Patent ID: 7699371

Claim:
A rear parcel shelf for use in a motor vehicle, having a fixing device for its retention and having a storage plate forming the storage surface, whereby the fixing device includes an actuating element envisaged for releasing the retention, whereby a detent connection, which retains the storage surface, occurs between a detent spring which is connected to a part being secured to the vehicle, and a detent element which is connected to the storage surface, whereby the actuating element includes a releasing device which is envisaged for releasing the detent connection, whereby the releasing device is formed and envisaged for penetrating into and expanding a clearance between the detent spring and the detent element when the detent connection is released, whereby the releasing device is a component of a push button lower part which belongs to the actuating element and which includes a guide element, which is fixed in a guide contour associated with the storage plate, and whereby the guide contour has a limiting pin, which engages with a recess of the guide element.