Patent ID: 8087520

Claim:
An automobile floor mat hanger comprising; a first housing, wherein the first housing consists of a first top portion connectively coupled at its distal end to a distal end of a first base portion, a first bracing portion connectively coupled to and extending between the proximal end of the first top portion and the proximal end of the first base portion, a first rigid retaining portion extending generally perpendicularly from the first base portion, and a first hook portion extending from the junction of the first top portion and the first bracing portion, wherein the first housing has an engaging side and an outer side; a second housing, wherein the second housing consists of a second top portion connectively coupled at its distal end to a distal end of a second base portion, a second bracing portion connectively coupled to and extending between the proximal end of the second top portion and the proximal end of the second base portion, a second rigid retaining portion extending generally perpendicularly from the second base portion, and a second hook portion extending from the junction of the second top portion and the second bracing portion, wherein the second housing has an engaging side and an outer side; an adapter insert, wherein the adapter insert consists of a vertical member having a length corresponding generally to the length of the first and second retaining portions, first and second engagement tabs extending perpendicularly from the top end of and along the length of the vertical member, and first and second retaining tabs extending perpendicularly from the bottom end of and along the length of the vertical member; and wherein the engaging sides of the first and second housings couple with each other and also with the first and second engagement tabs of the adapter insert, and further wherein the adapter insert and the first and second retaining portions of the first and second housings cooperate to create a plurality of retaining channels.