U.S. patent application number 11/253676 was filed with the patent office on 2007-04-26 for vehicle mat.
Invention is credited to Fu-Pao Tsai.
Application Number | 20070092687 11/253676 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 37985714 |
Filed Date | 2007-04-26 |
United States Patent
Application |
20070092687 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Tsai; Fu-Pao |
April 26, 2007 |
Vehicle mat
Abstract
A vehicle mat includes an irregular layer having a plurality of
irregular wires and apertures defined between the irregular wires,
and a base on which the irregular layer is connected. A plurality
of support protrusions extend from a top of the base and a
plurality of anti-slip protrusions extend from an underside of the
base. A deformable frame is connected to the base and encloses the
base.
Inventors: |
Tsai; Fu-Pao; (Chia-Yi
Hsien, TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
ROSENBERG, KLEIN & LEE
3458 ELLICOTT CENTER DRIVE-SUITE 101
ELLICOTT CITY
MD
21043
US
|
Family ID: |
37985714 |
Appl. No.: |
11/253676 |
Filed: |
October 20, 2005 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
428/85 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B60N 3/048 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
428/085 |
International
Class: |
D04H 11/00 20060101
D04H011/00 |
Claims
1. A vehicle mat comprising: an irregular layer having a plurality
of irregular wires and a plurality of apertures defined between the
irregular wires; a base on which the irregular layer is connected,
a plurality of support protrusions extending from a top of the base
and a plurality of anti-slip protrusions extending from an
underside of the base, and a deformable frame connected to the base
and enclosing the base.
2. The mat as claimed in claim 1, wherein two Velcro belts and are
respectively connected along two respective peripheries of the
irregular layer and the base so that the irregular layer and the
base are connected with each other by the two Velcro belts.
3. The mat as claimed in claim 1, wherein the deformable frame is
made by metal material.
4. The mat as claimed in claim 1, wherein the irregular layer is
made of PU, PVC, PP or PC.
5. The mat as claimed in claim 1, wherein the irregular wires of
the irregular layer is made of rubber, plastic, leather or fabrics.
Description
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a vehicle mat having a
deformable frame enclosing the base so that the shape of the mat
can be easily set to meet the requirements before being installed
in a car.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] A conventional vehicle mat is shown in FIG. 1 and generally
includes an irregular layer 10 and a base 20 on which the irregular
layer 10 is fixed. The irregular layer 10 is composed of a
plurality of irregular wires 101 so that a plurality of apertures
102 are defined between the wires 101. By the apertures 102 when
the user's shoes scrub on the irregular layer 10, foreign objects
can be scraped from the shoes and collected on the base 20 through
the apertures 102. Two Velcro belts 103 and 201 are respectively
connected along two respective peripheries of the irregular layer
10 and the base 20 so that the irregular layer 10 and the base 20
can be connected with each other. However, the irregular wires 101
are pulled out from the irregular layer 10 after a period of time
of use and the number of apertures 102 are reduced so that the term
of use of the conventional mat is short. Besides, because the
irregular layer 10 and the base 20 are soft so that the
conventional mat 10 cannot fixed its shape which is to be matched
with the space of vehicles of different sizes. Therefore, the
periphery of the mat 10 folds upward and inward and could tangle
the user's feet.
[0003] The present invention intends to provide a vehicle mat which
includes an irregular layer connected on a base and a deformable
frame encloses the base so that the mat is deformed and set its
shape to meet the space that is to be installed with the mat.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0004] The present invention relates to a vehicle mat which
includes an irregular layer having a plurality of irregular wires
and apertures are defined between the irregular wires. The
irregular layer is connected on a base by Velcro belts on the
irregular layer and the base. A plurality of support protrusions
extend from a top of the base and a plurality of anti-slip
protrusions extend from an underside of the base. A deformable
frame is connected to the base and encloses the base.
[0005] The primary object of the present invention is to provide a
vehicle mat that can be easily set its shape by the deformable
frame enclosing the base so that the mat can be easily set to fit
the space of different cars.
[0006] The present invention will become more obvious from the
following description when taken in connection with the
accompanying drawings which show, for purposes of illustration
only, a preferred embodiment in accordance with the present
invention.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0007] FIG. 1 is a cross sectional view to show a conventional
vehicle mat;
[0008] FIG. 2 is an exploded view to show the vehicle mat of the
present invention;
[0009] FIG. 3 shows the irregular layer and the base of the vehicle
mat of the present invention;
[0010] FIG. 4 is a perspective view to show the vehicle mat of the
present invention, and
[0011] FIG. 5 is a cross sectional view to show the vehicle mat of
the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0012] Referring to FIGS. 2 to 5, the vehicle mat of the present
invention comprises a an irregular layer 1 having a plurality of
irregular wires 11 and a plurality of apertures 111 are defined
between the irregular wires 11. The irregular layer 1 can be made
of Polyurethane (PU), Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC), Polypropylene (PP)
or Poly-functional Compound (PC). The irregular wires 11 of the
irregular layer 1 can be made of rubber, plastic, leather or
fabrics.
[0013] A base 2 on which the irregular layer 11 is connected and
the base 2 can be made by rubber. A plurality of support
protrusions 21 extend from a top of the base 2 so as to define
multiple spaces between the support protrusions 21, the base 2 and
the irregular layer 11. The spaces make the mat to be soft and
includes cushion feature. A plurality of anti-slip protrusions 22
extend from an underside of the base 2 so that the mat can be well
positioned. Two Velcro belts 13 and 23 are respectively connected
along two respective peripheries of the irregular layer 1 and the
base 2 so that the irregular layer 1 and the base 2 are connected
with each other by the two Velcro belts 13, 23.
[0014] A deformable frame 24 made of metal material such as steel
is connected to the base 2 and encloses the base 2.
[0015] Before installing the mat into a car, the user may bend the
deformable frame 24 to set a desired shape of the mat so that the
mat can easily fit the space to be installed. The periphery of the
mat has a certain level of stiffness so that it does not fold
upward and can be smoothly matched with the interior of the space
to be installed. The irregular layer 1 and the base 2 can be easily
separated by separating the two Velcro belts 13, 23 so that the two
parts can be cleaned up.
[0016] While we have shown and described the embodiment in
accordance with the present invention, it should be clear to those
skilled in the art that further embodiments may be made without
departing from the scope of the present invention.
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