Patent ID: 8163369

Claim:
A floor tray substantially conforming to a foot well of a vehicle, comprising: a base having a lower surface for engaging the foot well and an upper surface opposite the lower surface; a first side wall integral with the base and extending upward from the base; a forward panel integral with the base, adjacent the first side wall, and extending upward from the base; a second side wall integral with the base, adjacent the forward panel, arranged opposite the first side wall, and extending upward from the base; an aft wall integral with the base and extending upward from the base; and an array of treads projecting upwardly from the upper surface of the base and comprising a plurality of alternating and staggered chevron-shaped treads; the chevron-shaped treads being arranged in rows with chevron-shaped treads in a first row being oriented in a first direction and chevron-shaped treads in a second row adjacent the first row being oriented in a second direction substantially opposite from the first direction; at least some chevron-shaped treads in the second row being shifted by a predetermined distance along the row with respect to chevron-shaped treads in the first row.