Patent ID: 8122567

Claim:
A floor mat clip assembly for attaching a floor mat to an underlying flooring material comprising: a floor clip having a base member and a cooperating top member, the base member including an opening formed therein, the top member including a lower surface with a boss depending therefrom and an upper surface having an upstanding boss with a locking member attached thereto, wherein the boss depending from the top member is received in the opening in the base member to join the top member to the base member and secure the underlying flooring material therebetween; and a mat clip having a base member and a cooperating top member, the base member including an aperture having at least one detent extending upwardly therefrom, the top member including an upper surface having a recessed portion with an aperture formed therein, and a lower surface having at least one detent depending therefrom adjacent a periphery of the aperture of the top member, wherein the detent of the base member and the detent of the top member cooperate to join the top member to the base member and secure the floor mat therebetween, the upstanding boss and the locking member of the floor clip adapted to be received by the apertures in the mat clip and facilitate a manipulation of the locking member to secure the mat clip to the floor clip.