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US 2025/0263003 A1Published application
Replaceable protective liners for vehicles
AssigneeGarland Industries, Inc.
InventorsDavid Sokol, Melissa Rus, Kali Peterson, Matthew Hanson, Curtis Taylor
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Abstract
Replaceable non-porous, protective liners that can be repositionable and can optionally be customized to various vehicle makes and models.
Claims42
A protective liner that is configured to be removably connectable to a surface;
- said protective liner includes a liquid retention layer and a non-porous backing system;
- said liquid retention layer is at least partially formed of a porous material;
- said non-porous backing system is less porous than said liquid retention layer;
- said non-porous backing system is formed of different materials from said liquid retention layer;
- said non-porous backing system has a thickness that is less than a thickness of said liquid retention layer;
- said liquid retention layer includes a plurality of fibers;
- said non-porous backing system includes 0-50 wt. % fibers;
- a fiber content in said liquid retention layer is greater than a fiber content in said non-porous backing system;
- said non-porous backing system connected to a bottom surface of said liquid retention layer;
- said non-porous backing system includes one or more layers selected from the group consisting of a) a reinforcement layer, b) an adhesive layer, and c) a backing layer.
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A hanger arrangement that is configured to releasably connect to a protective liner that includes one or more protective liner openings;
- said hanger arrangement includes a body, one or more hook legs that are connected to said body, and a handle that is connected to said body;
- each of said one or more hook legs are configured to be releasably connected to one of the protective liner openings in the protective liner;
- said body of said hanger arrangement includes one or more features selected from the group consisting of a) said body has rectangular shape, b) said body has a length that is less than a width of a top portion of said protective liner, c) said body include one or more openings that are spaced from a peripheral edge of said body and are spaced from said one or more hook legs, d) said body includes a top flange that is formed on a top portion of said body extends forwardly from a front face of said body;
- each of said hook legs extend forwardly from a front face of said body;
- each of said hook legs is positioned below a top edge of said body or below said top flange;
- each of said hook legs includes a leg body, a leg flange, and a leg latch;
- said leg body extends forwardly from said front face of said body;
- a portion of said leg flange is positioned at or near a front-top edge of said leg body and a top portion of said leg flange extends upwardly from a top surface of said leg body;
- said leg latch is located on a bottom portion of said leg body;
- said leg latch includes a latch flange that extends downwardly from a location that is at or near a bottom front surface of said leg latch.
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A protective liner system comprising a protective liner and a hanger arrangement;
- said protective liner is configured to be removably connectable to a surface;
- said protective liner includes a liquid retention layer and a non-porous backing system;
- said liquid retention layer is at least partially formed of a porous material;
- said non-porous backing system is less porous than said liquid retention layer;
- said non-porous backing system is formed of different materials from said liquid retention layer;
- said non-porous backing system has a thickness that is less than a thickness of said liquid retention layer;
- said liquid retention layer includes a plurality of fibers;
- said non-porous backing system includes 0-50 wt. % fibers;
- a fiber content in said liquid retention layer is greater than a fiber content in said non-porous backing system;
- said non-porous backing system connected to a bottom surface of said liquid retention layer;
- said non-porous backing system includes one or more layers selected from the group consisting of a) a reinforcement layer, b) an adhesive layer, and c) a backing layer;
- said protective liner includes one or more protective liner openings that are spaced from a peripheral edge of said protective liner;
- said hanger arrangement is configured to releasably connect to said protective liner;
- said hanger arrangement includes a body, one or more hook legs that are connected to said body, and a handle that is connected to said body;
- each of said one or more hook legs are configured to be releasably connected to one of the protective liner openings in the protective liner;
- said body of said hanger arrangement includes one or more features selected from the group consisting of a) said body has rectangular shape, b) said body has a length that is less than a width of a top portion of said protective liner, c) said body include one or more openings that are spaced from a peripheral edge of said body and are spaced from said one or more hook legs, d) said body includes a top flange that is formed on a top portion of said body extends forwardly from a front face of said body;
- each of said hook legs extend forwardly from a front face of said body;
- each of said hook legs is positioned below a top edge of said body or below said top flange;
- each of said hook legs includes a leg body, a leg flange, and a leg latch;
- said leg body extends forwardly from said front face of said body;
- a portion of said leg flange is positioned at or near a front-top edge of said leg body and a top portion of said leg flange extends upwardly from a top surface of said leg body;
- said leg latch is located on a bottom portion of said leg body;
- said leg latch includes a latch flange that extends downwardly from a location that is at or near a bottom front surface of said leg latch.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.