Floor mat having bottom surface of concave sections and nubs
AssigneeLund International, Inc.
InventorsFernando A. Ferreira, Antero Ferreira, Stephen P. Neri
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Abstract
The present invention provides apparatuses and methods for producing molded products such as floor mats, including automotive floor mats. In one embodiment, a molding process is provided for producing a molded product using a mold having a lower plate and an upper plate. The molding process includes steps of filling a first cavity of the lower plate with a liquid molding material of a first color, placing the upper plate on top of the lower plate such that a convex portion of the upper plate extends into the first cavity of the lower plate and contacts the molding material in the lower plate, and curing the liquid molding material.
Claims20
A floor mat comprising:
- a top surface having a plurality of concave sections;
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- a bottom surface opposite the top surface and having a plurality of concave sections, the concave sections of the bottom surface having bottom corners with nubs extending from the bottom corners.
A floor mat comprising:
- a top surface having a plurality of concave sections separated by a plurality of convex surfaces;
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- a bottom surface opposite the top surface and having a plurality of concave pyramid shaped sections, the concave pyramid shaped sections of the bottom surface having bottom corners with nubs extending from the bottom corners.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.