Vehicle interior furnishings and related accessories and fixtures

A flooring system for a vehicle, the flooring system comprising:

• a first flooring section having first tabs and first notches;
• a second flooring section having second tabs and second notches;
• wherein the first tabs are configured to match and fit into the notches and the second tabs are configured to match and fit into the first notches;
• and
• a plurality of clamps configured to clamp the first floor section to the second floor section by, at least in part, a component of each of the clamps overlapping a joint of each tab and notch pair formed by matching first tabs and second notches and matching second tabs and first notches.

A method of installing a flooring of a vehicle, the method comprising:

• providing a first flooring section having first tabs, first notches, first bolt holes in the first tabs, and first nut inserts installed in the first bolt holes;
• providing a second flooring section having second tabs, second notches, second bolt holes in the second tabs, and second nut inserts in the second bolt holes;
• placing the first flooring section on the floor of the vehicle and placing the second flooring section on the floor of the vehicle matching the first tabs with the second notches and the second tabs with the first notches;
• placing first bolts into the first bolt holes and threading the first bolts into the first nut inserts to clamp the first flooring section to the second flooring section;
• and
• placing second bolts into the second bolt holes and threading the second bolts into the second nut inserts to clamp the first flooring section to the second flooring section.