CA1101016A - Floor mat - Google Patents
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Abstract
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
A floor mat having an upper and an underside, and a forward and rear end, and in which the upper side is pro-vided with a tread portion, having a multiplicity of water flow guide-ways or channels or grooves, communicating with the rear end of the mat, and guiding water flow from the front towards the rear of the mat, and further having water collectors at the rear end of the mat, below the plane of the water guide-ways, in which water may collect.
A floor mat having an upper and an underside, and a forward and rear end, and in which the upper side is pro-vided with a tread portion, having a multiplicity of water flow guide-ways or channels or grooves, communicating with the rear end of the mat, and guiding water flow from the front towards the rear of the mat, and further having water collectors at the rear end of the mat, below the plane of the water guide-ways, in which water may collect.
Description
The invention relates to a floor mat especlally for use in automobiles and other vehicles II1 bad weather~ water, snow, mud and the like accumu-late on the floor of an automobile. In many cases the water or melted snow will then simply ro-t the carpet, and corrode the floor of the vehicle. Various rubber and plastic floor mats are available. However, in the yreat majority of cases, the volumes of water and melted snow are such that the water simply flows off the mat into the carpet~ This is particularly true when it is considered that the vehicle is subjec-ted to accel-eration, or deacceleration which will cause the water to flow back-wardly or forwardly off the mat.
For all of these rea~ons it is therefore desirable -to provide a floor mat fox vehicles which both controls the flow of water on the mat, and guides it in a particular direc-tion, and in addition, which also provides water collectors or recesses, in which the water may be collected, and from which it may readily be removed.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
~0 ~ With these general objectives in mind, the invention provides a floor mat having an upper and an underside, and a forward and rear end, and in which the upper side is provided with a tread portion, having a multiplicity of water flow .... . ~ . . . . . ......... ., .. ... -- -- . . ......... .
guide-ways or channels or grooves, communicating with the rear end of the mat, and guiding water flow from the front towards the rear of the mat, and further having water collectors a-t the rear end of the mat, below the plane of the water guide-ways, in which water may collect.
A f~rther feature of the invention is th~ pro~vision 30 O-L partition walls in the water collectors -to res-t~ain the . .
water ~rolî, surgin~ -to and fro during driving of the vehicle.
The invention further provides, on the underside of the tread po~ion of the floor mat, any suitable form of padding raising the level of the water guide-ways above tha-t of the water collectors, so t11at water flowing down the water guide-ways and accumulating in the collectors will not flow in the reverse direction.
Preferably, the structure of the water collectors will be of flexible rubber material~ In this way any wat~r collecting therein, which may freeze, can still be readily removed as ice cubes.
The various features of novelty which characterize the invention are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. E'or a better understanding of the invention~ its operating advantages and specific objects attained by its use~ reference should be had to the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter in which there are illustrated and descr:ibed preferred embodiments of the invention.
IN THE DRAWINGS:-
For all of these rea~ons it is therefore desirable -to provide a floor mat fox vehicles which both controls the flow of water on the mat, and guides it in a particular direc-tion, and in addition, which also provides water collectors or recesses, in which the water may be collected, and from which it may readily be removed.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
~0 ~ With these general objectives in mind, the invention provides a floor mat having an upper and an underside, and a forward and rear end, and in which the upper side is provided with a tread portion, having a multiplicity of water flow .... . ~ . . . . . ......... ., .. ... -- -- . . ......... .
guide-ways or channels or grooves, communicating with the rear end of the mat, and guiding water flow from the front towards the rear of the mat, and further having water collectors a-t the rear end of the mat, below the plane of the water guide-ways, in which water may collect.
A f~rther feature of the invention is th~ pro~vision 30 O-L partition walls in the water collectors -to res-t~ain the . .
water ~rolî, surgin~ -to and fro during driving of the vehicle.
The invention further provides, on the underside of the tread po~ion of the floor mat, any suitable form of padding raising the level of the water guide-ways above tha-t of the water collectors, so t11at water flowing down the water guide-ways and accumulating in the collectors will not flow in the reverse direction.
