Floor mat and fixing apparatus
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorOscar Ford
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Abstract
A floor mat system is provided. The floor mat system comprises a floor mat comprising at least one attachment portion, a seat rail comprising a track, and a fastener configured to removably secure the attachment portion of the floor mat to the track. An apparatus is provided for securing a floor mat to a seat rail. The apparatus comprises a top plate that overlies a portion of the floor mat, a retaining portion configured to removably secure the apparatus to the seat rail and a connecting portion that connects the top plate to the retaining portion.
Claims17
A floor mat system comprising:
- a floor mat comprising at least one attachment portion;
- a seat rail comprising a track;
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- a fastener configured to removably secure the at least one attachment portion of the floor mat to the track, wherein the fastener is slidable along the seat rail while in a first position.
An apparatus for securing a floor mat to a seat rail, comprising:
- a top plate that overlies a portion of the floor mat;
- a retaining portion configured to removably secure the apparatus to the seat rail;
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- a connecting portion that connects the top plate to the retaining portion, wherein the retaining portion can move freely within the seat rail when the top plate is in a first position.
A floor mat system comprising:
- a floor mat comprising at least one attachment portion;
- a seat rail comprising a track;
- a fastener configured to removably secure the at least one attachment portion of the floor mat to the track;
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- a second fastener for fastening the floor mat to a seat, wherein the seat is secured to the seat rail, and wherein the floor mat and the seat move synchronously.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.