Patent ID: 6537642
Filing Date: 2003-03-25
Classification: A47G,A47L,E04F,Y10T

Abstract:
A floor mat holder for securing a floor mat to a floor wherein said floor mat has an array of holes with perimeter wails, said floor mat holder comprisinga base strip for placement beneath the floor mat between the floor mat and a floor, and a plurality of upright studs distributed over said base strip, said upright studs being spaced apart in correspondence with the spacing of the holes in the array of holes in the floor mat, said base strip being securable to a floor, such that, when secured to a floor, the floor mat can be placed over the floor mat holder with the plurality upright studs on said base strip engaged in a corresponding plurality of holes within the array of holes in the floor mat for holding the floor mat in position on the floor, said upright studs being sized and shaped to contact the perimeter walls of the holes in the floor mat at points distributed substantially evenly around such perimeter walls when said studs are engaged in the holes of the floor mat.