FR2748378A1 - Vehicle floor protection carpet - Google Patents

Abstract

The vehicle floor protection carpet (1) has two gripping feet (3) integral with the level of one of its edges (4). The carpet has a suspension system (5) in the shape of a coat hanger (51,52) which engages the feet. The coat hanger has a support bar (52) whose ends (8,9) have fasteners (6,7,10) which engage the feet. These fasteners are constituted by a hole (7) in the bar corresponding to a hole (6) in the foot able to be provided with a connecting ring (10).

Description

 The invention relates to a preformed protective and / or decorative mat, intended in particular to equip a vehicle.

 In this area, although automobile manufacturers cover the floor of vehicles with more or less resistant carpet depending on the cost of the vehicle, the motorist traditionally resorts to the purchase of additional protective and / or decorative carpets. These mats are, depending on the case, more or less adapted to the configuration of the vehicle floor and cover those arranged as original equipment.

 A first type of carpet is widely marketed, these are flat carpet pieces cut according to a predetermined outline and serged. Although originally flat, these carpet elements more or less follow the floor of the vehicle in the case of a large radius of curvature.

A first difficulty appears when it is necessary to cover a floor with angular zones.

 However, this drawback is only aesthetic, while another more functional drawback is commonly encountered.

 Indeed, it is common, when a carpet is placed on another zone of the same type, that the covering carpet slides on the original carpet causing interstices in which will accumulate dust and stones and, going into the in the case of the driver's mat, to the point of interfering with the proper functioning of the vehicle's control pedals.

 To overcome these drawbacks, various stapling devices have been devised, without however being entirely satisfactory from the functional and aesthetic points of view.

 However, despite these drawbacks, such carpets were favorably received by distributors of automobile accessories who, at first, sought to market so-called universal carpets, but in view of the abovementioned disadvantages, were forced to provide personalized carpets for vehicle type.

 This multiplicity of product has therefore generated a large storage volume which, however, was limited taking into account the flatness of the carpets.

 However, to avoid the drawbacks inherent in flat carpets, manufacturers of vehicle accessories have sought to develop protective and / or preformed decoration carpets, as are the floor coverings installed by OEMs.

 Such carpets have many advantages compared to known flat carpets, in the sense that they are designed to perfectly match the shapes of the floor, and taking into account this fact supplemented by the relative rigidity of the carpets, there is a favorable reception of these preformed carpets because they are on the one hand almost immobile, and on the other hand constitute a sort of dust collector.

 If these advantages are for the benefit of users, distributors of such products are penalized by their box packaging which requires a large available volume.

 Indeed, such preformed carpets are currently packaged in traditional parallelepipedic cardboard packaging, the size of which must correspond to the carpet contained, or to the largest of the carpets contained in the case of a kit, which multiplies by two or even by three the volume necessary for the storage taking into account the different variants depending on the vehicle models.

 The object of the present invention is to provide a protective and / or preformed decoration mat, intended in particular to equip a vehicle, which allows to benefit from the advantages recognized by the preformed mat, but which overcomes the aforementioned storage drawbacks.

 Another object of the present invention is to be able to also adapt to the game of protective mats and / or preformed decoration, the latter further facilitating the presentation of the products at the point of sale.

 Another advantage of the present invention is to dispense with traditional parallelepipedic cardboard packaging, in favor of a mode of presentation which is similar to those of flat carpets, but which nevertheless allows good protection and presentation of the product before its use by the user. motorist buyer.

 Another object of the present invention is to provide a protective mat and / or preformed decoration whose packaging remains economical so as not to penalize the cost of the final product.

 Other objects and advantages of the present invention will appear during the description which follows which is however given only for information and which is not intended to limit it.

 According to the invention, the preformed protective and / or decorative mat, intended in particular to equip a vehicle, is characterized in that it has at least one gripping tab integrated at one of its edges.

 According to one of the characteristics of the present invention, the mat further comprises means for securing it, at the level of said gripping tab, to a suspension device.

 Furthermore, according to the present invention, means are provided for bringing together various similar and / or complementary mats, in order to constitute a kit for equipping a vehicle.

