Patent ID: 7945992

Claim:
A system for securing a floor mat with respect to a carpet within a vehicle, the system comprising: a carpet grommet configured to secure to the carpet; a mat grommet configured to secure to the floor mat; and a locking ring secured to or within one of said carpet grommet or said mat grommet, said locking ring comprising first ramped shelves configured to securely abut reciprocal ramped surfaces formed on the other of said carpet grommet or said mat grommet, said first ramped shelves being angled in a non-perpendicular and non-parallel manner with respect to a central longitudinal axis of the system, wherein said locking ring secures said carpet grommet to said mat grommet, wherein said carpet grommet comprises a planar base and a first circumferential wall axially extending from said planar base, said first circumferential wall having a first securing member removably secured to a fastening cap having at least one second securing member, wherein said first and second securing members provide a locking interface that is perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the system, wherein said first securing member is a securing lip inwardly directed from a circumferential wall, and wherein said at least second securing member comprises a plurality of teeth or ridges outwardly extending from a stud of said fastening cap.