发明名称 Molded vehicle floor tray product line
摘要 A product line of vehicle floor trays each are molded from a polymeric material to substantially conform to respective ones of a plurality of differently shaped foot wells of different vehicle makes and models. In an embodiment, the trays each have a reservoir in their central panels for collecting meltwater and the like, and baffles which retard the movement of the collected fluid.
申请公布号 US8840168(B2) 申请公布日期 2014.09.23
申请号 US201314136066 申请日期 2013.12.20
申请人 MacNeil IP LLC 发明人 MacNeil David F.;Vargo Scott
分类号 B60N3/04;G06F17/50;B60R21/02;B29D99/00 主分类号 B60N3/04
代理机构 Perkins IP Law Group LLC 代理人 Perkins IP Law Group LLC ;Perkins Jefferson
主权项 1. A plurality of systems each including a vehicle and at least one consumer installable vehicle floor tray, comprising: a first vehicle having a first foot well having a first upper surface including a first foot well floor, a generally longitudinal first foot well wall extending upwardly from the first foot well floor, a generally transverse second foot well wall extending upwardly from the first foot well floor at an angle to the first wall, and a generally longitudinal third foot well wall extending upwardly from the first foot well floor substantially at an angle to the second foot well wall, at least a portion of the first upper surface being compressible carpeting; a second vehicle having a second foot well having a second upper surface including a second foot well floor, a generally longitudinal fourth foot well wall extending upwardly from the second foot well floor, a generally transverse fifth foot well wall extending upwardly from the second foot well floor at an angle to the first foot well wall, and a generally longitudinal sixth foot well wall extending upwardly from the second foot well floor substantially at an angle to the fifth foot well wall, at least a portion of the second upper surface being compressible carpeting; a first vehicle floor tray molded of polymeric material and for fitting into the first foot well, the first floor tray having a first tray central panel substantially conforming to the first foot well floor; a first upstanding tray wall joined to and integrally formed with the first tray central panel and upwardly extending from a longitudinally disposed lateral side of the first tray central panel; a second upstanding tray wall joined to and integrally formed with the first tray central panel and the first upstanding tray wall, the second upstanding tray wall upwardly extending from a transversely disposed lateral side of the first tray central panel; and a third upstanding tray wall joined to and integrally formed with the first tray central panel and the second upstanding tray wall and upwardly extending from a longitudinally disposed lateral side of the first tray central panel; a second vehicle floor tray molded of polymeric material and for fitting into the second foot well, the second floor tray having a second tray central panel substantially conforming to the second foot well floor and having a second tray central panel upper surface; a fourth upstanding tray wall joined to and integrally formed with the second tray central panel and upwardly extending from a longitudinally disposed lateral side of the second tray central panel; a fifth upstanding tray wall joined to and integrally formed with the second tray central panel and the fourth upstanding tray wall and upwardly extending from a transversely disposed lateral side of the second tray central panel; and a sixth upstanding tray wall joined to and integrally formed with the second tray central panel and the fifth upstanding tray wall, the sixth upstanding tray wall upwardly extending from a lateral side of the second tray central panel; wherein the first, second, and third upstanding tray walls each have a first top margin and a first outer surface facing the first upper surface of the first foot well, the fourth, fifth, and sixth upstanding tray walls each have a second top margin and a second outer surface facing the second upper surface of the second foot well, and, for each of the first, second and third upstanding tray walls, at least ninety percent of at least that one-third of the first outer surface which is adjacent to the respective first top margin being no more than one-eighth of an inch from the first upper surface, and, for each of the fourth, fifth and sixth upstanding tray walls, at least ninety percent of at least that one-third of the second outer surface which is adjacent the respective second top margin being no more than one-eighth of an inch from the second upper surface.
地址 Bolingbrook IL US