(19) United States
`(12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2002/0045029 A1
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`Yung
`(43) Pub. Date:
`Apr. 18, 2002
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`US 20020045029A1
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`(54) MAT USED IN CARS
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`Publication Classification
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`(76)
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`Inventor: Ming-Shun Yung, Taipei (TW)
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`Correspondence Address:
`ERIK M. ARNHEM
`4250 Wilshire Blvd.
`LOS Angeles, CA 90010 (US)
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`09/903,202
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`(21) Appl. No.2
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`(22)
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`Filed:
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`Jul. 11, 2001
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`Related US, Application Data
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`(63) Continuation-in-part of application No. 09/354,067,
`filed on Jul. 15, 1999, now Pat. No. 6,261,667.
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`Int. (11.7 ....................................................... B3215 3/30
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`(52) US. Cl.
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`(57)
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`ABSTRACT
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`An improved mat used in cars includes an upper polyester
`fabric, a middle plastic plate or layer, and an under net
`lining. All three parts are stuck together, and bound to form
`a plate-shaped object. The plate-shaped object of the mat is
`formed by multiple sy,metrical umbos. There are multiple
`symmetrical bevel grooves formed between these umbos
`naturally, and the grooves are downward. The sideways
`grooves therefore can collect the muck 0n the shoes, and is
`convenient for people to take the mat out to wash without
`dirty the carpet. Additionally, multiple foam particles are
`created on the under net lining of the mat. The mat will not
`move on the carpet by these foam particles.
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`US 2002/0045029 A1
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`Apr. 18, 2002
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`MAT USED IN CARS
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`DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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`BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
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`[0001] The invention is a kind of mat used in cars. People
`put it on the car carpet, because of its special structure when
`stepping on it the mat will not move, and at the same time
`avoids the mud and gravel on the shoes dirty the carpet.
`Furthermore, there are, multiple symmetrical bevel grooves
`formed in the plate—shaped mat to collect the water tracked
`on the mat, and it is convenient for people to take the mat
`out to wash.
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`in a car for
`[0002] Usually, people pave classy carpet
`beautifying the interior of the car. However, in order to keep
`the carpet from defiling by people’s tread, many people puts
`a set of mats (four pieces, two for the front seats and two for
`the rear seats) on the carpet. Conventional car mats are
`putted on the carpet without any design to fix the mat with
`the carpet, when people step on the mat, the mat will be
`moved. It may influence the safety of driving and defeats the
`purpose of the mat of its intended covering area.
`It is
`therefore need to be improved.
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`the design of the conventional car
`[0003] Additionally,
`mat is flat, therefore, after using for a while, the sludge,
`gravel, and rainwater on the shoes will not only dirty the
`carpet, but also deface the inside of the car. It is the defect
`of the conventional car mat.
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`[0004] Due to the defect of the conventional car mats on
`practice, the inventor designs an improved structure of car
`mat. The structure of the car mat is not only to improve the
`function of avoiding slide, but also to collect the sludge and
`gravel on the shoes, and will not dirty the carpet. Therewith,
`these multiple symmetrical bevel grooves formed in the
`plate-shaped car mat can collect the water tracked on the
`mat, and it is convenient for peoplelto take the mat out to
`wash.
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`SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
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`[0005] An improved mat used in cars includes an upper
`polyester fabric, a middle -plastic plate or layer and an under
`net lining. All three parts are stuck together, and bound to
`form a plate-shaped object. The plate-shaped object of the
`mat is formed by multiple syrnmetrical umbos. There are
`multiple symmetrical bevel grooves formed between these
`umbos naturally, and the grooves are downward. The side-
`ways grooves therefore can collect the muck on the shoes,
`and is convenient for people to take the mat out to wash
`without dirty the carpet. Additionally, multiple foam par-
`ticles are created on the under net lining of the mat. The mat
`will not move on the carpetr by these foam particles.
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`BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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`[0006] FIG. 1 is a perspactive view of the improved mat
`used in cars of this invention.
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`[0007] FIG. 2 is a structure view of the unformed mat of
`this invention.
