Floor mat
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorDaniel W. Booth
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Abstract
A mat assembly configured for use with a vehicle includes a mat holder and a mat insert. The mat insert is permeable to contaminants and is made of a spacer fabric which may be a 3D knit fabric. The mat holder is configured to entrap contaminants permeating the mat insert. The mat insert and mat holder are configured such that the mat insert can be detached from and reattached to the mat holder for cleaning. The mat insert has at least one appearance layer which may be a carpet-like material. The mat holder may include a panel, which may be hingedly attached to or detachable from the mat holder, through which entrapped contaminants may be removed. The mat holder may be integral to the vehicle, e.g., an aperture in the floor covering, a liner or an insert, or a cavity in the floor, trunk or cargo area of the vehicle.
Claims17
A mat assembly comprising:
- a mat holder;
- and
- a mat insert;
- wherein the mat insert includes a spacer fabric;
- wherein the spacer fabric includes a spacer layer and at least one facing layer;
- wherein the spacer fabric is configured such that contaminants migrate through the mat insert to the mat holder;
- wherein the mat insert and the mat holder are configured such that the mat insert can be operatively attached to the mat holder;
- wherein the mat holder is configured to include an attaching feature;
- wherein the attaching feature of the mat holder is one of a slot, a groove and a channel;
- wherein the mat insert is configured to include a corresponding feature;
- wherein the corresponding feature of the mat insert is configured for insertion into one of a slot, a groove and a channel;
- and
- wherein the mat insert is operatively attached to the mat holder by contact of the attaching feature and the corresponding feature.
A mat assembly configured for use with a vehicle floor, comprising:
- a mat holder configured to be matable with the vehicle floor;
- and
- a mat insert;
- wherein the mat insert includes a spacer fabric defining a plurality of open spaces;
- wherein the mat insert is configured to migrate contaminants via the plurality of open spaces to the mat holder;
- wherein the mat insert and the mat holder are configured such that the mat insert can be operatively attached to the mat holder;
- wherein the mat holder is configured to entrap contaminants which have migrated through the mat insert;
- wherein the mat holder includes a panel through which entrapped contaminants may be removed from the mat assembly without detaching the mat insert;
- and
- wherein the panel is configured to be one of hingedly attached to the mat holder and detachable from the mat holder to allow removal of entrapped contaminants from the mat assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.