Patent ID: 9278647
Filing Date: 2016-03-08
CPC Classification: B60N,B60R,B62D

Claim Text:
1. A vehicle body structure, comprising: a vehicle floor; a first side wall structure extending upward from a first side of the vehicle floor; a second side wall structure extending upward from a second side of the vehicle floor opposite the first side wall structure, the vehicle floor, the first side wall structure and the second side wall structure at least partially defining a vehicle cargo area, the first side wall structure and the second side wall structure each having a plurality of protrusions, the plurality of protrusions being non-movable; a rear seat fixedly attached to the vehicle floor and having a seatback movable between an upright orientation and a folded orientation, a back surface of the seatback at least partially defining the vehicle cargo area with the seatback in the upright orientation; a forward shelf having an upper surface and a lower surface with a forward edge extending between the upper surface and the lower surface and a rearward edge extending between the upper surface and the lower surface, the forward shelf extending from the first side wall structure to the second side wall structure within the vehicle cargo area, the forward shelf being movable between a first retention location and a second retention location, the first retention location being defined by a first horizontal and a first upright surface of a first one of the plurality of protrusions and a second horizontal surface and a second upright surface of a second one of the plurality of protrusions, the second retention location being defined by a third horizontal and a third upright surface of a third one of the plurality of protrusions and a fourth horizontal surface and a fourth upright surface of a fourth one of the plurality of protrusions, the first retention location being defined a first distance above the vehicle floor, the second retention location being defined at a second distance above the vehicle floor, the second distance being greater than the first distance such that with the forward shelf in the second retention location the forward shelf is located proximate an upper end of the seatback with the seatback in the upright orientation, and with the forward shelf in the second retention location the forward edge of the forward shelf contacts the third upright surface and a rearward edge of the forward shelf contacts the fourth upright surface restricting horizontal movement of the forward shelf; and an aft shelf extending from the first side wall structure to the second side wall structure within the vehicle cargo area adjacent to the forward shelf, the aft shelf being movable between a horizontal retention location and a vertical retention location, the horizontal retention location being defined by a fifth horizontal surface of a fifth one of the plurality of protrusions, the vertical retention location being defined by a fifth upright surface of the fifth one of the plurality of protrusions and a sixth upright surface of the second one of the plurality of protrusions, of the first and second side wall structures such that with the aft shelf in the horizontal retention location and the forward shelf in the first retention location, an upper surface of the forward shelf and an upper surface of the aft shelf are co-planar, the aft shelf and the forward shelf being separate and movable independent of one another, and with the seatback in the upright orientation, the aft shelf in the vertical retention location and the forward shelf in the second retention location, the back surface of the seatback, the forward shelf and the aft shelf define a completely enclosed storage space between the first and second side surface structures.