Preferably, the structure of the water collectors will be of flexible rubber material~ In this way any wat~r collecting therein, which may freeze, can still be readily removed as ice cubes.
The various features of novelty which characterize the invention are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. E'or a better understanding of the invention~ its operating advantages and specific objects attained by its use~ reference should be had to the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter in which there are illustrated and descr:ibed preferred embodiments of the invention.
IN THE DRAWINGS:-
2~ Figure 1 is a perspective illustration showing the interior of an automobile, with the floor mat according to the inven-tion shown in position in the passengers compartment;
Figure 2 is a perspective illustration showing the upper side of the invention;
Figure 3 is a section along the line 3-3 o Figure 2;
Figure 4 is a lower perspective illustration of the underside of the invention;
Figure 5 is a section along the line 5-5 of Figure 2, and, Figure 6 is a section along the line 6-6 of Figure 2.
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As shown in the drawings, the floor mat according to the invention is provided with a tread portion having an upper surface 10 having a series of alternate longitudinal rihs or ridges 12 and intervening grooves or channels 14 constituting water guide-ways, running from the fron-t or forward edge 16 of the mat, towards the rearward end 18.
The ridges 12 are carried on a generally horizontal web portion 20. A perime-ter wall 21 is raised above the ribs or ridges 12 and closes off the front end of the grooves 14.
On the underside 22 of the tread portion of the mat, there is provided a honey-comb pad formation consisting of spacer walls 24, the function of which is to hold the web 20 at a predetermined elevation.
At the rearward end 18, a pair of side walls 26, and intermediate partition walls 26a, cooperate with end walls 28, and intermediate wall 30, and a bottom wall 32, to provide a group of water collectors or recesses. Bottom wall 32 is located below the plane of web 20, and is generally co-planar with the lower edges of the spacer walls 24. The open rear ends of the grooves 14 will permit water to flow downwardly over the intermediate wall 30 into these collectors, where ; such water will collect, and be unable to flow back again into the upper surface of the mat 10.
The walls 26,28,30, and 32 are generally speaking of flexible material so that if the water freezes, the walls may expand, and at the same time cubes of ice may simply be snapped out.
The use oE the floor mat is self-evident. Water will simply collect in the grooves 14, and as the vehicle accelerates it will Elow back into the water recesses defined by the walls 26,28,30, and 32. At the end of the day, the water collected there may simply be dumped out. Alter-natively, if it freezes, then the ice may simply be snapped out.
The ease of removal of water is a particular ad-vantage. Removal of water from a conventional rubber mat has to be carried out with great care. The mat flexes when it is lifted. Water will then run off the mat. In the in-vention however, the collectors can easily be held steadywhile lifting so that the water will not escape.
In this way a substantial portion of the water, snow, etc~, entering the car on the shoes of the driver or pas-senger will be retained and discarded so that it does not simply soak into the mat, or corrode the metal of the vehicle.
Additional partition walls 28a and 26b of reduced height in relation to walls 26a may usefully be provided to sub-divide the collectors into smaller compartments. In this way, surging of water during driving of the vehicle is re-strained. Such walls 28a and 26b may, iE desired be re-movable but for simplicity are preferably intergral with the mat 10. The entire mat 10 is usefully molded as a one-piece integral structure of for example rubber, thermo-plastic or the like.
Supplementary Disclosure Where a ligh-ter weight mat, or a mat having a larger surface are is required, the mat becomes too flexible. As a result, when it is lifted up some of the water runs off.
In order to overcome this, a modified mat is shown in the following further illustrations:
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~LO~Q~6 Figure 7 is a perspective of a further embodiment;
Figure 8 ls a side elevation of the mat of Figure 7;
Figure 9 is a section along the line 9-9 of Figure 7;
Figure 10 is a section along the line 10-10 of Fig. 7;
Figure 11 is a section along the line 11-11 of Fig. 7;
Figure 12 is a section along the line 12-12 of Fig.7,and, Figure 13 is a section along the line 13-13 of Figure 7.
