Floor mat construction
Abstract
Abstract A FLOOR MAT CONSTRUCTION ESPECIALLY SUITABLE FOR USE IN THE INTERIOR OF AUTOMOBILES COMPRISING A TRAY, A GATE AND FASTENING MEANS FOR REMOVABLY SECURING THE GRATE IN A DESIRED POSITION OVER THE TRAY, THE TRAY BEING FORMED WITH INTERNAL PARTITIONS DEFINING A PLURALITY OF OPEN-TOP COMPARTMENTS FORMED TO HOLD MUD, WATER AND THE LIKE IN A FIXED AREA AGAINST SPLASHING, A GRATING FORMED TO FIT OVER THE TRAY AND COMPLETELY COVER THE PARTITIONS THEREIN, WITH THE GRATE BEING FORMED WITH TAPERED SIDES AND TERMINATING IN KNIFE-LIKE UPPER EDGES, THE WHOLE MAT CONSTRUCTION PREFERABLY BEING FORMED OF TOUGH, LIGHT-WEIGHT RESILIENT MATERIAL SUCH AS RUBBER OR RUBBER COMPOSITIONS, AND WITH THE GRATING PROVIDING A LARGER NUMBER OF SMALL OPENINGS THAN IS PROVIDED BY THE COMPARTMENTS BUT PREFERABLY OF THE SAME SHAPE.
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- 👤 John W Chen
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