Auto accessory floor mat

An accessory floor mat designed to overlie a portion of the carpeted floor of a motor vehicle, said mat comprising a rigid composite carpet structure having a preformed shape which is in substantial conformance with the contour of said carpeted floor portion, said mat having raised borders which give it a tray-like configuration and which abut against walls surrounding the carpeted floor portion to hold the mat snug in place, said borders being provided with outwardly extending down-turned edges to eliminate the need for edge finishing, and said mat possessing sufficient rigidity to withstand foot-exerted lateral forces associated with motor vehicle operation without shifting and to retain said shape and configuration while being removed from the vehicle.

A rigid throw-in floor mat for a motor vehicle comprising a three-ply laminated structure of carpet, thermoformable polyethylene and open-celled foam sheet backing, said laminated structure being custom molded into a shape which conforms to the configuration of a portion of the carpeted floor and surrounding side walls of a particular model motor vehicle, said structure having raised borders provided with outwardly extending down-turned edges to eliminate the need for edge finishing, said structure being readily removable from the motor vehicle and rigid enough to both retain said shape while being removed and not shift under foot-exerted lateral forces when in use.

A readily removable, slip-resistant accessory floor mat for nesting within a floor well of an automobile or other vehicle comprising:

• a multi-layered rigid composite carpet structure preformed into a tray configuration with raised borders, at least a portion of said raised borders being provided with an outwardly extending down-turned edge to eliminate the need for edge finishing, the carpet structure having the same general contours as the base and periphery of the floor well and being dimensioned to snugly fit within said well in such a way that at least a portion of said raised borders abut the periphery of the well, said carpet structure including a layer of thermoformable material, and the carpet structure possessing sufficient rigidity to maintain its configuration while being removed from the well and to maintain its position within the well under foot-exerted lateral forces without shifting.