Vehicle identification number carpet cover

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10173610-B2
Application number	US-201615212339-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 18, 2016
Priority date	Jun 30, 2016
Publication date	Jan 8, 2019
Grant date	Jan 8, 2019

Abstract

A carpet cover is provided for a vehicle identification number. That carpet cover includes a first layer of material having a first window and a first flap closing the first window as well as a second layer of material having a second window and a second flap closing the second window. This second window overlies and overlaps the first window and the second flap overlies and overlaps the first flap.

First claim

What is claimed:

1. A carpet cover for a VIN, comprising:
a floor carpet having a window;
a first flap closing the window; and
a second flap overlapping said first flap.

2. The carpet cover of claim 1 , wherein said first flap defines a first perimeter P 1 and said second flap defines a second perimeter P 2 where P 2 >P 1 .

3. The carpet cover of claim 2 , wherein said first flap is connected by a first living hinge to a first layer of material.

4. The carpet cover of claim 3 , wherein said second flap is connected by a second living hinge to a second layer of material.

5. The carpet cover of claim 4 , wherein said second layer of material overlies said first layer of material.

6. The carpet cover of claim 5 , wherein said first layer includes a first window overlying said VIN and said second layer includes a second window overlying said first window and said VIN.

7. The carpet cover of claim 6 , wherein said first layer includes a margin extending around said first window and said second flap includes a portion that rests on said margin when said first flap and said second flap close said first window and said second window overlying said VIN.

8. The carpet cover of claim 7 , wherein said first layer of material is made from an insulation material and said second layer of material is made from a carpet material.

9. A carpet cover for a VIN, comprising:
a first layer of material including a first window and a first flap closing said first window; and
a second layer of material including a second window and a second flap closing said second window wherein said second window overlies and overlaps said first window.

10. The carpet cover of claim 9 , wherein said first layer of material includes a margin around said first window.

11. The carpet cover of claim 10 , wherein said second flap includes a portion resting upon said margin when said first flap is closing said first window and said second flap is closing said second window.

12. The carpet cover of claim 11 , wherein said first flap includes a first living hinge about which said first flap pivots between an opened position and a closed position.

13. The carpet cover of claim 12 , wherein said second flap includes a second living hinge about which said second flap pivots between said opened position and said closed position.

14. The carpet cover of claim 13 , wherein said first flap is connected to said second flap and said first flap and said second flap are opened and closed together.

15. The carpet cover of claim 14 , wherein said second layer of material includes a finger access opening adjacent said second flap opposite said second living hinge and said second flap includes an exposed edge at said finger access opening whereby said second flap may be engaged and said first flap and said second flap may be displaced into said opened position.

16. The carpet cover of claim 15 , wherein said margin closes a bottom of said finger access opening.

17. The carpet cover of claim 16 , wherein said first layer of material is an insulating material.

18. The carpet cover of claim 17 , wherein said second layer of material is a carpet.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Jin Xue Zhi
• Liu Jonas
• Xu Wei

Classifications

• B60R13/0275 Primary

  comprising removable or hinged parts (for accessing storage compartments B60R7/04; for airbag deployment B60R21/215) · CPC title

• B60R2013/0287

  integrating other functions or accessories · CPC title

• B60N3/042

  of carpets (B60N3/046, B60N3/048 take precedence) · CPC title