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Floor mat and method of making same
Assignee: International Automotive Components Group North America Inc
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Filing: 1992-04-23
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Granted: 1994-11-08
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Expires: 2012-04-23
Abstract
Abstract The floor mat of the present invention is a pliable multilayer structure having an upper face layer and a base layer. The base layer has a main body section bordered by an edge section. Preferably, the main body section is relatively thin and the edge section is relatively thick. A surface of the base layer is adapted to confront flooring overlaid by the mat. The edge section has a channel extending longitudinally thereof, and preferably opening from the bottom surface of the edge section. A portion of the main body section can have a channel molded therein such that a portion of the main body section is disposed above the remainder of the main body section to provide a decorative and aesthetically pleasing design in the main body section.
Inventors
- 👤 Harold Reuben
Bibliographic Details
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2026-11-07 12:13
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47G; A47G27/00; A47L; A47L23/00; A47L23/22; A47L23/26; A47L23/266; A43; A43B; A43B23/00; A43B23/24; A43B3/00; A43B3/0036; A43B3/0078; B; B29; B29C; B29C43/00; B29C43/02; B29C43/18; B29C59/00; B29C59/02; B29C59/022; B29C59/025; B29C67/00; B29C67/0044; B29D; B29D99/00; B29D99/0057; B60; B60N; B60N3/00; B60N3/04; B60N3/044; B60N3/048; B29K; B29K2995/00; B29K2995/0018; B29K2995/0026; B29L; B29L2031/00; B29L2031/30; B29L2031/3005; B29L2031/3017; B29L2031/732; B29L2031/7324; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T156/00; Y10T156/10; Y10T156/1002; Y10T156/1039; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/23907; Y10T428/23929; Y10T428/23936; Y10T428/23979; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/2419; Y10T428/24198; Y10T428/24479; Y10T428/24488; Y10T428/24777; Y10T428/24785
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 51
Claim 1
Independent Claim
97 words
A floor mat comprising: a pliable multilayer structure having an upper face layer overlying a base layer wherein said base layer has a relatively thin main body section bordered by a relatively thick edge section with said upper face layer being coextensive with at least said edge section of said base layer; said edge section having a molded channel extending longitudinally thereof, and having an upper surface disposed at an elevation above the elevation of said main body section of said base layer; and a plurality of rib members disposed within and extending transversely across said channel.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
97 words
A floor mat comprising: a pliable multilayer structure having an upper face layer overlying a base layer wherein said base layer has a relatively thin main body section bordered by a relatively thick edge section with said upper face layer being coextensive with at least said edge section of said base layer; said edge section having a molded channel extending longitudinally thereof, and having an upper surface disposed at an elevation above the elevation of said main body section of said base layer; and a plurality of rib members disposed within and extending transversely across said channel.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
A floor mat according to claim 1 wherein the upper surface disposed at an elevation above the elevation of said main body section provides a decorative edge portion in said upper face layer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
A floor mat according to claim 1 where the shape of said channel is substantially rectangular.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
A floor mat according to claim 1 wherein said channel is a tapered channel.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
A floor mat according to claim 1 further comprising a decorative portion in said upper face layer of said main body section.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
A floor mat according to claim 1 wherein said base layer is formed of a heat curable elastomeric material.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
44 words
A floor mat according to claim 6 wherein the heat curable elastomeric material is selected from the group consisting of natural rubber, butadiene polymers, butadiene copolymers, isoprene polymers, isoprene copolymers, chloroprene rubbers, nitrile rubbers, butyl rubbers, and ethylene-propylene rubbers, and blends and copolymers thereof.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
A floor mat according to claim 6 wherein the heat curable elastomeric material is styrene-butadiene rubber.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
A floor mat according to claim 1 wherein said base layer is formed of a thermoplastic material.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
29 words
A floor mat according to claim 9 wherein the thermoplastic material is selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene, ethylene vinyl acetate, polypropylene, polystyrene, and thermoplastic rubber.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
17 words
A floor mat according to claim 1 wherein said face layer is formed from tufted pile carpeting.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
32 words
A floor mat according to claim 1 further comprising anchoring means comprised of a plurality of elongate nib elements connected to and projecting downwardly from the bottom surface of said base layer.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
28 words
A floor mat as in claim 12 where said anchoring means further includes said nib elements extending downward through a tacky pressure sensitive adhesive or polyurethane foam layer.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
