Sept. 17, 1968
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`M. H. OGER
`FLOOR COVERING FOR AUTOMOBILES
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`3,401,975
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`fied June 28, 1966
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`3,401,975
`FLOOR COVERING FOR AUTOMOBILES
`Martin H. Oger, 131 Leroy Ave.,
`Buffalo, N.Y. 14214
`Filed June 28, 1966, Ser. No. 561,136
`1. Claim. (C. 296-1)
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`ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
`The disclosure shows flexible floor covering for auto
`mobiles constructed so as to retain water and other
`foreign materials in the side parts of the floor covering,
`which are constructed to retain the water so that it can
`be removed when the side parts are removed from the
`automobile,
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`walls each have a portion 10 of less height than the parts
`11 extending forwardly therefrom. By means of this ar
`rangement the users of the car entering or leaving the
`same do not have a high edge wall to step over and the
`higher edge wall 11 is better able to retain water collect
`ing to a greater depth in the lower forward portions of
`the side parts 6 and 7 which generally slope downwardly
`toward the front of the car in accordance with the floor
`of the car.
`At the front edges of the side parts 6 and 7 of the floor
`covering, higher borders or walls 12 and 14 are provided
`which slope forwardly and upwardly to lie on the foot
`rests of the car. Much of the water collecting on the
`floor of the car is brought in on the shoes of the users,
`so that these higher borders 12 and 14 drain this water
`into the side parts 6 and 7. The wide, upwardly sloping
`part 12 of the side part 6 stops at a short distance from
`the inner border 9 and a border 15 of much less height
`is provided which is integrally connected with the sloping
`part 12 and the edge wall 9 of the side parts 6. By means
`of this arrangement the space above the border 15 is
`left free for the usual pedal or pedals of the car. On the
`right side of the car no pedals exist so that the inclined
`part 14 is integrally connected directly with the edge
`wall of the part 7.
`The middle part 5 of my improved floor covering is
`entirely detached from the two side members 6 and 7
`and is so formed that the longitudinal edges of the
`middle part 5 will overlap the edge walls 9 so that any
`Water collecting on the middle part 5 will drain down
`over the edge walls 9 into either of the two side parts
`6 or 7 of my floor covering. This arrangement has the
`advantage that either of the side parts 6 or 7 can be
`removed from the middle part 5 so as to be easily taken
`out of the car for draining and again replaced. Conse
`quently the middle part 5 need not be taken out of the
`car, and either side part 6 or 7 may be removed or
`replaced independently of the other, thus reducing the
`amount of effort required to remove water from the car
`floor without reducing the thoroughness of the removal.
`Furthermore, by making the middle part 5 independent
`of the two side parts 6 and 7, my floor covering can be
`adapted to many different automobiles which may differ
`Somewhat in the length and width of the central hump
`or tunnel to be covered by the middle part 5.
`It will be understood that various changes in the de
`tails, materials and arrangements of parts which have been
`herein described and illustrated in order to explain the
`nature of the invention may be made by those skilled in
`the art within the principle and scope of the invention
`as expressed in the appended claim.
`I claim:
`1. A floor covering of waterproof flexible material for
`an automobile having a longitudinally extending central
`hump, said covering being made of three separate parts,
`two of Said parts formed to lie on substantially flat floor
`portions at opposite sides of the hump and a middle part
`positioned between said first two parts and extending
`over said hump,
`said two side parts having upwardly extending borders
`around all edges thereof for retaining moisture on
`said two parts,
`Said borders being of greater height at the outer and
`front edges of said side parts to collect water at the
`front portions of said side parts,
`said middle part being detached from said other parts
`and having its longitudinal edges overlapping the ad
`jacent borders of said first two parts so that water
`on said middle part will drain onto said first two
`parts, whereby either of said first two parts may
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`This invention relates to improvements in waterproof
`floor covering for automobiles, particularly for the floors
`in front of the front seats of automobiles.
`In most automobiles there is a sill below each front
`door which prevents water from draining from the floor
`space so that eventually the original floor covering or
`carpet becomes soggy and objectionable.
`It is consequently an object of this invention to pro
`vide a waterproof floor covering to be placed upon the
`floor of an automobile to contain the water and other
`foreign material and prevent wetting the carpet or other
`material which is arranged on the floor.
`It is also an object to provide an improved floor
`covering which is constructed so that it can be easily
`lifted from the floor and dumped after being removed
`from the automobile and again easily be positioned on
`the floor.
`It is also an object of this invention to provide a
`waterproof floor covering which is built in sections so
`that the individual sections can be readily lifted and
`removed from the vehicle to dump water collected therein
`and in which the floor covering has a middle portion
`which covers the usual central, longitudinally extending
`hump in such a manner that any water on the middle
`portion will be drained to the covering parts of either
`side of the hump.
`In the accompanying drawings:
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`FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a floor covering em
`bodying this invention and showing the parts of the same
`arranged in positions to collect water so as to protect
`the floor of the automobile.
`FIG. 2 is a transverse sectional view thereof on line
`2-2, FIG. 1.
`FIG. 3 is a longitudinal, sectional view thereof on line
`3-3, FIG. 1.
`The floor covering according to my invention is made
`of any suitable waterproof and flexible material, such for
`example, as natural or synthetic rubber and various
`kinds of plastic materials.
`My improved covering is made in three parts, a middle
`part 5 which extends over the usual central longitudinal
`hump of the automobile, and two side parts 6 and 7
`formed to lie on substantially flat parts of the floor at
`opposite sides of the hump. The two side parts 6 and 7
`have upwardly extending borders or walls at the edges
`thereof which serve as dams to retain water within said
`side parts. The rear and the side edges of these side parts
`have upwardly extending edge walls 8 and 9. Since the
`automobile floors at opposite sides of the tunnel or
`hump generally slope toward opposite sides of the auto
`mobile, the rear edge walls 8 preferably increase grad
`ually in height toward the outer sides of the parts 6 and
`7. At the outer sides of the side parts 6 and 7 the edge
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`be removed from the automobile for emptying water
`and foreign material therefrom independently of the
`other parts,
`said front borders of said two parts having upwardly
`and forwardly inclined extensions arranged to lie
`on the foot boards and to drain water collecting
`thereon into said two parts.
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`References Cited
`UNITED STATES PATENTS
`3,337,258
`8/1967 Steinberg ------------ 296-1
`3,050,329
`8/1962 Pagan -------------- 296-1
`PHILIP GOODMAN, Primary Examiner.
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