Clamp for fastening a carpet on a floor
AssigneesAutomobiles Peugeot, Automobiles Citroen
InventorRene Chaintreuil
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Abstract
A clamp for fastening a carpet onto a floor, comprising two members spaced from each other in a vertical plane and including one claw directed upwards for one member and downwards for the other member to allow the insertion and catching of two sides of a carpet onto the clamp before the clamp is clipped onto a flange-like edge.
Claims8
A clamp for fastening an element such as a carpet or the like onto a surface such as a vehicle floor, comprising a first portion folded back on itself and adapted to be clipped onto an edge forming a flange and a second portion, connected to the first portion, adapted to retain said element onto said surface, wherein the improvement comprises said second portion being connected at right angles to the first portion and said second portion including at least two members spaced or offset from each other in both a first plane and in a second plane substantially perpendicular to said first plane and said members being connected to each other through a bridging portion.
A clamp assembly for retaining an element in a positional relationship to a surface and an edge comprising:
- a first member;
- a first portion, connected at right angles to said first member, said first portion including a subportion folded back on itself and forming a clip adapted to be attached to the edge;
- a second member;
- a second portion, connected at right angles to said second member, said second portion including a second subportion folded back on itself and forming a clip adapted to be attached to the edge;
- a bridging portion connecting said first and second portions and being folded back on itself forming two inverted clips, a first inverted clip adapted for fastening to the edge;
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- a trimming section having a retaining portion adapted to be held by the second inverted clip and covering the first and second members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.