Such a mat has an upper surface 10a having ridges 12a and grooves 14a, similar to the mat of Figure 1. It is, however, traversed by one or more hinge formations 40,42, (two such formations being shown as a matter of convenience only, without limitation) the ridges 12a being discontinuous at hinges 40,42, to permit folding of the web 20a.
The mat also incorporates water collectors formed by walls 26a-b and 28a-b.
On the underside, spacer walls 24a are also inter-rupted at hlnges 40,42, for the same purpose to permit folding along such hinge lines.
The front portion of the modified mat, i.e. from front edge 16 to hinge formation 42, and on its underside it may~be free of spacer walls 24. It can be flexed and tilted up to lie against and conform to the fire wall of a vehiale without obstructing use of the pedals. If desixed, it may be pro-vided wlth small, po~nted formations 44 on its underside for gripping the carpet of a vehicle.
Handles 46 can be providedon either side of the ma-t, near the rear end 18 for lifting it.
In use, when the collectors or recesses are full of water, the mat is folded over along hinges 40 and 42. The handles 46 are then grasped and the mat can be lifted out of -, -5 . . ,,~, i the vehicle and the water poured off. ~he mat, when folded up is much less likely to flex unexpectedly and dump the water before it is removed from -the vehicle.
Such a mat can thus be made larger in surface area, and of thinner material while still functioning to effectively collect and remove water, etc., from the vehicle.
In addition to these advantages, it is found that by the use of this modified form of the invention, it is pos-sible to provide a w~ter collector type of mat in accordance with the invention, having a front end portion which may fold up or lie at an upward angle against the fire wall of the vehicle, without unduly distorting the shape of the mat.
This arises hecause of the fact that, whereas a re-latively thin flexible type of mat such as has been used in the past, may fairly readily flex upwardly and lie against the fire wall of the vehicle, whe:n -thicke.r material is used, such as is in the case of the present invention, to provide a true water collecting type function, the upward flexing of a mat against the fire wall produces various undesira~le results. In particular, the mat does not lie flat against the floor of the vehicle, and conse~uently the use of the control pedals and the like is subject to interference from . the mat.
- In addition, the mat when flexed upwardly, it tends to have a relatively substantial degree of inherent resllience, and is consequently sliding backwardly down the fire wall.
- sy the use of the present invention, incorporating hinge formations transversely across the mat, it is possible to overcome this problem so thatnotwithstanding the greater thickness of the mat, it will still lie flat both on the floor . ~ . .
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and the fire wall of the vehicle withou-t either interfering with the use of the vehicle, and without exhibiting a ten-dency to slide rearwardly.
Having described what is believed to be the best mode by which the invention may be performed, it will be seen that the invention may be particularly defined as follows:
A two-level floor mat for horizontal floors such as floors in motor vehicles, and comprising a tread portion having a longitudinal axis and having a plurality of longi-tudinal grooves therein parallel to such axis such groovesdefining a predetermined water level for flow of water there-along, pad means under said tread portion havi.ng a lower sur-face adapted to lie horizontal on said hori.zontal floor and locating said tread portion and said grooves at a predeter-mined level raised above the horizontal floor, water col-lector means located at one end of said -tread portion with said grooves in water flow commun:ication therewith, said collector means having a bottom wall portion lying at a second predetermined level below the level of said tread portion and said grooves whereby water flowing along said grooves will flow downwardly into said collector means and collect therein, and will not subsequently readily flow forwardly into said grooves, and, an undersurface forming part of said bottom wall portion and lying on said floor co-planar with said lower surface of said pad means whereby in use on said horizontal floor, said tread portion, and said collector means both are supported horizontal, but in different planes.
The invention further comprises a floor mat having the foregoing feat;lres wherein said tread portion comprises a web, a plurality of upstanding ridges definin~ grooves therebetween, and a perimeter wall around the front and two sides thereof higher than said ridges.
The invention further comprises a floor mat having the foregoing features wherein said pad means comprises a ; plurality of wall formations formed on the underside of said web.