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`[0008] FIG. 3 is an Y—Y section view of the improved mat
`used in cars of this invention.
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`[0009] FIG. 4 is an X-X section view of the improved mat
`used in cars of this invention.
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`[0010] As FIGS. 1, 2, 3, and 4 shown that an improved
`mat used in cars (100) is consisting of an upper polyester
`fabric (10),a middle Plastic plate or layer (20), and an under
`net lining (30).
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`[0011] The material of the above mentioned middle plastic
`plate or layer (20) as a flexible, light weight, and waterproof
`Polyethylene (PE) or Polyethylene—Vinyl Acetate (EVA)
`foam. The above mentioned net lining (30) is composed of
`multiple yarns or threads (31) woven or knotted in a com-
`bination of both horizontal and longitudinal ways to form a
`net fabric. This net fabric was dipped and coated with plastic
`(PVC etc.) resins, which are for10 mulated with foam)ng
`agent. This coated fabric after being treated by heatfoaming
`process, along the threads or yarns (31) continuous sponge
`foam will be formed on the thread or yarn surface in a
`suitable thickness and on each knot place foam particle (32)
`will be created also. The improved mat used in cars (100) of
`this invention is formed by sticking the net lining (30) with
`multiple foam particle (32), aforesaid middle, plastic plate or
`layer (20), and the upper polyester fabric (10) together, and
`binning the three parts to form a whole mat as shown in FIG.
`1.
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`[0012] As figures shown that the mat (100) of this inven-
`tion is a plate-shaped object, and there is a shallow plate-
`shaped object at the front flange of the mat. The plate-shaped
`object and the shallow plate-shaped object are for people to
`step on. The mat can be placed freely depends on the
`locations of the front seat and rear seat.
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`[0013] The plate-shaped object of the above mentioned
`mat (100) is formed by multiple symmetrical umbos(_'A)
`which can be designed as rectangle quarry, or figure etc.
`There are multiple symmetrical bevel grooves (B) formed
`between these umbos (A) naturally, and the grooves (B) are
`downward. When the sludge, gravel, and rainwater on the
`shoes are tracked on the mat (100), people can scraped on
`the umbos (A), then sideways grooves (B) will collect the
`muck on the shoes together, and it is convenient for people
`to take the mat out to wash. At the same time, the muck will
`not dirty the carpet because of the design of plate-shaped
`mat. It will keep the carpet clean, and will not deface the
`inside of the car.
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`[0014] There are multiple foam particles (32) are created
`on the under net
`lining (30) of the mat (100) of this
`invention. The multiple foam particles (32) of the mat (100)
`will cling to the fibers of the carpet under the mat (100), and
`create the drag between the mat and carpet. By this way, the
`mat will not move on the carpet.
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`From the above description, the structure of the
`[0015]
`mat (100) is simple, but the present invention is novel in
`design by using the three different inds of material,a poly-
`ester fabric (10), a plastic plate or layer (:20), and a net lining
`(30). Then bound these three parts to form a whole plate-
`shaped mat, and the mat (100) will not move on the carpet.
`It is therefore better and largely improved than the conven-
`tional mat.
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`US 2002/0045029 A1
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`Apr. 18, 2002
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`1n the claims:
`6. A one piece floor mat for use in automotive vehicles
`comprising:
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`a three layer laminated mat body that includes a middle
`layer, upper layer, and lower layer bonded together at
`the interfaces between said layers;
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`said middle layer comprising a flexible impermeable
`plastic sheet that is impervious to liquid flow there—
`through;
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`said upper layer comprising a woven plastic sheet bonded
`to the upper surface of said middle layer;
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`said lower layer comprising a woven net fabric coated
`with a plastic foam, said lower layer being bonded to
`the lower surface of said middle layer;
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`said laminated mat body being embossed to form multiple
`water collection grooves on the mat body upper sur-
`face.
`7. The floor mat of claim 6, wherein said laminated mat
`body has a peripheral upstanding rim for containing of water
`sludge and debris collected on the mat body, said rim having
`an inverted V cross—section.
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