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US 4,382,986 AGranted
Automobile floor mat with two base portions of different elastomeric materials
AssigneeThe Akro Corporation
InventorHarold Reuben
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Abstract
An automobile floor mat designed to reduce movement of the mat relative to the floor having a relatively stiff portion and a second portion having a relatively flexible portion, the stiff and second portions each having base portions of monolithic elastomeric materials connected in a hinge area so that the mat can be molded in a single molding operation. The relative difference in rigidity permits the flexible portion to bend relative to the stiff portion and can be accomplished by materials of different thickness or rigidity or both.
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An automobile floor mat comprising:
- a first portion adapted to contact a generally horizontal portion of an automobile floor,
- said first portion having a first base portion of a first monolithic elastomeric material with a Shore A durometer greater than about 70,
- a second portion adapted to contact an inclined portion adjacent said generally horizontal portion of an automobile floor,
- said second portion having a second base portion of a second monolithic elastomeric material,
- said first base portion and said second base portion being connected at a hinge area such that the mat can be molded in a single molding operation, and
- said second monolithic elastomeric material being less stiff than said first elastomeric material to permit said second portion to bend relative to said first portion at said hinge area in said second portion.
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An automobile floor mat comprising:
- a first portion adapted to contact a generally horizontal portion of an automobile floor,
- said first portion having a first base portion of a first monolithic elastomeric material with a Shore A durometer greater than about 70,
- a second portion adapted to contact an inclined portion adjacent said generally horizontal portion of an automobile floor,
- said second portion having a second base portion of a second monolithic elastomeric material,
- said first and second base portions each having a uniform thickness throughout and coextensive with the respective first and second portions,
- said first base portion and said second base portion being connected at a hinge area such that the mat can be molded in a single molding operation,
- said second monolithic elastomeric material being less stiff than said first elastomeric material to permit said second portion to bend relative to said first portion at said hinge area in said second portion,
- a leading edge in said first portion adjacent said hinge area to act as a stop and adapted to prevent movement relative to the junction between a generally horizontal portion of an automobile floor and an inclined portion adjacent thereto;
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- a carpet layer embedded in an upper surface on each of said first and second portions to form a continuous, uniform carpet layer on said automobile floor mat.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.