摘要 |
<p>An accessory floor mat (10) is retained in place on a carpet floor covering (12) in a floor well (14) of a motor vehicle (16), regardless of mat placement, by a hook and loop type fastener in which the hook portion (30) and loop portion (32) are of different sizes. A first, e.g. hook, portion (30) of the fastener is anchored on the carpet floor covering (12) while the second, e.g. loop, portion (32) is disposed on an underside (26) of the mat (10). The fastener portions are sized, constructed and located such that the smaller sized portion is immediately and substantially fully engaged with the other portion, regardless of mat placement, whenever the mat (10) is installed in the floor well (14). The first fastener portion (30) may be anchored on the carpet floor covering (12) with a clip (28) having a patterned central post (44). The second fastener portion (32) can be a textile fabric having elongated yarn loops (58) covering substantially all of the underside (26) of the mat (10). All components of the mat can comprise a material which is either inert or a member of a common chemical family to facilitate recycling of the mat.</p> |