CA1198466A

CA1198466A - Car mat

Info

Publication number: CA1198466A
Application number: CA 467009
Authority: CA
Inventors: Paul Laurent; Andre Dupont; Bernard Beaujardin
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1985-01-22
Filing date: 1985-01-22
Publication date: 1985-12-24
Also published as: CA1198466B

Abstract

PRECIS

TAPIS POUR AUTOMOBILES

L'invention a trait à un tapis d'automobile destiné à protéger le sol du véhicule et les vêtements de l'usager du véhicule contre les méfaits de l'humidi-té, la neige, le calcium, le sable, la boue et/ou autres contaminants semblables. Ce tapis comprend une cuve centrale à l'intérieur de laquelle est aménagé un systè-me d'arêtes rapprochées, verticales et parallèles. Le tapis peut également comprendre deux (2) bavettes laté-rales comportant des arêtes perpendiculaires à l'axe longitudinal du tapis, une partie reposant derrière les pédales composée d'un système d'arêtes permettant l'écoulement des contaminants entraînés dans le véhicule par les chaussures de l'usager vers la cuve centrale ainsi qu'un plateau reposant devant les pédales et com-portant une série de rainures longitudinales.

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CAR MATS

The invention relates to an automobile carpet intended to protect the vehicle floor and clothing of the vehicle user against the harmful effects of humidity summer, snow, calcium, sand, mud and / or others similar contaminants. This mat includes a tub central unit inside which a system is fitted me of close, vertical and parallel edges. The mat may also include two (2) side flaps rales with edges perpendicular to the axis longitudinal of the carpet, a part resting behind the pedals composed of an edge system allowing the flow of contaminants entrained in the vehicle by the user's shoes towards the central tank as well as a tray resting in front of the pedals and bearing a series of longitudinal grooves.

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Description

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MEMOIRE DESCRIPTIF

L'invention a trait à un tapis d'automobile et plus particulièrement à un tapis d'automobile conçu de manière a protéger le sol du véhicule et les vetements, plus particulièrement les pantalons, de l'usager du véhicule contre les méfaits de l'eau, de la neige, du calcium, du sable, de la boue et/ou d'autres contami-nants semblables.

Les tapis d'automobile sont bien-connus et fréquemment utilisés par les automobilistes qui les ajoutent sur le sol de leur voitur~ pour protéger le revetement du sol contre les dommages résu].tant de ; l'usure, l'humidité, la neige, le calcium, le sable, la boue et autres contaminants semblables. Cependant, les tapis traditionnels n'apportent aucune protection pour les vete~ents et plus particulièrement les pantalons de l'usager de l'automobile résultant de l'accumulation d'humidité, de neige, de calcium, de sable, de boue et/ou d'autres contaminants semblables. Par exemple, durant l'hiver, les chaussures ou couvre-chaussures de l'usager transporteront à l'intérieur du véhicule de l'eau sale, de la neige, du calcium, du sable et/ou d'autres contaminants semblables qui s'accumuleront sur la partie centrale du tapis et pourront être ainsi ; facilement absorbés par la pointe du pantalon de l'usager qui reposera infailliblement dans cet~e accumulation lors de la conduite de l'automobile.

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La présente invention a pour objectif non seule-ment d'améliorer la protection du tapis du vehicule, mais principalement d'éliminer le problème de l'endomma-gement et de la détérioration des vêtements et plus par-ticulièrement des pantalons.

Un autre objectif de la présente invention est de rendre disponible un tapis d'automobile qui accumule l'humidité, la neige, le calcium, le sable, la boue et/ou autres contaminants semblables dans une cuve tout en empêchant les vêtements et plus particulièrement les p~ntalons de l'usager d'entrer en contact avec ces subs-tances.

