Floor gratings for motor vehicles

Claim 1

IN A MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING A FLOOR WITH A SMALL OPENING PROVIDED THEREIN, A MAT COVERING THE FLOOR, A SHALLOW PAN THE TOP OF WHICH IS SUBSTANTIALLY FLUSH WITH THE TOP SURFACE OF THE MAT SO THAT DIRT CAN BE SWEPT OFF THE MAT INTO THE PAN CONVEIENTLY, SAID PAN HAVING A CENTRAL DRAIN OPENING COMMUNICATING WITH THE FLOOR OPENING FOR DRAINAGE OF MOISTURE FROM THE PAN THROUGH THE FLOOR OPENING, A FOOT SCRAPER GRATING PANEL HAVING SCRAPING PROJECTIONS ON ITS TOP SURFACE, SAID PANEL BEING REMOVABLY DISPOSED IN SAID PAN SUBSTANTIALLY FLUSH WITH THE TOP THEREOF AND DRAINING INTO SAID PAN, WHEREBY DIRT, WATER SNOW AND ICE MAY BE SCRAPED OFF INTO THE PAN, SAID PAN AND PANEL BEING CONSTRUCTED TO COLLECT AND RETAIN WATER THEREBETWEEN BELOW THE TOP SURFACE OF SAID PANEL WHEN THE DRAIN OPENING IS CLOSED, AND A CLOSURE ON THE CENTRAL PORTION OF SAID PANEL AND EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY THEREFROM NORMALLY CLOSING THE DRAIN OPENING, SAID CLOSURE BEING RAISABLE BY MEANS OF SAID PANEL TO UNCOVER THE DRAIN OPENING FOR DRAINAGE OF MOISTURE FROM THE PAN.