US3654657A - Foot mat for vehicles - Google Patents

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US3654657A
US3654657A US60364A US3654657DA US3654657A US 3654657 A US3654657 A US 3654657A US 60364 A US60364 A US 60364A US 3654657D A US3654657D A US 3654657DA US 3654657 A US3654657 A US 3654657A
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Otto Hubel
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Dupol Rubbermaid GmbH
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60N3/00—Arrangements or adaptations of other passenger fittings, not otherwise provided for
    • B60N3/04—Arrangements or adaptations of other passenger fittings, not otherwise provided for of floor mats or carpets
    • B60N3/048—Arrangements or adaptations of other passenger fittings, not otherwise provided for of floor mats or carpets characterised by their structure
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T428/00—Stock material or miscellaneous articles
    • Y10T428/24—Structurally defined web or sheet [e.g., overall dimension, etc.]
    • Y10T428/24149—Honeycomb-like

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  • the cells slantingly to the mat base, while the depth of the cells amounts to 7 to 25 mm and their width preferably amounts to a clearance of to 10 mm, while the slant of the cells in relation to the mat base is preferably about 45L It was aimed by arranging the cells slantingly, to hide accumulated dirt, sand or water from the sight of the passengers in the vehicle, as the visual angle is directed towards the slant of the cells.
  • the opposite walls of each individual cell are in parallel planes to each other.
  • foot mats of this construction have shown to be disadvantageous, especially in winter.
  • foot mats for vehicles are particularly necessary in the wintertime, because in most cases it is inevitable that, from the shoes of the passengers, snow, ice, mud and dirt mixed therewith gets into the inner of the car.
  • pollutions are stored in the cells when using the aforesaid foot mats and freeze therein, so that they can be removed out of the cells only by warming the mat and thawing the frozen content of the cells. Furthermore it has shown to be disadvantageous that pollutions which have been tamped in the cells, and can only be removed with special efforts, e.g., by troublesome soaking and the like.
  • the cross section of the alveolar cells formed by the walls increases from the bottom towards the opening of the cells.
  • the form of the alveolar cells is moreover optional.
  • the towards opening increasing alveolar cells are formed to build a reverse truncated pyramid.
  • the thickness of the walls between adjoining alveolar cells increases according to a preferred embodiment from the cell opening towards the bottom, preferably in proportion to about 1 up to about 3 mm per 1 cm height of a cell wall.
  • the depth of the alveolar cells should preferably correspond at least to the width of the cell opening.
  • the depth amounts preferably to about 5 to mm, while the width of the cell opening may be somewhat smaller than the depth of the alveolar cell.
  • the slant in relation to the mat base is preferably more than 451, up to about 67.5Lfrom the vertical (perpendicular line to the mat, vide FIG. 2).
  • the foot mat according to the invention can be used either as a foot mat for vehicles but can as well be employed otherwise in household, business or ofiice.
  • the content stored in the alveolar cells is still better hidden from the sight of users.
  • This arrangement also allows a reduction of the t ickness of the alveolar cells, so that the thickness of the mat is reduced.
  • the desired saving of material is achieved. While the thickness of the mat according to prior art amounted to e.g. about 10 mm to store dirt invisibly in the alveolar cells, according to the invention a substantially thinner mat of about e.g. 5 mm thickness is sufficient.
  • the slant of the alveolar cells can be augmented or diminished according to the purpose of employment.
  • FIG. 1 shows a schematic section of the foot mat according to the invention.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates the angular degree of the slant of the cells from the vertical to the base of the mat.
  • FIG. 3 is an enlarged schematic illustration of a cell, the walls of which form an alveolar chamber like a truncated pyramid and illustrates the increase of the cross section of the alveolar cell from the bottom towards the opening of the cell.
  • the foot mat should always be used with the cells inclined so as to turn the openings of the cells away from the user.
  • the foot mat can store a considerable amount of ice, mud or other dirt, without such being visible.
  • Foot mat made of one of the elastomers such as rubber, plastics or the like comprising upwardly open alveolar cells being slantingly arranged towards the mat base, characterised in that the cross section of the alveolar cells increases from the bottom towards the opening of the cells and the slant of the alveolar cells in relation to the mat base is from about 45Lup to about 67.5Lfrom the perpendicular to the base.
  • Foot mat according to claim 1 characterised in that the walls of the cells form truncated pyramid-like alveolar cells.
  • Foot mat according to claim 1 characterised in that the thickness of the walls of the cells between adjoining alveolar cells increases from the cell opening towards the cell bottom proportional to about 1 up to about 3 mm per 1 cm of height of the wall of a cell.
  • Foot mat according to claim 1 characterised in that the depth of the alveolar cells corresponds at least to the width of the cell opening.
  • Foot mat according to claim 1 characterised in that the depth of the alveolar cells amounts to about 5 to 25 mm.
  • Foot mat according to claim 1 characterised in that the width of the cell openings is smaller than the depth of the cell chambers.

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US5236241A (en) * 1991-06-25 1993-08-17 Courrege Michele S G Floor mat for automobile vehicle
FR2754499A1 (fr) * 1996-10-11 1998-04-17 Berton Christophe Pierre Andre Tapis de sol pour vehicule automobile
US6719348B1 (en) 2002-10-31 2004-04-13 Lear Corporation Covering for use with a motor vehicle
US10315550B2 (en) * 2015-02-24 2019-06-11 Cera Aps Access floor of a motor vehicle

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JPS4955522U (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) * 1972-08-21 1974-05-16
AT388482B (de) * 1980-12-22 1989-06-26 Semperit Ag Antistatische unterlage

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US1182579A (en) * 1913-02-24 1916-05-09 Scott E Allen Pedal-pad.
US1483945A (en) * 1923-03-26 1924-02-19 Koehn Otto Christian Bernhardt Running board for automobiles
US1875399A (en) * 1932-09-06 Accelebatob pedal

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US1875399A (en) * 1932-09-06 Accelebatob pedal
US1182579A (en) * 1913-02-24 1916-05-09 Scott E Allen Pedal-pad.
US1483945A (en) * 1923-03-26 1924-02-19 Koehn Otto Christian Bernhardt Running board for automobiles

Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5236241A (en) * 1991-06-25 1993-08-17 Courrege Michele S G Floor mat for automobile vehicle
FR2754499A1 (fr) * 1996-10-11 1998-04-17 Berton Christophe Pierre Andre Tapis de sol pour vehicule automobile
US6719348B1 (en) 2002-10-31 2004-04-13 Lear Corporation Covering for use with a motor vehicle
US10315550B2 (en) * 2015-02-24 2019-06-11 Cera Aps Access floor of a motor vehicle

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FR2057923A5 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1971-05-21
NL7011591A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1971-02-09
BE754148A (fr) 1970-12-31
SE364476B (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1974-02-25
GB1289010A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1972-09-13
CA924753A (en) 1973-04-17

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