Patent ID: 8016339

Claim:
A vehicle comprising: a load securing tool including: a support member secured to a loading platform of the vehicle, and a hook member supported by the support member, the hook member having a width that is greater than a width of the support member; a floor mat comprising a covering portion which extends over a floor of the loading platform and a plurality of retaining holes of the covering portion formed near an edge of the floor surface and through which at least one load securing tool is inserted, wherein at least a peripheral portion of each retaining hole is formed with an elastic material that expands when the at least one load securing tool is inserted therethrough; a bump protruding from the floor of the loading platform at a location corresponding to the load securing tool; and a bump formed an underside of the floor mat as a recess at a portion of the floor mat corresponding to and configured to receive therein the bump of the floor of the loading platform, and wherein each retaining hole has a width that is greater than the width of the support member and less than the width of the hook member.