Un autre objectif de la présente invention est de rendre disponible un semblable tapis d'automobile qui peut être facilement enlevé de l'automobile afin de faciliter l'enlèvement des substances accumulées dans la cuve.
En conformité avec les objectifs décrits ci-des-sus et d'autres objectifs, l'invention est un tapis d'automobile amovible comprenant une cuve centrale à
l'intérieur de laquelle est aménagé un système d'arêtes rapprochées, verticales et parallèles. Le tapis d'auto-mobile comprend également deux (2) bavettes latérales comportant des arête~ perpendiculaires à l'axe longitu-dinal du tapis, une partie reposant derrière les pédales composée d'un système d'arêtes permettant l'écoulement vers la cuve centrale des substances pouvant être entraînées à l'intérieur de l'automobile par les chaus-sures de l'usager ainsi qu'un plateau reposant devant les pédales et comportant une série de rainures longitu-dinales.

- 1~98466 Les objectifs mentionnés ci-dessus ainsi que d'autres objectifs de l'invention deviendront plus apparents avec la p~ogression de la description de l'invention et l'examen des dessins ci-joints parmi lesquels:

la figure 1 représente une vue en perspective d'une réalisation de l'invention du tapis montré
à la figure l;
la figure la est une pastille d'agrandissement d'une partie du tapis montré à la figure 1 représentant une arete inclinée;

la figure 2 représente une coupe longitudinale du tapis montré à la figure 1 selon les flèches I et II;

la figure 3 représente une coupe transversale du tapis montré à la figure 1 selon les flèches III
et IV.

Le tapis 10 comporte une portion horizontale 12 et une portion inclinée 14. La portion horizontale est conçue de manière à reposer à plat sur le sol de l'auto-mobile à l'avant d'un des sièges avants. La portion inclinée 14 est destinée à repo~er sur la paroi inclinée de l'automobile sise derrière les pédales.

La portion horizontale 12 comporte une cuve cen-trale 16 qui est conçue de manière à accumuler diffé-rents contaminants comme l'eau sale, la neige, le cal-cium, le sable et la boue qui autrement pourraient être ` ,,,,.i 11984~6 absorbés par le bas des vêtements et plus particulière-ment des pantalons de l'usager. La cuve 16 est de forme généralement rectangulaire et est formée d'un fond plat 18 et de quatre (4) parois verticales 19, 20, 21 et 22.

Un système d'arêtes 32 verticales et parallèles est aménagé à 1'intérieur de la cuve 16. La hau~eur des arêtes est approximativement la même que la profondeur de la cuve. Ces arêtes forment un support qui empêche l'extrémité i~férieure des vêtements et plus particuliè-rement la pointe des pantalons d'un usager d'entrer en contact avec les substances accumulées sur le fonds 18 de la cuve 16.

Les arêtes 32 sont disposées en diagonale dans la cuve afin de bloquer tout mouvement d'inertie de l'eau et/ou autres contaminants qui pourraient provoquer le débordement de ceux-ci lors, par exemple, d'un frei-nage violent.
Il est préférable que la superficie du sommet de chaque arête 32 soit réduite le plus possible de fa~on à limiter l'accumulation d'humidité, de neige, de calcium, de sable, de boue et/ou d'autres contaminants semblables sur celle-ci. Il est également préférable que les sommets des arêtes 32 soient relativement rapprochés les uns des autres ~par exemple, un-quart de pouce) afin d'accentuer la protection des vêtements et plus particulièrement du pantalon et augmenter le blocage du mouvement de l'eau et autres contaminants par effet d'inertie.

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11984~6 La portion horizontale 12 du tapis comprend également des bavettes latérales 24 et 26 comportant respectivement une série d'arêtes ~0 et 50 qui sont disposées perpendiculairement à l'axe longitudinal du tapis ainsi qu'une bavette arrière 30 et un plateau avant 28. Les bavettes latérales, la bavette arrière et le plateau avant sont tous disposés sur un même plan horizontal qui intersecte le haut des parois verticales 19 à 22. Ces bavettes et plateau sont supportés par des moyens appropriés, par exemple, des ailettes 72 et 73.
Le plateau avant 28 comporte une série de rainures 70 légèrement inclinées vers la cuve de manière à faciliter l'écoulement de l'eau et autres contaminants provenant de la portion inclinée 14 et du plateau 28 vers la cuve 16.