117 words
A floor mat comprising: a pliable multilayer structure having an upper face layer overlying a base layer wherein said base layer has a relatively thin main body section bordered by a relatively thick edge section with said upper face layer being coextensive with at least said edge section of said base layer; said edge section having a molded channel extending longitudinally thereof and opening from the bottom surface of said edge section, having an upper surface disposed at an elevation above the elevation of said main body section of said base layer, and providing a decorative edge portion in said upper face layer; and a plurality of rib members disposed within and extending transversely across said channel.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
117 words
A floor mat comprising: a pliable multilayer structure having an upper face layer overlying a base layer wherein said base layer has a relatively thin main body section bordered by a relatively thick edge section with said upper face layer being coextensive with at least said edge section of said base layer; said edge section having a molded channel extending longitudinally thereof and opening from the bottom surface of said edge section, having an upper surface disposed at an elevation above the elevation of said main body section of said base layer, and providing a decorative edge portion in said upper face layer; and a plurality of rib members disposed within and extending transversely across said channel.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
51 words
A floor mat according to claim 14, further comprising: a step portion of said pliable multilayer structure extending outward from said edge section to the edge of said mat, where the bottom surface of said step portion is substantially coplanar with said portion of the bottom surface of the base layer.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
16 words
A floor mat according to claim 14, where the shape of said channel is substantially rectangular.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
19 words
A floor mat according to claim 14, wherein said base layer is formed of a heat curable elastomeric material.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
44 words
A floor mat according to claim 17, wherein the heat curable elastomeric material is selected from the group consisting of natural rubber, butadiene polymers, butadiene copolymers, isoprene polymers, isoprene copolymers, chloroprene rubbers, nitrile rubbers, butyl rubbers, and ethylene-propylene rubbers, and blends and copolymers thereof.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
16 words
A floor mat according to claim 17 wherein the heat curable elastomeric material is styrene-butadiene rubber.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
17 words
A floor mat according to claim 14, wherein said base layer is formed of a thermoplastic material.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
29 words
A floor mat according to claim 20, wherein the thermoplastic material is selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene, ethylene vinyl acetate, polypropylene, polystyrene, and thermoplastic rubber.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
17 words
A floor mat according to claim 14 wherein said face layer is formed from tufted pile carpeting.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
32 words
A floor mat according to claim 14 further comprising: anchoring means comprised of a plurality of elongate nib elements connected to and projecting downwardly from the bottom surface of said base layer.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
28 words
A floor mat according to claim 23 where said anchoring means includes said nib elements extending downward through a tacky pressure sensitive adhesive or a polyurethane foam layer.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
14 words
A floor mat according to claim 14 wherein said channel is a tapered channel.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
22 words
A floor mat according to claim 14 further comprising a decorative portion in said upper face layer of said main body section.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
131 words
A floor mat comprising: a pliable multilayer structure wherein said base layer has an upper face layer overlying a base layer having a relatively thick edge section with said face layer being coextensive with at least said edge section of said base layer; said edge section having a channel extending longitudinally thereof and opening from the bottom surface of said edge section, and having an upper surface disposed at an elevation above the elevation of said main body section of said base layer and providing a decorative edge portion in said upper face layer; a plurality of rib members disposed within and extending transversely across said channel; and anchoring means comprised of a plurality of elongate nib elements connected to and projecting downwardly from said bottom surface of said base layer.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
131 words
A floor mat comprising: a pliable multilayer structure wherein said base layer has an upper face layer overlying a base layer having a relatively thick edge section with said face layer being coextensive with at least said edge section of said base layer; said edge section having a channel extending longitudinally thereof and opening from the bottom surface of said edge section, and having an upper surface disposed at an elevation above the elevation of said main body section of said base layer and providing a decorative edge portion in said upper face layer; a plurality of rib members disposed within and extending transversely across said channel; and anchoring means comprised of a plurality of elongate nib elements connected to and projecting downwardly from said bottom surface of said base layer.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
