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Vehicle floor with features for locating carpeting during assembly

US9421923B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 28, 2015
Grant dateAug 23, 2016
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Expiry dateAug 28, 2035

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB62D25/20
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle floor includes a rigid floor structure having a datum location, and a compressible sound attenuating silencer and carpeting both shaped to correspond to the shape of the floor structure. The silencer overlies the floor structure and defines a relief in a section overlying the floor structure's datum location. The carpeting overlies the silencer and has a locator in a section overlying the floor structure's datum location. The locator is accommodated within the silencer's relief and applied against the floor structure's datum location to locate at least some of the carpeting with respect to the floor structure in a direction of the application.

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