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US 10,328,832 B2Granted
Floor liner with carpet hook receptacle
AssigneeHusky Liners, Inc.
InventorKenneth Douglas Johnson
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Abstract
A vehicle floor liner has a top surface and a bottom surface. The bottom surface includes a recess extending toward the top surface and a ridge extending away from the bottom surface and positioned around a periphery of the recess.
Claims19
A vehicle floor liner comprising:
- a top surface and a bottom surface, the bottom surface comprising:
- a recess extending toward the top surface;
- and
- a ridge extending away from the bottom surface and positioned around a periphery of the recess,
- wherein the bottom surface further comprises a plurality of nibs, and wherein the plurality of nibs extend a same distance away from the bottom surface as the ridge, and
- wherein the recess comprises a channel leading into a chamber, and wherein the channel has a smaller span than the chamber.
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A vehicle floor mat comprising:
- a carpet hook receptacle comprising:
- a carpet hook-receiving chamber having an opening in a bottom structure of the carpet hook-receiving chamber, and the carpet hook-receiving chamber being closed on the sides and the top;
- and
- a frustoconical recess formed in a bottom surface of the floor mat and below the carpet hook-receiving chamber, and the frustoconical recess providing a frustoconical guide surface positioned to guide a carpet hook into the opening of the carpet hook-receiving chamber;
- wherein the frustoconical guide surface defines a span of the frustoconical recess that is greater than a span of the carpet hook receiving chamber.
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A vehicle floor liner comprising:
- a carpet hook receptacle comprising:
- a carpet hook-receiving chamber having a top, a bottom and sides, and the carpet hook-receiving chamber being closed on the sides and the top;
- and
- an opening in the bottom being at least partially defined by a plurality of ledges that are flexible to permit a carpet hook having a span that is greater than a corresponding span of the opening to pass through the opening;
- and
- a lateral portion extending from the carpet hook receptacle to peripheral edges of the floor mat, and wherein the lateral portion and the carpet hook receptacle are both comprised of a single-piece component that is not a combination of multiple pieces.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.