Removable floor cover for recreational vehicles
US4968548A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 19, 1989 |
| Grant date | Nov 6, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 19, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/24017
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A removable floor cover formed of one or more sections of a durable fabric is installed over the existing floor or carpeted areas of a recreational vehicle to protect the existing floor or carpet from dirt and wear. A plurality of strips of a fabric type hook and loop fastener are secured onto the underside of the floor cover in spaced relation positioned inwardly from and parallel to the peripheral edges of the cover and the peripheral edges outward of the fasteners are folded upward to reside against one or more walls of the area being covered. In carpeted areas, the fastener hook elements are releasably engaged with the fibers of the existing carpet when the cover is pressed thereon to maintain the cover on the carpeted area. In un-carpeted areas, a plurality of strips of the mating loop element of the fastener are secured onto the floor surface inwardly and closely adjacent to at least one wall of the floor area covered and positioned to correspond with the strips of the hook elements at the peripheral edges of said floor cover whereby the hook elements are releasably engaged with the loop elements to maintain said cover on the floor surface. The cover may be made in several ov…
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