 According to another characteristic, it will be noted the presence of means for presenting and / or holding the mat (s), in particular in the area of the suspension device, developed by the marketing of the products.

 The present invention will be better understood on reading the following description accompanied by the accompanying drawings which form an integral part thereof.

 Figure 1 shows a front view of a carpet according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

 Figure 2 shows the invention as illustrated in Figure 1 equipped with additional means for presenting and / or holding the mat (s).

 FIG. 3 shows a detailed view of the upper part of the carpet shown in FIG. 1.

 FIG. 4 shows a sectional view along the axis IV-IV of FIG. 3.

 FIG. 5 shows an alternative embodiment of the attachment system shown in FIG. 4.

 FIG. 6 shows a detail of the suspension device illustrated in FIG. 5.

 Figure 7 shows a sectional view along the axis VII-VII of Figure 2.

 The present invention relates to a protective and / or preformed decoration mat, intended in particular to equip a vehicle.

 Although more particularly developed in the context of the equipment of motor vehicles, the present invention is however not limited to this field and may be applied more generally in all fields where the same criteria will be met.

 As the figures show, the protective and / or decorative mat 1 is of the preformed type, that is to say it has an outline and a volume adapted to its laying plane, in this case in particular on the floor of a motor vehicle.

 In this case, in a traditional manner, there is generally found a form of carpet for the driver, a form of carpet for the front passenger, and one or two forms of carpet intended to equip the rear of the vehicle.

 The mat 1 is in the form of a shell 2 ,, 22, 23, 24, generally in the form of a bowl. It may be constituted by a multilayer structure comprising a support sheet, for example of synthetic or fibrous material, covered with a textile covering, such as in particular a velvet or a needled or tufted element.

 According to the present invention, the mat has at least one gripping tab 3 integrated at one of its selvedges 4, as shown in more detail in FIG. 3.

 The gripping tab is advantageously in the form of a protuberance of the shell 2, - 24, in particular obtained during the molding and preforming of the carpet.

 Given the structure of the shell, the tab 3 may also be provided for breaking, either by breaking or by cutting.

 It should be noted that the tab could also be attached to the hull by traditional means in this area.

 That said, said gripping tab 3 will facilitate on the one hand the presentation of the carpet on the point of sale and on the other hand the grouping of several carpets to constitute a sort of kit, as mentioned above.

 Also, according to a characteristic of the present invention, the mat comprises means for securing the mat, at the level of said gripping tab 3, to a suspension device 5; 50. These means are in particular constituted by an orifice 6 provided in the tab 3.

 This orifice, in a simplified embodiment, will place a suspension device in the form of a hook, the tab then being advantageously provided in the axis of the carpet.

 Although in some cases this arrangement is sufficient, for the sake of balance and resistance, each shell 2, - 24 of carpet 1 will advantageously be equipped with two gripping tabs 3, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. Particularly , the suspension device 5, 50 will be in the form of a hanger element cooperating with the legs 3.

 The hanger element traditionally consists of a hook Si; 50a, and of a transverse support bar 52 ′ 502, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 6 respectively.

According to another characteristic of the present invention,
The hanger element 5; 50 is equipped, at the ends of the support bar 52; ; 502, attachment means provided for cooperating with the tabs 3.

 According to a first embodiment, illustrated particularly in FIGS. 3 and 4, these attachment means consist of an orifice 7, provided at the ends 8, 9 of the bar 52, and in correspondence with the orifice 6 provided in each leg 3.

 In addition, to complete the connection between the belt and the suspension device, a link will be provided, which, as shown in FIGS. 3 or 4, is constituted by a ring or a collar 10 in closed loop. It can also be envisaged to use snap rivets or other connecting devices.

 The connection is made in a traditional way, in the sense that the link 10 crosses the orifice 6, 7 of each element and is then closed to avoid any separation of the carpet and the suspension device.

 In this regard, it should be noted that this arrangement advantageously further constitutes means for joining the first carpet shell 21 to other similar and / or complementary carpet shells 22 - 24, as particularly illustrated in FIG. 4.