The invention further comprises a floor mat having the foregoing features wherein said water collector means comprises a front wall/ a back wall and two side walls, said front wall being in flow communication with said web, and including a plural:ity of partition walls dividing said collector means into a plurality of smaller spaces.
The foregoing is a description oE a preferred embodi-ment of the invention which is given here by way o~ example only. The invention is no-t to be -taken as limited to any of the specifice features as described, but comprehends all such varlations thereof as come within the scope of the appended claln~ .
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Figure 2 is a perspective illustration showing the upper side of the invention;
Figure 3 is a section along the line 3-3 o Figure 2;
Figure 4 is a lower perspective illustration of the underside of the invention;
Figure 5 is a section along the line 5-5 of Figure 2, and, Figure 6 is a section along the line 6-6 of Figure 2.
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As shown in the drawings, the floor mat according to the invention is provided with a tread portion having an upper surface 10 having a series of alternate longitudinal rihs or ridges 12 and intervening grooves or channels 14 constituting water guide-ways, running from the fron-t or forward edge 16 of the mat, towards the rearward end 18.
The ridges 12 are carried on a generally horizontal web portion 20. A perime-ter wall 21 is raised above the ribs or ridges 12 and closes off the front end of the grooves 14.
On the underside 22 of the tread portion of the mat, there is provided a honey-comb pad formation consisting of spacer walls 24, the function of which is to hold the web 20 at a predetermined elevation.
At the rearward end 18, a pair of side walls 26, and intermediate partition walls 26a, cooperate with end walls 28, and intermediate wall 30, and a bottom wall 32, to provide a group of water collectors or recesses. Bottom wall 32 is located below the plane of web 20, and is generally co-planar with the lower edges of the spacer walls 24. The open rear ends of the grooves 14 will permit water to flow downwardly over the intermediate wall 30 into these collectors, where ; such water will collect, and be unable to flow back again into the upper surface of the mat 10.
The walls 26,28,30, and 32 are generally speaking of flexible material so that if the water freezes, the walls may expand, and at the same time cubes of ice may simply be snapped out.
The use oE the floor mat is self-evident. Water will simply collect in the grooves 14, and as the vehicle accelerates it will Elow back into the water recesses defined by the walls 26,28,30, and 32. At the end of the day, the water collected there may simply be dumped out. Alter-natively, if it freezes, then the ice may simply be snapped out.
The ease of removal of water is a particular ad-vantage. Removal of water from a conventional rubber mat has to be carried out with great care. The mat flexes when it is lifted. Water will then run off the mat. In the in-vention however, the collectors can easily be held steadywhile lifting so that the water will not escape.
In this way a substantial portion of the water, snow, etc~, entering the car on the shoes of the driver or pas-senger will be retained and discarded so that it does not simply soak into the mat, or corrode the metal of the vehicle.
Additional partition walls 28a and 26b of reduced height in relation to walls 26a may usefully be provided to sub-divide the collectors into smaller compartments. In this way, surging of water during driving of the vehicle is re-strained. Such walls 28a and 26b may, iE desired be re-movable but for simplicity are preferably intergral with the mat 10. The entire mat 10 is usefully molded as a one-piece integral structure of for example rubber, thermo-plastic or the like.
Supplementary Disclosure Where a ligh-ter weight mat, or a mat having a larger surface are is required, the mat becomes too flexible. As a result, when it is lifted up some of the water runs off.
In order to overcome this, a modified mat is shown in the following further illustrations:
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~LO~Q~6 Figure 7 is a perspective of a further embodiment;
Figure 8 ls a side elevation of the mat of Figure 7;
Figure 9 is a section along the line 9-9 of Figure 7;
Figure 10 is a section along the line 10-10 of Fig. 7;
Figure 11 is a section along the line 11-11 of Fig. 7;
Figure 12 is a section along the line 12-12 of Fig.7,and, Figure 13 is a section along the line 13-13 of Figure 7.
Such a mat has an upper surface 10a having ridges 12a and grooves 14a, similar to the mat of Figure 1. It is, however, traversed by one or more hinge formations 40,42, (two such formations being shown as a matter of convenience only, without limitation) the ridges 12a being discontinuous at hinges 40,42, to permit folding of the web 20a.
