Pedal cover assembly and methods of use and manufacture thereof

A cover assembly for use with a vehicular plate member and pivotal lever member, the plate member being connected to the lever member such that application of pressure to the plate member by a vehicle operator's foot pivots the lever member to thereby instruct at least one vehicular operation, the cover assembly comprising:

• a resilient member that is separate and non-unitary from the plate member, the entire resilient member being spaced from the plate member;
• and
• a pad that is over-molded to the resilient member so as to be disposed between the resilient member and the plate member, the pad including:
• a primary contact member having a front exterior surface with a higher coefficient of friction as compared to the resilient member and disposed to be frictionally engagable with the vehicle operator's foot, the primary contact member being abradable through frictional engagement with the operator's foot;
• a connector member that is configured for attachment to the plate member and thereby secure the cover assembly to the plate member;
• and
• wherein the resilient member includes:
• a frame member that extends around a perimeter of the cover assembly,
• multiple first ribs that are exposed to an exterior of the cover assembly and that span from one side of the frame member to another side of the frame member,
• multiple second ribs, each second rib of the multiple second ribs extends from one rib of a respective pair of the multiple first ribs to another rib of the respective pair of the multiple first ribs, and
• at least one secondary contact member between the exterior surface of the primary contact member and the plate member, the at least one secondary contact member being disposed completely below the primary contact member so as to be hidden from view prior to abrasion of the primary contact member, but disposed to frictionally engage the operator's foot subsequent to abrasion of the primary contact member.