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US 5,891,546 AGranted
Auxiliary molded floor mats
OwnerRaymond O. Shermaninventor
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An auxiliary molded floor mat is produced to fit the carpeted floor compartment area of a van, pickup truck, sport utility vehicle or other vehicle having a floor which is substantially flat and even with a door sill. The floor mat is a one piece composite of a tufted carpet layer, a thermoplastic mid-layer and a non-slip substrate bottom layer. The floor mat has a flat base with raised walls near each of its outside edges which form a tray-like central area. At least one of the raised walls is double walled with a substantially horizontally extending floor engaging peripheral lip. Molding of the composite imparts a desired contoured shape which neatly fits the vehicle's floor compartment area without substantial folds or wrinkles. The tray-like central area of the floor mat catches debris. It is readily cleaned simply by removing the full mat from the vehicle.
A molded floor mat for positioning in a carpeted floor compartment area of a vehicle to catch debris and for temporary removal from the vehicle to extract the debris, said floor mat having a tray-like central area and being contoured to neatly conform to the carpeted floor compartment area, further said floor mat having a flat base with a first raised wall which is double walled with a substantially horizontally extending floor engaging peripheral lip which lies in substantially the same plane as the flat base, a second raised wall, a third raised wall and a fourth raised wall, each of said first, second, third and fourth raised walls being at about right angles to one another thereby forming the tray-like central area.
A molded floor mat for positioning in a carpeted floor compartment area of a vehicle to catch debris and for temporary removal from the vehicle to extract the debris, said floor mat being contoured to neatly conform to the carpeted floor compartment area, further said floor mat having a flat base with a first raised wall, a second raised wall, a third raised wall and a fourth raised wall near edges of the flat base to form a tray-like central area and wherein at least one raised wall is double walled with a substantially horizontally extending floor engaging peripheral lip which lies in substantially the same plane as the flat base.
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