45 words
A floor mat according to claim 27, further comprising: a step portion of said pliable multilayer structure extending outward from said edge section where the bottom surface of said step portion is substantially coplanar with said portion of the bottom surface of the edge section.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
16 words
A floor mat according to claim 27 where the shape of said channel is substantially rectangular.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
19 words
A floor mat according to claim 27 wherein said base layer is formed of a heat curable elastomeric material.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
43 words
A floor mat according to claim 30, wherein the curable elastomeric material is selected from the group consisting of natural rubber, butadiene polymers, butadiene copolymers, isoprene polymers, isoprene copolymers, chloroprene rubbers, nitrile rubbers, butyl rubbers, and ethylene-propylene rubbers, and blends and copolymers thereof.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
16 words
A floor mat according to claim 30, wherein the heat curable elastomeric material is styrene-butadiene rubber.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
17 words
A floor mat according to claim 27, wherein said base layer is formed of a thermoplastic material.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
29 words
A floor mat according to claim 33, wherein the thermoplastic material is selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene, ethylene vinyl acetate, polypropylene, polystyrene, and thermoplastic rubber.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
17 words
A floor mat according to claim 27 wherein said face layer is formed from tufted pile carpeting.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
28 words
A floor mat according to claim 29 where said anchoring means includes said nib elements extending downward through a tacky pressure sensitive adhesive or a polyurethane foam layer.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
140 words
A floor mat comprising: a pliable multilayer structure having an upper face layer overlying a base layer wherein said base layer has a main body section bordered by an edge section with said upper face layer being coextensive with at least said edge section of said base layer; said edge section having a first molded channel extending longitudinally thereof and having an upper surface disposed at an elevation above the elevation of said main body section of said base layer; said main body section having a second channel in a portion thereof, and having an upper surface in said portion having said second channel, said upper surface disposed at an elevation above the elevation of the remainder of the main body section of said base layer; and a plurality of rib members disposed within and extending transversely across said channel.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
140 words
A floor mat comprising: a pliable multilayer structure having an upper face layer overlying a base layer wherein said base layer has a main body section bordered by an edge section with said upper face layer being coextensive with at least said edge section of said base layer; said edge section having a first molded channel extending longitudinally thereof and having an upper surface disposed at an elevation above the elevation of said main body section of said base layer; said main body section having a second channel in a portion thereof, and having an upper surface in said portion having said second channel, said upper surface disposed at an elevation above the elevation of the remainder of the main body section of said base layer; and a plurality of rib members disposed within and extending transversely across said channel.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
32 words
A floor mat according to claim 37 wherein the upper surface disposed at an elevation above the elevation of said main body section provides a decorative portion in said upper face layer.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
16 words
A floor mat according to claim 37 where the shape of said channel is substantially rectangular.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
19 words
A floor mat according to claim 37 wherein said base layer is formed of a heat curable elastomeric material.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
44 words
A floor mat according to claim 37 wherein the heat curable elastomeric material is selected from the group consisting of natural rubber, butadiene polymers, butadiene copolymers, isoprene polymers, isoprene copolymers, chloroprene rubbers, nitrile rubbers, butyl rubbers, and ethylene-propylene rubbers, and blends and copolymers thereof.
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
16 words
A floor mat according to claim 37 wherein the heat curable elastomeric material is styrene-butadiene rubber.
Claim 47
Dependent Claim
17 words
A floor mat according to claim 37 wherein said base layer is formed of a thermoplastic material.
Claim 48
Dependent Claim
29 words
A floor mat according to claim 37 wherein the thermoplastic material is selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene, ethylene vinyl acetate, polypropylene, polystyrene, and thermoplastic rubber.
Claim 49
Dependent Claim
17 words
A floor mat according to claim 37 wherein said face layer is formed from tufted pile carpeting.
Claim 50
Dependent Claim
32 words
A floor mat according to claim 37 further comprising anchoring means comprised of a plurality of elongate nib elements connected to and projecting downwardly from the bottom surface of said base layer.
Claim 51
Dependent Claim
28 words
A floor mat as in claim 46 where said anchoring means further includes said nib elements extending downward through a tacky pressure sensitive adhesive or polyurethane foam layer.
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