Ces arêtes 60 et 50 sont destinées à canaliser les contaminants vers la cuve 16 et à soutenir le bas des vêtements et à l'empêcher d'entrer en contact avec les contaminants pouvant se trouver sur les bavettes 24 et 26.

La portion inclinée 14 est composée d'un système d'aretes longitudinales 40 et de deux (2) arêtes incli-nées 42 et 44 canalisant l'eau vers les rainures 70.

Le tapis peut être fabriqué de toute matière adéquate, tel que le caoutchouc, le vinyl, etc. Le tapis est préférablement fabriqué d'une seule pièce et est dimensionné de manière.à assurer la rigidité
voulue.

119846~i Il est également préférable que les canaux 33 formés entre les arêtes 32 communiquent les uns avec les autres. Une façon de réaliser cette communication est de laisser un espace entre l'extrémité des arêtes 32 et les parois verticales 19, 20, 21 et 22 de la cuve 16.

Bien que l'invention ait éte illustrée à l'aide d'une incarnation, elle ne doit pas être limitée a celle-ci. Il est clair que de nombreux ajouts, modifi-cations et autres changements peuvent être effectués sans pour cela sortir du cadre ou de l'esprit de la pré-sente invention, tel qu'elle apparaît dans la présente description et les revendications y jointes. ~ - ~
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DESCRIPTIVE MEMORY

The invention relates to an automobile carpet and more particularly to an automobile carpet designed way to protect the vehicle floor and clothing, more particularly the pants, of the user of the vehicle against the harmful effects of water, snow, calcium, sand, mud and / or other contami-similar nants.

Automobile rugs are well known and frequently used by motorists who add on the floor of their car ~ to protect the coating of the soil against the resulting damage].
; wear, moisture, snow, calcium, sand, mud and other similar contaminants. However, the traditional rugs provide no protection for clothes and more particularly pants the automobile user resulting from the accumulation moisture, snow, calcium, sand, mud and / or other similar contaminants. For example, during winter, the shoes or overshoes of the user will transport inside the vehicle dirty water, snow, calcium, sand and / or other similar contaminants that will accumulate on the central part of the carpet and could be so ; easily absorbed by the tip of the pants the user who will rest infallibly in this ~ e accumulation while driving the automobile.

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The objective of the present invention is not only to ment to improve the protection of the vehicle carpet, but mainly to eliminate the problem of damage clothing and deterioration and more especially pants.

Another object of the present invention is to make available a car mat that accumulates moisture, snow, calcium, sand, mud and / or other similar contaminants in a whole tank by preventing clothing and more particularly user buttons to come into contact with these tances.

Another object of the present invention is to make available a similar automobile carpet which can be easily removed from the automobile to facilitate the removal of substances accumulated in the tank.
In accordance with the objectives described above above and other objectives, the invention is a carpet of removable automobile comprising a central tank with the interior of which is arranged a system of edges close together, vertical and parallel. The auto mat mobile also includes two (2) side flaps comprising edges ~ perpendicular to the longitu- axis dinal of the carpet, a part resting behind the pedals composed of a system of edges allowing the flow to the central tank substances which can be driven inside the automobile by the shoes user safety and a tray resting in front the pedals and comprising a series of longitu-dinales.

- 1 ~ 98466 The objectives mentioned above as well as other objects of the invention will become more apparent with the p ~ ogression of the description of the invention and examination of the attached drawings among which:

Figure 1 shows a perspective view of an embodiment of the invention of the carpet shown in Figure l;
Figure la is an enlargement tablet of a part of the carpet shown in figure 1 representing an inclined edge;

Figure 2 shows a longitudinal section of the carpet shown in figure 1 according to the arrows I and II;

Figure 3 shows a cross section of the carpet shown in figure 1 according to arrows III
and IV.

The mat 10 has a horizontal portion 12 and an inclined portion 14. The horizontal portion is designed to lie flat on the car floor mobile in front of one of the front seats. The part inclined 14 is intended to repo ~ er on the inclined wall of the automobile behind the pedals.

