Patent ID: 8851551

Claim:
An adapter for limiting the lateral movement of a vehicle floor cover relative to a vehicle foot well equipped with at least one original equipment manufacturer (OEM) retention post upstanding from the vehicle foot well, the post having a shaft of a first diameter and a head of a second diameter larger than the first diameter, the adapter comprising: a body disposed around an axis, the body having a general exterior upper surface; an engagement ridge of the body axially spaced from and joined to the general exterior upper surface; a cavity formed in the adapter body to be disposed between the general exterior upper surface and the engagement ridge, the cavity having a general inner surface and dimensioned to receive the head of the retention post; the engagement ridge extending radially inwardly from the general inner surface and forming a passageway dimensioned to receive the shaft of the retention post, the passageway being smaller than the second diameter; and the body provided in at least first and second pieces wherein the first piece is securely attachable to the second piece, the first and second pieces each forming a portion of the engagement ridge, such that when the pieces are closed on each other around the retention post, the cavity will enclose the head of the retention post.