Patent ID: 8727411
Filing Date: 2014-05-20
Classification: B60N,B60R

Abstract:
1. A one-piece, removable vehicle carpet cutout cover for a floor-located vehicle identification number (VIN), comprising: a cover body adapted for repeated installation to and removal from the vehicle carpet cutout; an upstanding wall extending substantially transversely from an underside of the cover body and located to enter a VIN viewing window located in a vehicle carpet to which the cover will be installed; at least one carpet retention element extending at least partially transversely away from the upstanding wall, the at least one carpet retention element adapted to trap a portion of a vehicle carpet between the at least one carpet retention element and the cover body so as to removably secure the cover to the vehicle carpet, the at least one carpet retention element having a shape that facilitates subsequent removal of the installed cover from a location above the vehicle carpet.