GB2087229A - Means for attaching a covering to a support - Google Patents
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- GB2087229A GB2087229A GB8131897A GB8131897A GB2087229A GB 2087229 A GB2087229 A GB 2087229A GB 8131897 A GB8131897 A GB 8131897A GB 8131897 A GB8131897 A GB 8131897A GB 2087229 A GB2087229 A GB 2087229A
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- carpet
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
- A44B—BUTTONS, PINS, BUCKLES, SLIDE FASTENERS, OR THE LIKE
- A44B17/00—Press-button or snap fasteners
- A44B17/0029—Press-button fasteners made of plastics
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
- A47G27/00—Floor fabrics; Fastenings therefor
- A47G27/04—Carpet fasteners; Carpet-expanding devices ; Laying carpeting; Tools therefor
- A47G27/0406—Laying rugs or mats
- A47G27/0418—Fasteners; Buttons; Anchoring devices
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Abstract
A stud (30) is adhered to the underside of a carpet (10) by fusing an interposed thermoplastics lamina, and the carpet subsequently secured to a vehicle floor by introducing the stud head (31) into an aperture (41) in the floor (40). <IMAGE>
Description
SPECIFICATION
Means for attaching a covering to a support
The present invention relates to means for attaching a covering to a support, in particular for attaching a carpet to a floor panel of a vehicle.
A variety of attachment means have been proposed to date. One of the conventional fixing structures comprises, for example, a plurality of holes bored in the portions of a carpet which correspond precisely to the portions of the automobile floor panel forming a plurality of panel apertures, engaging means and caps. The engaging means includes an unbrella-shaped flange portion, a leg portion extended from the lower surface of the flange portion and engaged with the edge of the panel aperture, and a shaft portion extended from the upper surface of the flange portion and engaged with the edge of the carpet hole. The cap is installed on the upper end of the shaft portion protruding from the carpet hole.The carpet is fixed to the automobile floor panel by inserting the shaft portion of the engaging means into the carpet hole, installing the cap on the upper end of the shaft portion protruding from the carpet hole, hereby fastening the engaging means to the carpet, then causing the leg portion of the engaging means thus fastened to the carpet to be inserted into the panel aperture and engaged with the edge of the panel aperture. The carpet may be fixed to the automobile floor panel, depending on working conditions, by first fixing the leg portion of the engaging means into the panel aperture, then fitting the shaft portion of the engaging means into the carpet hole and subsequently installing the cap on the upper end of the shaft portion of the engaging means protruding from the carpet hole.
However, in such conventional carpet fixing structures as the structure described above, the engaging means and the cap are moulded independently of each other and, therefore, a plurality of component parts are required and these component parts are required to have respective complex structures.
Further, the conventional carpet fixing structures have inevitably entailed disadvantages that much time and labour are required in taking a plurality of working steps such as work for forming a plurality of holes in the carpet, workforfitting all component parts into the carpet holes, etc. and consequently that final products become highly expensive.
The main object of the present invention is to provide an attachment means for a carpet for use in an automobile, which is capable of reducing both the number of working steps and the manufacturing cost by having the carpet provided integrally with the engaging means.
In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, means for attaching a covering to a support comprises a thin film, made of a low melting point resin, for attachment in intimate contact with a rear surface of the covering by heating the film, in use, to a temperature at or above its melting point; and engaging means comprising a flat head portion for bringing into intimate contact with the thin resin film and a leg portion for insertion into, and engagement with an edge of, an aperture in the support, the engaging means being attached to the thin resin film in use, by heating the film to a temperature at or above its melting point, whereby the covering is attached to the support by insertion of the leg portion of the engaging means into the support aperture.
In accordance with a second aspect of the present invention, a method of attaching a covering to a support comprises the steps of bringing a thin film of a low melting point resin into contact with a rear surface of the covering and with a head portion of engaging means; heating the thin film to a temperature at or above its melting point, whereby the engaging means is attached to the covering and a leg portion of the engaging means projects from the rear surface of the covering; and inserting the leg portion of the engaging means into an aperture in the support.
Examples of a conventional attaching means and an attaching means in accordance with the present invention are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:
Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a conventional attachment means for a carpet for use in an automobile;
Figure 2 is a cross-section through the attaching means of Figure 1 with the carpet attached to a floor panel.
Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view illustrating part of an attaching means according to the invention for a carpet for use in an automobile;
Figure 4 is a side view of part of the example of
Figure 3; and,
Figure 5 is a cross-section through part of the example of Figure 3 with the carpet attached to a floor panel.
Illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 is a conventional carpet fixing structure. In these Figures, reference numerals 1, 2, 3, and 4 denote a carpet, the floor panel of an automobile, engaging means and a cap, respectively. The carpet 1 has a plurality of holes la bored in the portions thereof which correspond precisely to the portions of the automobile floor panel 2 forming a plurality of panel apertures 2a. The engaging means 3 comprises an umbrella-shaped flange portion 3a, a leg portion 3b, and a shaft portion 3c.The attachment of the carpet 1 to the floor panel 2 is accomplished by a first series of steps of inserting the shaft portion 3c of the engaging means into the carpet hole lain the carpet 1, bringing the upper surface of the flange portion 3a into intimate contact with the rear surface of the carpet 1 and fastening the cap to the upper end of the shaft portion 3c protruding from the front surface of the carpet 1, thereby fixing the engaging means 3 to the carpet 1, and a second series of steps of inserting the leg portion 3b of the engaging means 3 into the panel aperture 2a in the floor panel 2 and causing the leg portion 3b to be engaged with the edge of the panel aperture 2a. It goes without saying that the second series of steps may be effected prior to the first series of steps as occasion demands.
In the conventional carpet fixing structure, as described above, the engaging means 3 and the cap 4 are moulded independently of each other and, therefore, the conventional carpet fixing structure has suffered from disadvantages that the number of component parts is increased, that the entire structure is complex, that the working efficiency becomes low because of the requirement of troublesome fitting work for the engaging means and work for forming a plurality of holes in the carpet, and consequently that the cost of final products is increased.
In view of the disadvantages described above, the present inventors have achieved the present invention with their attention given to the widely known fact that a carpet has a uniformly woven, substantially flat surface on the rear side thereof although it has a pile surface on the front side thereof.
Now, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to one embodiment shown in
Figures 3,4 and 5.
The carpet fixing structure shown comprises a thin film 20 made of a resin having a low melting point and attached to the rear surface 12 of a carpet 10, and engaging means 30 composed of a flat head portion 32 to be attached to the rear surface of the carpet through the medium of the thin film and a leg portion 31 to be engaged with the edge of a panel aperture 41 formed in a floor panel 40. The thin film 20 has preferably a thickness of 0.3 - 0.6 mm.
Examples of the thin films usable for the purpose of the present invention include polyethylene, polypropylene and soft vinyl chloride. Denoted by 11 is pile formed on the front surface of the carpet 10.
The attachment of the engaging means 30 to the carpet 10 will be described. The thin film 20 is brought into intimate contact with the entire surface of the rear surface 12 of the carpet 10. The flat head portion 32 of the engaging means 30 is positioned on the thin film 20 so that the leg portion 31 of the engaging means 30 may be inserted into the panel aperture 41.The resultant combination of these component parts is introduced into an electric furnace (not shown) with the aforementioned state maintained, and heated to a temperature of 120or 130which is the melting pointofthe resin of which the thin film 20 is made, thereby melting the thin film and, accordingly, the flat head portion 32 of the engaging means 30 is integrally attached to the rear surface 12 of the carpet 10 through the medium of the thin film which has been once melted and then hardened. By bringing the leg portion 31 of the engaging means 30 thus firmly attached to the carpet 10 into fast engagement with the edge of the panel aperture 41 of the floor panel 40, the carpet 10 is firmly fixed to the floor panel 40.Since the thin film 20 is attached by fusion to the rear surface 12 of the carpet 10, the rigidity of the carpet is improved.
The carpet fixing structure as described above can eliminate both the work for forming holes in a carpet and the use of caps for fastening fixing means to the carpet which have heretofore been indispensable to the conventional carpet fixing structures.
More firm attachment of the engaging means 30 to the carpet 10 can be obtained by putting, on the thin film 20, another thin film having the same properties as those of the thin film 20 and having a width large enough to dispose the head portion 32 of the engaging means 30 thereon, disposing the head portion 32 on the additional thin film and heating the resultant combination of these component parts in the same manner as described above, thereby forming a comparatively thick fused film only on the portion on which the engaging means is disposed.
Since a carpet fixing structure is provided having the engaging means attached firmly to the carpet through the medium of the thin film, as described above, the structure as a whole is very simple.