The horizontal portion 12 comprises a central tank trale 16 which is designed to accumulate different contaminating rents like dirty water, snow, heat cium, sand and mud that might otherwise be `,,,,. i 11984 ~ 6 absorbed by the bottom of the clothes and more particularly-pants of the user. The tank 16 is shaped generally rectangular and has a flat bottom 18 and four (4) vertical walls 19, 20, 21 and 22.

A system of vertical and parallel edges 32 is arranged inside the tank 16. The height of the edges is approximately the same as the depth of the tank. These edges form a support which prevents the i ~ lower end of the clothes and more particularly the tip of a user's pants contact with substances accumulated on the fund 18 of the tank 16.

The edges 32 are arranged diagonally in the tank in order to block any inertia movement of water and / or other contaminants that could cause overflow of these during, for example, a brake violent swimming.
It is preferable that the area of the summit of each edge 32 is reduced as much as possible fa ~ on to limit the accumulation of moisture, snow, calcium, sand, mud and / or other contaminants similar on this one. It is also preferable that the vertices of edges 32 are relatively close to each other ~ for example, a quarter of thumb) to enhance the protection of clothing and especially pants and increase the blocking the movement of water and other contaminants by inertia effect.

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11984 ~ 6 The horizontal portion 12 of the carpet includes also side flaps 24 and 26 comprising respectively a series of edges ~ 0 and 50 which are arranged perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the carpet as well as a rear bib 30 and a tray front 28. Side flaps, rear flap and the front plate are all arranged on the same plane horizontal which intersects the top of the vertical walls 19 to 22. These flaps and tray are supported by suitable means, for example, fins 72 and 73.
The front plate 28 has a series of grooves 70 slightly inclined towards the tank so as to facilitate the flow of water and other contaminants from from the inclined portion 14 and from the plate 28 towards the tank 16.

These edges 60 and 50 are intended to channel contaminants back to tank 16 and support the bottom clothes and keep him from coming into contact with contaminants that may be on the flaps 24 and 26.

The inclined portion 14 is composed of a system longitudinal edges 40 and two (2) inclined edges born 42 and 44 channeling the water to the grooves 70.

The carpet can be made of any material suitable, such as rubber, vinyl, etc. The carpet is preferably made in one piece and is dimensioned so as to ensure rigidity wanted.

119846 ~ i It is also preferable that channels 33 formed between the edges 32 communicate with each other other. One way to achieve this communication is to leave a space between the end of the edges 32 and the vertical walls 19, 20, 21 and 22 of the tank 16.

Although the invention has been illustrated using of an incarnation, it should not be limited to this one. It is clear that many additions, modifi-cations and other changes can be made without going beyond the framework or the spirit of the pre-invention, as it appears in the present description and appended claims.

Claims

1) A removable automobile mat intended to protect manage clothes for automobile passengers including a central tank inside which is fitted with a system of edges chées, vertical, parallels and substantial-pointed, a tray resting in front of pedals and means for channeling to the cu-ve the contaminants that can be deposited there.

2) An automobile carpet, as defined in the re-vendication 1 whose edges are arranged not longitudinally in the tank.

3) An automobile carpet, as defined in the re-vendication 2, with formed channels between the edges which communicate with each other others.

4) An automobile carpet, as defined in the re-vendication 2, the edges of which are arranged in diagonal in the tank.

5) An automobile carpet, as defined in the re-vendication 4, with formed channels between the edges which communicate with each other others.

6) An automobile carpet, as defined in claim 1, 4 or 5, comprising two (2) ba-side vettes.

7) An automobile carpet, as defined in the re-vendication 1, 4 or 5, including two (2) ba-side vettes with perpendicular edges to the longitudinal axis of the mat.

8) An automobile carpet, as defined in the re-vendication 1, 4 or 5, including a part posing behind the pedals.

9) An automobile carpet, as defined in the re-vendication 1, 4 or 5, including a part posing behind the pedals with means for channeling contamination into the tank which can be deposited there.

