Mat fastening system
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorsBRIAN M. PARISI, Michael B. Grimm
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Abstract
A system for securing a floor mat with respect to a carpet within a vehicle that may include a carpet grommet configured to secure to the carpet, a mat grommet configured to secure to the floor mat, and a locking ring secured to or within one of the carpet grommet or the mat grommet. The locking ring includes first ramped shelves configured to securely abut reciprocal ramped surfaces formed on the other of the carpet grommet or the mat grommet. The first ramped shelves are angled in a non-perpendicular and non-parallel manner with respect to a central longitudinal axis of the system, wherein the locking ring secures the carpet grommet to the mat grommet. The carpet grommet may also include an auger configured to pierce and secure into the carpet.
Claims20
A system for securing a floor mat with respect to a carpet within a vehicle, the system comprising:
- a carpet grommet configured to secure to the carpet;
- a mat grommet configured to secure to the floor mat;
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- a locking ring secured to or within one of said carpet grommet or said mat grommet, said locking ring comprising first ramped shelves configured to securely abut reciprocal ramped surfaces formed on the other of said carpet grommet or said mat grommet, said first ramped shelves being angled in a non-perpendicular and non-parallel manner with respect to a central longitudinal axis of the system, wherein said locking ring secures said carpet grommet to said mat grommet.
A system for securing a floor mat with respect to a carpet within a vehicle, the system comprising:
- (a) a carpet grommet configured to secure to the carpet, said carpet grommet comprising:
- a planar base having a central post defining a hollow passage, wherein a securing lip is located at a distal end of the central post;
- a fastening cap comprising a central stud connected to a planar flap and a connection pin, said central stud being removably secured within said hollow passage through a series of ridges that snapably engage said securing lip, said connection pin having a locking ramp circumferentially extending about a distal end of said connection pin, wherein a portion of the carpet is configured to be compressively sandwiched between said planar base and said planar flap;
- (b) a mat grommet configured to secure to the floor mat, said mat grommet comprising:
- a connecting base having a first wall defining a connection chamber;
- a cap having a second wall that connects to an interior portion of said first wall through a positive locking interface that is perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the system;
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- (c) a first locking ring within said connection chamber, said first locking ring comprising a first circumferential ramped shelf having a first radial length that frictionally abuts said locking ramp in a connected position to secure said mat grommet to said carpet grommet.
A system for securing a floor mat with respect to a carpet within a vehicle, the system comprising:
- a mat grommet configured to securely engage a portion of the floor mat;
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- a carpet grommet configured to securely engage a portion of the carpet, said carpet grommet comprising an auger configured to pierce and secure into the carpet and a drive socket that is configured to be engaged by a tool to drive said auger into the carpet, wherein said carpet grommet is removably secured to said mat grommet.
A system for securing a floor mat with respect to a carpet within a vehicle, the system comprising:
- a mat grommet configured to securely engage a portion of the floor mat, said mat grommet comprising a clip having opposed prongs separated by a gap;
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- a unitary carpet grommet configured to securely engage a portion of the carpet, said carpet grommet comprising:
- a planar flap;
- an auger having a distal tip and expanded base proximate said planar flap, said auger configured to pierce and secure into the carpet, wherein the portion of the carpet is configured to be sandwiched between said planar flap and said expanded base of said auger;
- a drive socket formed into said auger, said drive socket being configured to be engaged by a tool to drive said auger into the carpet, wherein said carpet grommet is removably secured to said mat grommet, said clip of said mat grommet snapably securing to a notch formed within said drive socket proximate said planar flap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.