Automobile floor mat fastener

An automobile floor mat fastener for anchoring a mat at its rearward-facing edge to an automobile carpet comprising:

• a clip operable between an open and closed position for engaging the rearward-facing edge of the mat to be anchored;
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• a hook linked to the clip so as to permit independent lateral and longitudinal movement by the clip with respect to the hook without the hook becoming unlinked from the clip, said hook having an open-ended pin portion adapted to be inserted into the carpet so as to point forwardly of the automobile toward the mat engaged by the clip, said hook also having an anchoring stud portion extending substantially perpendicularly to said pin portion so as to engage the carpet and thereby resist the unintentional withdrawal of the pin from the carpeting.

An automobile floor mat fastener for anchoring a mat at its rearward-facing edge to an automobile carpet comprising:

• a clip operable between an open and closed position for engaging the rearward-facing edge of the mat to be anchored;
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• a hook linked to the clip so as to permit independent lateral and longitudinal movement by the clip with respect to the hook without the hook becoming unlinked from the clip, said hook having an open-ended pin portion adapted to be inserted into the carpet so as to point forwardly of the automobile toward the mat engaged by the clip, said hook including a backstop portion extending in a substantially opposite direction to said pin portion so as to engage the carpet if and when the hook moves rearwardly and to thereby resist the unintentional withdrawal of the pin from the carpeting.

An automobile floor mat fastener for anchoring a mat at its rearward-facing edge to an automobile carpet comprising:

• a clip operable between an open and closed position for engaging the rearward-facing edge of the mat to be anchored;
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• a hook linked to the clip so as to permit independent lateral and longitudinal movement by the clip with respect to the hook, said hook having an open-ended pin portion adapted to be inserted into the carpet so as to point forwardly of the automobile toward the mat engaged by the clip, said hook being made of a continuous piece of springy material and wherein the hook includes a loop portion for engaging the clip and a pincer formed between the loop portion and the pin portion for squeezing carpeting encaptured therebetween, said hook also including an anchoring stud portion extending substantially perpendicularly to said pin portion so as to engage the carpet and thereby resist the unintentional withdrawal of the pin from the carpeting.

An automobile floor mat fastener for anchoring a mat at its rearward-facing edge to an automobile carpet comprising:

• a clip operable between an open and closed position for engaging the rearward-facing edge of the mat to be anchored;
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• a hook linked to the clip so as to permit independent lateral and longitudinal movement by the clip with respect to the hook without the hook becoming unlinked from the clip, said hook being made of a continuous piece of springy material and wherein the hook includes a loop portion for engaging the clip and pincer formed between the loop portion and the pin portion for squeezing carpeting captured therebetween, said hook also including a backstop portion extending in a substantially opposite direction to said pin portion so as to engage the carpet if and when the hook moves rearwardly and to thereby resist the unintentional withdrawal of the pin from the carpeting.