The mat also incorporates water collectors formed by walls 26a-b and 28a-b.
On the underside, spacer walls 24a are also inter-rupted at hlnges 40,42, for the same purpose to permit folding along such hinge lines.
The front portion of the modified mat, i.e. from front edge 16 to hinge formation 42, and on its underside it may~be free of spacer walls 24. It can be flexed and tilted up to lie against and conform to the fire wall of a vehiale without obstructing use of the pedals. If desixed, it may be pro-vided wlth small, po~nted formations 44 on its underside for gripping the carpet of a vehicle.
Handles 46 can be providedon either side of the ma-t, near the rear end 18 for lifting it.
In use, when the collectors or recesses are full of water, the mat is folded over along hinges 40 and 42. The handles 46 are then grasped and the mat can be lifted out of -, -5 . . ,,~, i the vehicle and the water poured off. ~he mat, when folded up is much less likely to flex unexpectedly and dump the water before it is removed from -the vehicle.
Such a mat can thus be made larger in surface area, and of thinner material while still functioning to effectively collect and remove water, etc., from the vehicle.
In addition to these advantages, it is found that by the use of this modified form of the invention, it is pos-sible to provide a w~ter collector type of mat in accordance with the invention, having a front end portion which may fold up or lie at an upward angle against the fire wall of the vehicle, without unduly distorting the shape of the mat.
This arises hecause of the fact that, whereas a re-latively thin flexible type of mat such as has been used in the past, may fairly readily flex upwardly and lie against the fire wall of the vehicle, whe:n -thicke.r material is used, such as is in the case of the present invention, to provide a true water collecting type function, the upward flexing of a mat against the fire wall produces various undesira~le results. In particular, the mat does not lie flat against the floor of the vehicle, and conse~uently the use of the control pedals and the like is subject to interference from . the mat.
- In addition, the mat when flexed upwardly, it tends to have a relatively substantial degree of inherent resllience, and is consequently sliding backwardly down the fire wall.
- sy the use of the present invention, incorporating hinge formations transversely across the mat, it is possible to overcome this problem so thatnotwithstanding the greater thickness of the mat, it will still lie flat both on the floor . ~ . .
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and the fire wall of the vehicle withou-t either interfering with the use of the vehicle, and without exhibiting a ten-dency to slide rearwardly.
Having described what is believed to be the best mode by which the invention may be performed, it will be seen that the invention may be particularly defined as follows:
A two-level floor mat for horizontal floors such as floors in motor vehicles, and comprising a tread portion having a longitudinal axis and having a plurality of longi-tudinal grooves therein parallel to such axis such groovesdefining a predetermined water level for flow of water there-along, pad means under said tread portion havi.ng a lower sur-face adapted to lie horizontal on said hori.zontal floor and locating said tread portion and said grooves at a predeter-mined level raised above the horizontal floor, water col-lector means located at one end of said -tread portion with said grooves in water flow commun:ication therewith, said collector means having a bottom wall portion lying at a second predetermined level below the level of said tread portion and said grooves whereby water flowing along said grooves will flow downwardly into said collector means and collect therein, and will not subsequently readily flow forwardly into said grooves, and, an undersurface forming part of said bottom wall portion and lying on said floor co-planar with said lower surface of said pad means whereby in use on said horizontal floor, said tread portion, and said collector means both are supported horizontal, but in different planes.
The invention further comprises a floor mat having the foregoing feat;lres wherein said tread portion comprises a web, a plurality of upstanding ridges definin~ grooves therebetween, and a perimeter wall around the front and two sides thereof higher than said ridges.
The invention further comprises a floor mat having the foregoing features wherein said pad means comprises a ; plurality of wall formations formed on the underside of said web.
The invention further comprises a floor mat having the foregoing features wherein said water collector means comprises a front wall/ a back wall and two side walls, said front wall being in flow communication with said web, and including a plural:ity of partition walls dividing said collector means into a plurality of smaller spaces.
