Floor mat and method for manufacturing a floor mat
OwnerJosef Dirnfeldinventor
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Abstract
A vehicle floor mat that includes a flexible upper layer having a non-wood surface with a visible wood-grain pattern on substantially the entire non-wood surface, the non-wood surface being of a scratch-resistant and water-resistant material and able to repeatedly flex at least 70 degrees from planar at least 100 times without exhibiting a change in the visible wood-grain pattern. A flexible non-wood underlayer is coupled to an underside of the flexible upper layer and has a slip-resistant surface that is able to repeatedly flex at least 70 degrees from planar. The flexible upper layer and the flexible non-wood underlayer have a shared non-uniform outer-edge shape that corresponds to a non-planar foot area of a vehicle.
Claims14
A vehicle floor mat comprising:
- a flexible upper layer having a non-wood surface with a visible wood-grain pattern on substantially the entire non-wood surface, the non-wood surface being of a scratch-resistant and water-resistant material and able to repeatedly flex at least 70 degrees from planar at least 100 times without exhibiting a change in the visible wood-grain pattern;
- a flexible non-wood underlayer coupled to an underside of the flexible upper layer and having a slip-resistant surface able to repeatedly flex at least 70 degrees from planar;
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- a non-wood border coupled to the non-wood underlayer and substantially surrounding the flexible upper layer, the non-wood border being of a material different from, and more fluid absorbent than, the non-wood underlayer and the non-wood surface of the flexible upper layer,
- wherein the non-wood border and the flexible non-wood underlayer have a shared non-uniform outer-edge shape that corresponds to a non-planar foot area of a vehicle.
A method for manufacturing decorative vehicle floor mats, the method comprising:
- applying a replica of a wood-grain pattern on a surface of a first flexible layer, the surface being of a scratch-resistant and water-resistant material and able to repeatedly flex at least 70 degrees from planar at least 100 times without exhibiting a change in the wood-grain pattern;
- fixedly coupling a second flexible layer to an underside of the first flexible layer, the second flexible layer being of a non-wood material and having a slip-resistant surface;
- fixedly coupling a non-wood border to the second flexible layer, the non-wood border substantially surrounding the second flexible layer and being of a material different from, and more fluid absorbent than, the second flexible layer and the surface of the first flexible layer;
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- defining a shared non-uniform outer-edge shape of the coupled second flexible layer and the non-wood border, the shape corresponding to a non-planar foot area of a vehicle.
In combination with a vehicle having at least one non-planar area for resting a passenger's feet, a floor mat comprising:
- a flexible upper layer having a non-wood surface with a visible wood-grain pattern on substantially the entire non-wood surface, the non-wood surface being of a scratch-resistant and water-resistant material and able to repeatedly flex at least 70 degrees from planar at least 100 times without exhibiting a change in the visible wood-grain pattern;
- a flexible non-wood underlayer coupled to an underside of the flexible upper layer and having a slip-resistant surface able to repeatedly flex at least 70 degrees from planar;
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- a non-wood border coupled to the flexible non-wood underlayer, being raised above the non-wood surface of the flexible upper layer, and substantially surrounding the flexible upper layer, the non-wood border being of a material different from the flexible non-wood underlayer and the flexible upper layer,
- wherein the non-wood border and the flexible non-wood underlayer have a shared non-uniform outer-edge shape that corresponds to the non-planar foot area of the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.