Floor mat system for vehicle
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorJeffrey R. Rowland
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Abstract
A floor mat system is provided in a vehicle having a driver seat and driver foot pedals. A floor surface extends in front of the seat and beneath the foot pedals. A removable floor mat is comprised of a flexible sheet having a bottom surface for contacting the floor surface, a top surface, a forward end for installation juxtaposed with the pedals and a rearward end for installation juxtaposed with the seat. At least one mechanical non-magnetic retainer is disposed proximate to the rearward end to hold the floor mat to the floor surface. At least one self-aligning magnetic retainer is disposed proximate to the forward end to hold the floor mat to the floor surface.
Claims19
A floor mat system for a vehicle having a driver seat and driver foot pedals, comprising:
- a floor surface extending in front of the seat and beneath the foot pedals;
- a removable floor mat comprised of a flexible sheet having a bottom surface for contacting the floor surface, a top surface, a forward end for installation juxtaposed with the pedals and a rearward end for installation juxtaposed with the seat;
- at least one mechanical non-magnetic retainer disposed proximate to the rearward end to hold the floor mat to the floor surface, wherein the mechanical retainer is comprised of a snap connector with a male portion affixed to the floor surface and a female portion affixed to the floor mat;
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- at least one self-aligning magnetic retainer disposed proximate to the forward end to hold the floor mat to the floor surface.
A vehicle floor mat, comprising:
- a flexible sheet;
- a post member affixed to the flexible sheet having a magnetic mating surface with a self-aligning shape adapted to match a magnetic anchor surface affixed to the floor beneath driver pedals;
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- a female snap connector element affixed to the flexible sheet adapted to mate with a male snap connector element affixed to the floor proximate a driver seat.
A floor mat system for a vehicle having a driver seat and driver foot pedals, comprising:
- a floor surface extending in front of the seat and beneath the foot pedals;
- a removable floor mat comprised of a flexible sheet having a bottom surface for contacting the floor surface, a top surface, a forward end for installation juxtaposed with the pedals and a rearward end for installation juxtaposed with the seat;
- at least one mechanical non-magnetic retainer disposed proximate to the rearward end to hold the floor mat to the floor surface;
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- at least one self-aligning magnetic retainer disposed proximate to the forward end to hold the floor mat to the floor surface, wherein the magnetic retainer is comprised of:
- a floor anchor affixed to the floor surface and having a first magnetic mating surface having a predetermined keyed shape;
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- a post member affixed to the floor mat and having a second magnetic mating surface extending from the bottom surface of the floor mat, wherein the second magnetic mating surface is complementary with the predetermined keyed shape.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.