The foregoing is a description oE a preferred embodi-ment of the invention which is given here by way o~ example only. The invention is no-t to be -taken as limited to any of the specifice features as described, but comprehends all such varlations thereof as come within the scope of the appended claln~ .
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Claims (10)
1. A two-level floor mat for horizontal floors such as floors in motor vehicles, and comprising;
a tread portion having a longitudinal axis and having a plurality of longitudinal grooves therein parallel to such axis such grooves defining a predetermined water level for flow of water therealong;
pad means under said tread portion having a lower surface adapted to lie horizontal on said horizontal floor and locating said tread portion and said grooves at a pre-determined level raised above the horizontal floor;
water collector means located at one end of said tread portion with said grooves in water flow communication therewith, said collector means having a bottom wall portion lying at a second predetermined level below the level of said?tread portion and said grooves whereby water flowing along said grooves will flow downwardly into said collector means and collect therein and will not subsequently readily flow forwardly into said grooves, and, an undersurface forming part of said bottom wall portion and lying on said floor co-planar with said lower surface of said pad means whereby in use on said horizontal floor, said tread portion, and said collector means both are supported horizontal, but in different planes.
a tread portion having a longitudinal axis and having a plurality of longitudinal grooves therein parallel to such axis such grooves defining a predetermined water level for flow of water therealong;
pad means under said tread portion having a lower surface adapted to lie horizontal on said horizontal floor and locating said tread portion and said grooves at a pre-determined level raised above the horizontal floor;
water collector means located at one end of said tread portion with said grooves in water flow communication therewith, said collector means having a bottom wall portion lying at a second predetermined level below the level of said?tread portion and said grooves whereby water flowing along said grooves will flow downwardly into said collector means and collect therein and will not subsequently readily flow forwardly into said grooves, and, an undersurface forming part of said bottom wall portion and lying on said floor co-planar with said lower surface of said pad means whereby in use on said horizontal floor, said tread portion, and said collector means both are supported horizontal, but in different planes.
2. A floor mat as claimed in Claim 1 wherein said tread portion comprises a web, a plurality of upstanding ridges de-fining grooves therebetween, and a perimeter wall around the front and two sides thereof higher than said ridges.
3. A floor mat as claimed in Claim 2 wherein said pad means comprises a plurality of wall formations formed on the underside of said web.
4. A floor mat as claimed in Claim 3 wherein said water collector means comprises a front wall, a back wall and two side walls, said front wall being in flow communication with said web, and including a plurality of partition walls di-viding said collector means into a plurality of smaller spaces.
5. A floor mat as claimed in Claim 4, including a peri-meter wall around said water collector means, said perimeter wall comprising an upward extension of said back wall and the said two side walls, and reaching the same height as the perimeter wall around said tread portion, said two perimeter walls being formed integrally as a single structure, and substantially completely encircling said tread portion and said water collector means.
Claims Supported by the Supplementary Disclosure
Claims Supported by the Supplementary Disclosure
6. A floor mat as claimed in Claim 1, including hinge means extending transversely of the mat intermediate its ends, whereby the same may be folded over upon itself.
7. A floor mat as claimed in Claim 6, including a plu-rality of upstanding ridges defining grooves therebetween, in said tread portion of said web, and including a plurality of wall formations on the underside of said web, and wherein said ridges and said wall formations are discontinued in the region of said hinge means, whereby to permit flexing of said web for folding of said mat.
8. A floor mat as claimed in Claim 7 wherein there are two hinge formations forming said hinge means, said hinge formations being arranged parallel to one another trans-versely across said mat, and being spaced apart whereby said mat may be folded twice.
9. A floor mat as claimed in Claim 6 including handle means extending outwardly from the sides of said mat for lifting of same.
10. A floor mat as claimed in Claim 9 wherein said two hinge formations define a front portion and an intermediate portion and a rearward portion of said mat, and wherein said front portion has an undersurface free of said wall formations whereby the same may flex upwardly and conform to the fire wall of the vehicle, and including handle means on the rear-ward portion of said mat, for lifting of same when folded.
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