Vehicle having floor mat assembly

• US 10,583,764 B1
• Filed: 10/16/2018
• Issued: 03/10/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 10/16/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: FCA US LLC (Stellantis NV)
• Original Assignee: FCA US LLC (Stellantis NV)
• Inventors: Cavitt, Noah, St. George, Jacob A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Blankenship, Gregory A
• Application Number:
  US16/161,187
• Time in Patent Office: 511 Days
• Field of Search: 296 9723
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 3/046 characterised by the fixing means
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 3/048 characterised by their structure

Abstract

A floor mat assembly includes an extended floor mat and a connecting floor mat. The extended floor mat includes a floor portion and an interlocking portion. The interlocking portion extends from the floor portion and includes a body, at least one first rib and at least one second rib. The body defines a channel. The at least one first rib and the at least one second rib are disposed within the channel and cooperate to form a compartment. The connecting floor mat includes a floor portion and an adapter portion. The adapter portion extends from the floor portion and includes at least one locking tab. The extended floor mat and the connecting floor mat interlock when the at least one locking tab is received in the compartment, thereby restricting lateral movement of the extended floor mat and the connecting floor mat relative to each other.

Claims

1. A floor mat assembly configured to at least partially cover a floor of a vehicle, the floor mat assembly comprising:

an extended floor mat including a floor portion and an interlocking portion, the interlocking portion extending from a periphery of the floor portion and including a body, at least one first rib and at least one second rib, the body defining a channel, the at least one first rib and the at least one second rib disposed in the channel of the body and cooperating to form a compartment therebetween; and

a connecting floor mat including a floor portion and an adapter portion, the adapter portion extending from a periphery of the floor portion and including at least one locking tab,

wherein the extended floor mat and the connecting floor mat interlock when the at least one locking tab is received in the compartment to restrict lateral movement of the extending floor mat and the connecting floor mat relative to each other.

2. The floor mat assembly of claim 1, wherein the floor portion of the extended floor mat includes a base surface, and wherein the base surface has a plurality of elongated gripping members.

3. The floor mat assembly of claim 2, wherein the floor portion of the connecting floor mat includes a base surface, and wherein the base surface has a plurality of elongated gripping members.

4. The floor mat assembly of claim 1, wherein the channel of the body is defined by an inner wall, an intermediate wall and an outer wall.

5. The floor mat assembly of claim 4, wherein the at least one first rib extends laterally across the channel and includes a first angled surface and a first horizontal surface.

6. The floor mat assembly of claim 5, wherein the first angled surface of the at least one first rib extends upwardly from a bottom end of the inner wall to an end of the first horizontal surface and the first horizontal surface extends from an end of the first angled surface to the outer wall.

7. The floor mat assembly of claim 6, wherein the at least one second rib extends laterally across the channel and includes a second angled surface and a second horizontal surface.

8. The floor mat assembly of claim 7, wherein the second angled surface extends upwardly from a bottom end of the outer wall to an end of the second horizontal surface and the second horizontal surface extends from an end of the second angled surface to the inner wall.

9. The floor mat assembly of claim 8, wherein the at least one locking tab includes a plurality of walls that cooperate to define a cavity.

10. A floor mat assembly configured to at least partially cover a floor of a vehicle, the floor mat assembly comprising:

an extended floor mat including a floor portion and an interlocking portion, the interlocking portion extending from a periphery of the floor portion and including a first body, a plurality of first ribs, a plurality of second ribs and a partition, the first body including an inner wall, an intermediate wall and an outer wall cooperating to define a cavity, the plurality of first ribs disposed within the cavity and along the outer wall, the plurality of second ribs disposed within the cavity and along the inner wall, the partition disposed within the cavity and extending laterally across the cavity; and

a connecting floor mat including a floor portion and an adapter portion, the adapter portion extending from a periphery of the floor portion and including a second body, a pocket, a plurality of first grooves and a plurality of second grooves, the second body including an inside wall, a transition wall, and an outside wall, the pocket formed in the second body, the plurality of first grooves formed in the inside wall and the plurality of second grooves formed in the outside wall,

wherein the extended floor mat and the connecting floor mat interlock when the plurality of first ribs are received in the plurality of first grooves, the plurality of second ribs are received in the plurality of second grooves and the partition is received in the pocket, thereby restricting vertical and lateral movement of the extended floor mat and the connecting floor mat relative to each other.

11. The floor mat assembly of claim 10, wherein the partition of the extended floor mat is disposed between a pair of the plurality of first ribs and a pair of the plurality of second ribs.

12. The floor mat assembly of claim 11, wherein the pocket formed in the second body is between a pair of the plurality of first grooves and a pair of the plurality of second grooves.

13. The floor mat assembly of claim 12, wherein the interlocking portion of the extended floor mat is disposed over the adapter portion of the connecting floor mat once the extended floor mat and the connecting floor mat interlock.

14. The floor mat assembly of claim 13, wherein the plurality of first ribs and the plurality of second ribs face each other within the cavity.

15. The floor mat assembly of claim 10, wherein a cross-section of the interlocking portion is H-shaped.