Patent ID: 7648187

Claim:
A mobile vehicle comprising an interior occupant compartment comprising a floor having respective zones covered by respective synthetic floor coverings that have top surfaces opposite the floor and that connect to each other along a joint cooperatively defined by respective over- and under-lapping margins of the respective synthetic floor coverings, one of the respective over- and under-lapping margins comprising open receptacles, and the other of the respective over- and under-lapping margins comprising one or more formations each fitted respectively in a respective open receptacle so as to locate the top surfaces of the respective synthetic floor coverings flush with each other and in mutual abutment along the joint, wherein each of the respective synthetic floor coverings comprises a respective expanse disposed beyond, and having vertical thickness less than vertical thickness of, the respective over- and under-lapping margins and forming at least some of the top surfaces, and further including a respective foam pad disposed on and underlying at least one respective expanse, the respective foam pad having respective thickness vertically overlapping thickness of at least one of the respective over- and under-lapping margins.