Further since the carpet can easily be fixed to the floor panel merely by causing the engaging means to be engaged with the edge of the panel aperture, the fitting work is considerably easy. Thus, this construction has succeeded in reducing both the number of working steps and the number of component parts and consequently succeeded in decreasing the cost of final products. Furthermore, there is no inconvenience during the driving of an automobile because the engaging means does not protrude from the front surface of the carpet.
Claims (7)
1. Means for attaching a covering to a support, the means comprising a thin film, made of a low melting point resin, for attachment in intimate contact with a rear surface of the covering by heating the film, in use, to a temperature at or above its melting point; and engaging means comprising a flat head portion for bringing into intimate contact with the thin resin film and a leg portion for insertion into, and engagement with an edge of, an aperture in the support, the engaging means being attached to the thin resin film, in use, by heating the film to a temperature at or above its melting point, whereby the covering is attached to the support by insertion of the leg portion of the engaging means into the support aperture.
2. Means according to claim 1, further comprising another thin resin film prossessed of the same properties as those of the one thin resin film and positioned between the head portion of the engaging means and the one thin resin film.
3. Means according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the melting point of the or each thin resin film falls in the range of from 120"C to 130 C.
4. Means according to claim 1, substantially as described with reference to Figures 3 to 5 of the accompanying drawings.
5. A vehicle having a floor panel; and a floor covering attached to the floor panel by means according to any of the preceding claims.
6. A method of attaching a covering to a support, the method comprising the steps of bringing a thin film of a low melting point resin into contact with a rear surface of the covering and with a head portion of engaging means; heating the thin film to a temperature at or above its melting point, whereby the engaging means is attached to the covering and a leg portion of the engaging means project from the rear surface of the covering; and inserting the leg portion of the engaging means into an aperture in the support.
7. A method according to claim 6, substantially as described with reference to Figures 3 to 5 of the accompanying drawings.
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP15806780U JPS5780333U (en) | 1980-11-05 | 1980-11-05 |
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| GB2087229A true GB2087229A (en) | 1982-05-26 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| GB8131897A Pending GB2087229A (en) | 1980-11-05 | 1981-10-22 | Means for attaching a covering to a support |
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| JP (1) | JPS5780333U (en) |
| DE (1) | DE3142761A1 (en) |
| GB (1) | GB2087229A (en) |
Cited By (12)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4561146A (en) * | 1983-10-06 | 1985-12-31 | Usm Corporation | Plastic fastener |
| GB2178789A (en) * | 1985-08-08 | 1987-02-18 | Armando Fernandez | Anchoring pad for high speed mounting of electronic components on printed circuit boards |
| EP0211966A1 (en) * | 1985-07-27 | 1987-03-04 | Heinz Buchal | Fastener for a floor mat |
| EP0311736A1 (en) * | 1987-10-15 | 1989-04-19 | The 2500 Corporation | Floor mat and method of attaching retainer thereto |
| EP1104689A1 (en) * | 1999-04-15 | 2001-06-06 | Bridgestone Corporation | Energy absorber mounting structure |
| WO2009032193A1 (en) | 2007-08-29 | 2009-03-12 | Tinnerman Palnut Engineered Products | Trim clip |
| US8851551B1 (en) | 2013-06-12 | 2014-10-07 | Macneil Ip Llc | Vehicle floor cover retention system and device |
| USD721629S1 (en) | 2013-05-30 | 2015-01-27 | Macneil Ip Llc | Vehicle floor cover retention post attachment device |
| US8991006B2 (en) | 2012-04-27 | 2015-03-31 | Macneil Ip Llc | Two-piece vehicle floor cover retention device |
