Floor mat and process of forming the same
AssigneeThe Akro Corporation
InventorHarold Reuben
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Abstract
An automotive floor mat and process of forming the same is provided. The floor mat comprises an uppermost face layer, a base layer of thermoplastic material and a lowermost polyurethane foam layer. The base layer includes a main body and a plurality of elongate nib elements connected to and projecting downwardly therefrom, and in contact with and projecting through the polyurethane foam layer. Formation of the nib elements, projection of them throughout polyurethane layer, and joining together of the base and polyurethane layers are accomplished substantially simultaneously.
Claims11
An automobile floor mat comprising:
- an uppermost carpet face layer;
- a base layer of thermoplastic material, said base layer including a main body and a plurality of elongate nib elements connected to and projecting downwardly thereform;
- and a lowermost polyurethane foam layer, said plurality of elongate nib elements being in connect with and projecting through said polyurethane foam layer.
A process for forming an automobile floor mat having an uppermost carpet face layer, a base layer of thermoplastic material, the base layer including a main body and a plurality of elongate nib elements connected to and projecting downwardly therefrom, and a polyurethane foam layer underlying the base layer, said process comprising:
- (a) providing the base layer thermoplastic material;
- (b) securing the polyurethane foam layer to the base layer;
- (c) forming the elongate nib elements and extending the nib elements through the polyurethane foam layer;
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- (c) securing the face layer to the main body of the base layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.