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Patent US6955387 - Floor panel - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA floor panel for a vehicle compartment includes a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The first surface and the second surface have different material properties. One of the surfaces is provided with a plurality of rollers disposed to project above the surface when the surface...http://www.google.com/patents/US6955387?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6955387 - Floor panelAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS6955387 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/296,275PCT numberPCT/IB2001/001209Publication dateOct 18, 2005Filing dateMay 23, 2001Priority dateMay 23, 2000Fee statusLapsedAlso published asCA2409945A1, DE60124248D1, DE60124248T2, EP1289799A2, EP1289799B1, US20040021331, WO2001089878A2, WO2001089878A3Publication number10296275, 296275, PCT/2001/1209, PCT/IB/1/001209, PCT/IB/1/01209, PCT/IB/2001/001209, PCT/IB/2001/01209, PCT/IB1/001209, PCT/IB1/01209, PCT/IB1001209, PCT/IB101209, PCT/IB2001/001209, PCT/IB2001/01209, PCT/IB2001001209, PCT/IB200101209, US 6955387 B2, US 6955387B2, US-B2-6955387, US6955387 B2, US6955387B2InventorsMichael John MillsOriginal AssigneeIntier Automotive Interiors, Ltd.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (23), Referenced by (3), Classifications (9), Legal Events (6) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetFloor panel
US 6955387 B2Abstract
A floor panel for a vehicle compartment includes a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The first surface and the second surface have different material properties. One of the surfaces is provided with a plurality of rollers disposed to project above the surface when the surface is uppermost. Both of the first and said second surfaces are capable of being uppermost while the floor panel is located in the vehicle compartment.
An aim of the present invention is to provide a new or improved floor panel.
Referring now to FIG. 1, a rear part of a vehicle is shown at 10 comprising a vehicle compartment 11 having a forward wall 11 a, side walls 11 b, 11 c, a rear wall 11 d and a floor part 11 e. A floor panel according to a first embodiment of a first aspect of the present invention is shown at 12. The panel comprises a first surface 13, in the present example comprising a yielding surface such as carpet, and a second surface 14 uppermost, comprising a durable, preferably liquid-resistant surface comprising for example a suitable durable polymer based material bonded or laminated to the underside of the first surface 13. By “durable” we preferably mean a scratch-resistant and liquid resistant material, also preferably a washable and substantially rigid material. The surface 14 comprises a raised edge part 15 extending around the periphery of the panel 12 and a plurality of elongate ridge parts 16 disposed such that when the panel 12 is disposed in the vehicle compartment 11, the ridges 16 extend in a direction from the rear wall 11 d towards the front wall 11 a. The periphery of the panel 12 is shaped to have a forward part 17 a, side parts 17 b, 17 c, and a rearward part 17 d to engage the compartment walls 11 a, 11 b, 11 c, 11 d respectively to hold the panel 12 in place within the vehicle compartment 11. The panel is symmetrical about an axis generally shown at A such that the panel 12 may be located in the vehicle compartment 11 with either the first surface 13 or second surface 14 uppermost.
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