Dual purpose floor mat

• US 6,534,146 B1
• Filed: 08/04/2000
• Issued: 03/18/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 08/04/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: James W. Mentz Jr
• Original Assignee: James W. Mentz Jr
• Inventors: Mentz, James W. Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): Morris, Terrel
• Assistant Examiner(s): Wachtel, Alexis
• Application Number:
  US09/632,929
• Time in Patent Office: 956 Days
• Field of Search: 152/15, 152/16, 152/17, 152/37, 152/38, 152/39, 151/12, 296/97.23, 428/95, 238/14
• US Class Current: 428/95
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 3/044 of removable mats B60N3/046, B60N3/048 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/23979 Particular backing structure or composition

Abstract

A dual purpose floor mat for providing a better floor mat for vehicles that will better protect the floor of the vehicle. The dual purpose floor mat includes a mat member having a bottom wall and also having side and end walls securely attached to and extending along a perimeter of the bottom wall with the bottom wall having a first and second portion; and also includes a floor member being attached to the mat member and having a wall and a first and second side; and further includes a plurality of scraping members being spaced apart and being securely attached to the first end portion of the bottom wall and to the first side of the floor member; and also includes fabric covering securely disposed upon the second portion of the bottom wall and upon the second side of the floor member.

Claims

1. A dual purpose floor mat comprising:

a mat member having a bottom wall and also having side and end walls attached to and extending along a perimeter of said bottom wall, said bottom wall having a first and second portion;

a floor member having a wall and a first and second side, said floor member being pivotally mounted on said bottom wall of said mat member between said first and second portions of said bottom wall such that said floor member has a first position wherein said floor member covers said first portion of said bottom wall and a second position wherein said floor member covers said second portions of said bottom wall;

a plurality of scraping members being spaced apart and being attached to said First portion of said bottom wall and to said first side of said floor member such that said scraping members are exposed on said floor member and said mat member when said floor member is in said first position; and

a first fabric covering disposed upon said second portion of said bottom wall and a second fabric covering disposed upon said second side of said floor member such that said fabric coverings are exposed on said floor member and said mat member when said floor member is in said second position,

wherein said scraping members extend in rows on said mat member and said floor member, said scraping members being arranged on said mat member and said floor member in a manner such that said scraping members on said mat member are positioned between and extend between said scraping members on said floor member when said floor member is in said first position for minimizing a stacked height on said floor member on said mat member when said floor member is located in said first position.

2. A dual purpose floor mat as described in claim 1, wherein each of said scraping members includes a lower longitudinal side portion having an end attached upon said bottom wall and an upper longitudinal side portion which is angled relative to said lower side portion.

3. A dual purpose floor mat as described in claim 2, wherein said lower longitudinal side portion is disposed generally perpendicular to said bottom wall and perpendicular to said upper longitudinal side portion.

4. A dual purpose floor mat as described in claim 1, wherein said first side of said floor member faces said first portion of said bottom wall when said floor member is disposed upon said first portion.

5. A dual purpose floor mat as described in claim 1, wherein said second side of said floor member faces said second portion of said bottom wall when said floor member is disposed upon said second portion.

6. A dual purpose floor mat as described in claim 1, wherein said mat member includes a plurality of non-slip members disposed upon a bottom of said bottom wall to resist sliding of said mat member upon a surface.

7. A dual purpose floor mat as described in claim 6, wherein each of non-slip members comprises a protruding member protruding from the bottom of said bottom wall, said protruding members being spaced about upon said bottom of said bottom wall.

8. A dual purpose floor mat as described in claim 1, wherein said side and end walls of said mat member extend upwardly from a top of said bottom wall a greater distance than said scraping members.

9. A dual purpose floor mat as described in claim 1, wherein said mat member includes an extended portion being integrally appended to a portion of one of said side walls thereof, said extended portion including a bottom wall, side and end walls extending along a perimeter thereof, and cross members disposed upon said bottom wall and interconnecting said side walls.

10. A dual purpose floor mat as described in claim 1, wherein each of said elongate scraping members includes a main portion which is disposed generally parallel to said end walls of said mat member and at least one end portion which is angled relative to said main portion, said end portions of said elongate scraping members being angled toward a center of said mat member to effectively channel debris toward a center of said mat member.

11. A dual purpose floor mat comprising:

a mat member having a bottom wall and also having side and end walls attached to and extending along a perimeter of said bottom wall, said bottom wall having a first and second portion;

a floor member having a wall and a first and second side, said floor member being pivotally mounted on said bottom wall of said mat member between said first and second portions of said bottom wall such that said floor member has a first position wherein said floor member covers said first portion of said bottom wall and a second position wherein said floor member covers said second portions of said bottom wall;

a plurality of scraping members being spaced apart and being attached to said first portion of said bottom wall and to said first side of said floor member such that said scraping members are exposed on said floor member and said mat member when said floor member is in said first position; and

a first fabric covering, disposed upon said second portion of said bottom wall and a second fabric covering disposed upon said second side of said floor member such that said fabric coverings are exposed on said floor member and said mat member when said floor member is in said second position;

wherein said scraping members extend in rows on said mat member and said floor member, said scraping members being arranged on said mat member and said floor member in a manner such that said scraping members on said mat member are positioned between and extend between said scraping members on said floor member when said floor member is in said first position for minimizing a stacked height on said floor member on said mat member when said floor member is located in said first position.

wherein each of said scraping members includes a lower longitudinal side portion having an end attached upon said bottom wall and an upper longitudinal side portion which is angled relative to said lower side portion;

wherein said lower longitudinal side portion is disposed generally perpendicular to said bottom wall and perpendicular to said upper longitudinal side portion;

wherein said first side of said floor member faces said first portion of said bottom wall when said floor member is disposed upon said first portion;

wherein said second side of said floor member faces said second portion of said bottom wall when said floor member is disposed upon said second portion;

wherein said mat member includes a plurality of non-slip members disposed upon a bottom of said bottom wall to resist sliding of said mat member upon a surface;

wherein each of non-slip members comprises a protruding member protruding from the bottom of said bottom wall, said protruding members being spaced about upon said bottom of said bottom wall;

wherein said side and end walls of said mat member extend upwardly from a top of said bottom wall a greater distance than said scraping members;

wherein said mat member includes an extended portion being integrally appended to a portion of one of said side walls thereof, said extended portion including a bottom wall, side and end walls extending along a perimeter thereof, and cross members disposed upon said bottom wall and interconnecting said side walls; and

wherein each of said elongate scraping members includes a main portion which is disposed generally parallel to said end walls of said mat member and at least one end portion which is angled relative to said main portion, said end portions of said elongate scraping members being angled toward a center of said mat member to effectively channel debris toward a center of said mat member.