10) An automobile carpet, as defined in the re-vendication 1, 4 or 5, including a part behind the pedals with a system me of longitudinal edges.

11) An automobile carpet, as defined in the re-vendication 1, 4 or 5, including a part behind the pedals with a system me of longitudinal edges and inclined edges born.

12) An automobile carpet, as defined in the re-vendication 1, 4 or 5, including a part behind the pedals with a system me of longitudinal edges and inclined edges born channeling contaminants that may be deposited on this part towards the tank.

13) An automobile carpet, as defined in the re-vendication 1, 4 or 5, whose tank is shaped rectangular and has vertical walls.

14) An automobile carpet, as defined in the re-vendication 1, 4 or 5, in which the means for channeling to the tank include a series of longitudinal grooves.

15) A removable automobile mat intended to protect manage clothes for automobile passengers including a central tank inside which is fitted with a system of edges close, vertical, parallel and substantial-slightly pointed and two side flaps having edges perpendicular to the axis longitudinal of the carpet.

16) An automobile carpet, as defined in the re-vendication 15 whose edges are arranged not longitudinally in the tank.

17) An automobile carpet, as defined in the re-vendication 16 with formed channels between the edges which communicate with each other others.

18) An automobile carpet, as defined in the re-vendication 16 whose edges are arranged in diagonals in the tank.

19) An automobile carpet, as defined in claim 18 including channels formed between the edges which communicate with each other others.

20) An automobile carpet, as defined in claim 15, 18 or 19, comprising a part resting behind the pedals.

21) An automobile carpet, as defined in claim 15, 18 or 19, comprising a part resting behind the pedals comprising means for channeling the contaminants that can be deposited there.

22) An automobile carpet, as defined in claim 15, 18 or 19, comprising a part resting behind the pedals comprising a system of longitudinal edges.

23) An automobile carpet, as defined in claim 15, 18 or 19, comprising a part resting behind the pedals comprising a system of longitudinal edges and edges inclined.

24) An automobile carpet, as defined in claim 15, 18, or 19, comprising a part resting behind the pedals comprising a system of longitudinal edges and edges inclined channeling contaminants that can be deposited on this part towards the tank.

25) An automobile carpet, as defined in claim 15, 18 or 19, the tank of which is rectangular shape and has vertical walls.

26) An automobile carpet, as defined in claim 15, 18 or 19, comprising a plate cleat resting in front of the pedals and comprising a series of longitudinal grooves.

27) A removable automobile mat intended to protect manage clothes for automobile passengers including a central tank inside which is fitted with a system of edges chées, vertical, parallels and substantial-pointed and a part resting behind pedals with an edge system longitudinal and inclined edges.

28) An automobile carpet as defined in resale dication 27, the edges of which are arranged not longitudinally in the tank.

29) An automobile carpet, as defined in claim 28 including channels formed between the edges which communicate with each other others.

30) An automobile carpet, as defined in claim 28, the edges of which are arranged diagonally in the tank.

31) An automobile carpet, as defined in claim 30 including channels formed between the edges which communicate with each other others.

32) An automobile carpet, as defined in claim 27, 30 or 31, comprising two side flaps.

33) An automobile carpet, as defined in claim 27, 30 or 31, the tank of which is rectangular shape and has vertical walls.

34) An automobile carpet, as defined in claim 27, 30 or 31, including a tray resting in front of the pedals and having a series of longitudinal grooves.

35) A removable automobile mat made in a flexible material comprising:

a) a central tank, inside the-what is an edge system vertical, parallel, cross-section gular, b) a part resting behind the pedals composed of a system of edges longitudinal and two (2) edges inclined, and c) two (2) side flaps with edges perpendicular to the lon-gitudinal of the carpet.

36) A removable automobile mat, as defined in claim 35, the central tank of which is rectangular in shape, has vertical walls and is specially provided with a set triangular edges arranged diagonally in said tank.

37) A removable automobile mat, as defined in claim 35, the part of which is the rear of the automobile's pedals two (2) inclined edges called "flaps of raising ", right and left, channeling water flowing between the edges towards the inside of tank.