 Thus, linked together on the one hand, and on the other hand subject to the suspension device, the carpet (s) will be able to be suspended in traditional displays, generally identified in FIGS. 11.

 FIGS. 5 and 6 show a second embodiment, and more precisely an alternative embodiment of the hanger element 50.

 In this case, the ends of the support bar 502 have a protuberance 58, 59, in order to constitute a male female system with the orifice 6 provided in each tab 3 of the mat.

 Thus, the attachment means are in this case constituted by said protuberances 58, 59 provided at the ends of the bar 502 and provided such that they are capable of passing through the orifice 6 provided in the tab 3.

In addition, a blocking element 60 will advantageously constitute a stop in translation of the tab (s) 3 relative to said protuberance 58, 59.

 According to known techniques, such a blocking element 60 can be constituted by a circlip or a gripping washer.

 However, according to another characteristic of the present invention, the carpet 1 comprises means for presenting and / or holding the latter or all of the carpet shells assembled as mentioned above.

 As shown in particular in FIGS. 2 and 7, these presentation and / or holding means 12 are constituted by a jumper 13 able to match the shape of the carpet or carpets, at least partially in the zone equipped with said legs 3, this is ie at the level of the suspension device.

 This jumper thus advantageously hides the means for securing the carpet (s) to the suspension device and increasing the aesthetics of the presentation. Similarly, it will be produced in printable materials, such as for example cardboard, in order to be able to specify any indication of destination, mounting, and advertising.

 It should be noted that such a jumper 13 will advantageously make it possible to complete the maintenance between them of the shells 2, - 24 of the belts which will be nested one inside the other as the figures simulate.

 Thus this rider 13 will have a front face 14, a rear face 15, as well as lateral sides 16, 17, 18, 19 enclosing the periphery of the shells 21 - 24 constituting the carpet (s).

 Depending on the case, various shapes can be used, as simulated by the dashed lines 16 ′, 17 ′, 18 ′, 19 ′ in FIG. 7, depending on whether or not it is desired that the carpets fit on the presentation device 11.

 Similarly, the rider 13 will be more or less covering to obtain a good presentation and / or maintenance. However, it should be noted that this presentation is advantageous since it allows products to be displayed at the point of sale using traditional techniques that make the best use of the management of presentation volumes.

 Naturally, other embodiments of the present invention, within the reach of ordinary skill in the art, could have been envisaged, without going beyond the scope thereof.

Claims (10)

 1. Carpet (1) of protection and / or preformed decoration, intended to equip in particular a vehicle, characterized in that it has at least one grip tab (3) integrated at one of its edges (4) .  2. Carpet according to claim 1, comprising means for securing the carpet, at the grip tab (3), to a suspension device (5; 50).  3. Carpet according to claim 1, comprising two gripping tabs (3).  4. Carpet according to claims 1 to 3 wherein the suspension device (5; 50) is in the form of a hanger element (5 ,, 52; 50l, 502) cooperating with the legs (3).  5. Carpet according to claim 4 wherein the hanger element (5; 50) has a support bar (52; 502) whose ends (8, 9; 58, 59) are equipped with hooking means (6, 7 ,; 6, 58, 59, 60) to cooperate with the tabs (3).  6. Carpet according to claim 5 wherein the attachment means are constituted by an orifice (7) provided in the bar (52), in correspondence with an orifice (6) provided in the tab (3), able to be provided a link (10).  7. Carpet according to claim 5 wherein the attachment means are constituted by a protuberance (58, 59) provided on the bar (502) adapted to pass through an orifice (6) provided in the tab (3) and by an element locking (60) in translation of the tab (3) relative to the protuberance (58, 59).  8. Carpet according to claim 1 comprising means for joining said carpet (1, 2,) to other carpets (1 22 - 24) similar and / or complementary.  9. Carpet according to claim 1 or 8 comprising means (12) for presenting and / or holding the carpet (s).  10. Carpet according to claim 9 wherein the means (12) of presentation and / or holding are constituted by a jumper (13 - 19) able to match the shape of the carpet or carpet at least partially in the area equipped with said legs ( 3).