| US9199567B1 (en) | 2015-03-27 | 2015-12-01 | Macneil Ip Llc | Vehicle floor cover retention device with spiked base |
| US20160316846A1 (en) * | 2015-04-29 | 2016-11-03 | Nolangroup S.P.A. | Device for connecting a lining layer of a helmet to an inner shock-absorbing portion of a helmet |
| US9610880B2 (en) | 2015-07-29 | 2017-04-04 | Macneil Ip Llc | Multi-vehicle retention grommet |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE3238121A1 (en) * | 1982-10-14 | 1984-04-26 | Hörsteler Teppichfabrik Wilkens & Lücke GmbH & Co KG, 4446 Hörstel | Attachment element |
| DE3240270A1 (en) * | 1982-10-30 | 1984-05-03 | Tucker Gmbh, 6300 Giessen | PLASTIC HOLDER |
| JPH0225694Y2 (en) * | 1985-10-31 | 1990-07-13 | ||
| DE8601811U1 (en) * | 1986-01-24 | 1986-12-04 | Lorenz & Co GmbH, 6633 Wadgassen | Self-supporting or supporting body for passenger cars |
| JPH0620693Y2 (en) * | 1986-05-19 | 1994-06-01 | 日野自動車工業株式会社 | Car bedding structure |
| DE3837408C2 (en) * | 1988-11-04 | 1996-06-27 | Bayerische Motoren Werke Ag | Holding device for securing luggage in the luggage compartment of a passenger car |
| JPH0627475Y2 (en) * | 1989-04-25 | 1994-07-27 | 愛知機械工業株式会社 | Fixed structure for floor mats and carpets |
| JP2009057012A (en) * | 2007-09-03 | 2009-03-19 | Honda Motor Co Ltd | Lid body mounting structure of vehicle |
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- 1980-11-05 JP JP15806780U patent/JPS5780333U/ja active Pending
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- 1981-10-22 GB GB8131897A patent/GB2087229A/en active Pending
- 1981-10-28 DE DE19813142761 patent/DE3142761A1/en not_active Withdrawn
Cited By (20)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4561146A (en) * | 1983-10-06 | 1985-12-31 | Usm Corporation | Plastic fastener |
| EP0211966A1 (en) * | 1985-07-27 | 1987-03-04 | Heinz Buchal | Fastener for a floor mat |
| GB2178789A (en) * | 1985-08-08 | 1987-02-18 | Armando Fernandez | Anchoring pad for high speed mounting of electronic components on printed circuit boards |
| EP0311736A1 (en) * | 1987-10-15 | 1989-04-19 | The 2500 Corporation | Floor mat and method of attaching retainer thereto |
| US4829627A (en) * | 1987-10-15 | 1989-05-16 | The 2500 Corporation | Floor mat and method of attaching retainer thereto |
| EP1104689A1 (en) * | 1999-04-15 | 2001-06-06 | Bridgestone Corporation | Energy absorber mounting structure |
| EP1104689A4 (en) * | 1999-04-15 | 2004-11-17 | Bridgestone Corp | Energy absorber mounting structure |
| EP1598143A1 (en) * | 1999-04-15 | 2005-11-23 | Bridgestone Corporation | Mounting structure with energy absorber |
| EP2198171A4 (en) * | 2007-08-29 | 2010-10-13 | Tinnerman Palnut Engineered Pr | Trim clip |
| EP2198171A1 (en) * | 2007-08-29 | 2010-06-23 | Tinnerman Palnut Engineered Products | Trim clip |
| WO2009032193A1 (en) | 2007-08-29 | 2009-03-12 | Tinnerman Palnut Engineered Products | Trim clip |
| US8991006B2 (en) | 2012-04-27 | 2015-03-31 | Macneil Ip Llc | Two-piece vehicle floor cover retention device |
| US9340137B2 (en) | 2012-04-27 | 2016-05-17 | Macneil Ip Llc | Vehicle floor cover affixation system |
| US9340136B2 (en) | 2012-04-27 | 2016-05-17 | Macneil Ip Llc | Two-piece vehicle floor cover retention device |
| USD721629S1 (en) | 2013-05-30 | 2015-01-27 | Macneil Ip Llc | Vehicle floor cover retention post attachment device |
| US8851551B1 (en) | 2013-06-12 | 2014-10-07 | Macneil Ip Llc | Vehicle floor cover retention system and device |
| US9199567B1 (en) | 2015-03-27 | 2015-12-01 | Macneil Ip Llc | Vehicle floor cover retention device with spiked base |
| US20160316846A1 (en) * | 2015-04-29 | 2016-11-03 | Nolangroup S.P.A. | Device for connecting a lining layer of a helmet to an inner shock-absorbing portion of a helmet |
| US11272752B2 (en) * | 2015-04-29 | 2022-03-15 | Nolangroup S.P.A. | Device for connecting a lining layer of a helmet to an inner shock-absorbing portion of a helmet |
| US9610880B2 (en) | 2015-07-29 | 2017-04-04 | Macneil Ip Llc | Multi-vehicle retention grommet |
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| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| JPS5780333U (en) | 1982-05-18 |
| DE3142761A1 (en) | 1982-09-02 |
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