Floor mat for an overland vehicle

A floor covering for an overland vehicle, the overland vehicle including a passenger compartment and a floor area having a tunnel area which defines a transmission housing, the floor covering comprising:

• a first sheet having an exposed top surface and a bottom surface, and wherein the first sheet is formed from a polymeric based composition having a predetermined filler content, the first sheet including a tunnel region which is capable of covering the tunnel area of the vehicle, and wherein the first sheet is defined by a predetermined thickness dimension;
• a second sheet having a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein the second sheet is formed from a polymeric based composition having a filler content which is greater than the filler content of the first sheet, the second sheet including a tunnel region which corresponds to the tunnel area of the first sheet, and wherein the second sheet is defined by a predetermined thickness dimension which is at least twice the thickness dimension of the first sheet;
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• a carpet fixedly attached on the tunnel region of the first sheet and having a predetermined surface texture and a peripheral edge which does not extend beyond the tunnel region of the first sheet wherein the bottom surface of the first sheet is made integral with the top surface of the second sheet to form a unitary floor covering, and wherein the exposed top surface of the first sheet has an appearance which visually imitates the surface texture of the carpet such that the entire floor covering appears to be uniform.

A floor covering for an overland vehicle having a passenger compartment and a predetermined floor area having a tunnel area, the floor covering comprising:

• first, second, third, and fourth peripheral edges, the first peripheral edge disposed in a position opposite to the third peripheral edge and the second peripheral edge disposed in a position opposite to the fourth peripheral edge;
• a forward portion having a tunnel region centrally disposed about a midpoint which is oriented between the second and fourth peripheral edges;
• a first sheet formed from a polymeric-based compound having a predetermined filler content and a predetermined color created by a color additive, and wherein the first sheet has a predetermined thickness dimension, an exposed top surface, a tunnel region capable of resting over the tunnel area of the vehicle, and a bottom surface;
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• a second sheet formed from a polymeric-based compound having a filler content which is greater than the filler content of the first sheet, and wherein the second sheet is black in color and has a top surface, a tunnel region corresponding to the tunnel region of the first sheet, a bottom surface, and a predetermined thickness dimension which is at least twice the thickness dimension of the first sheet, and wherein the bottom surface of the first sheet is made integral with the top surface of the second sheet to form a unitary floor covering which is capable of resting in covering relation relative to the entire floor area;
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• a carpet having a predetermined surface texture, fixedly attached on the top surface of the tunnel region of the first sheet, and having a peripheral edge with does not extend beyond the tunnel region of the first sheet, and wherein the exposed top surface of the first sheet has an appearance which visually simulates the surface texture of the carpet such that the entire floor covering appears to be uniform.