IP Library Granted Patent US 8,690,222
Granted Patent B2
US 8,690,222 · App. 13/480,879 · Granted Apr 8, 2014

Vehicle floor mat or floor liner kit having a clip

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Patent No.
US 8,690,222
App. No.
13/480,879
Granted
Apr 8, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

Vehicle floor mat or floor liner kits are provided. In one embodiment, a vehicle floor mat or floor liner kit includes one or more vehicle floor mats or liners, and a clip. Each vehicle floor mat or liner has at least one aperture. The clip has first and second portions. The first portion is configured to secure the clip to a floor of a vehicle. The second portion is configured to secure the floor mat or liner to the clip utilizing the at least one aperture. In another embodiment, a vehicle floor mat or liner clip includes a top portion and a bottom portion. The top portion has a threaded aperture and an annular ring that surrounds the threaded aperture. The annular ring has a titled surface between an inner circumference and an outer circumference. The bottom portion has a threaded shaft, a disk, and a fastener section.

Claims (23)

1. A vehicle floor covering kit comprising:

one or more vehicle floor covers, at least one of the vehicle floor covers including at least one aperture;

a clip having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being configured to secure the clip to a floor of a vehicle, and the second portion being configured to secure the floor cover to the clip utilizing the at least one aperture, wherein the clip second portion comprises a knife edge having an annular ring with a tilted surface.

2. The kit of claim 1 , wherein the clip first portion comprises a threaded shaft, and the clip second portion comprises a threaded aperture.

3. The kit of claim 2 , wherein the threaded shaft fits through the at least one aperture in the vehicle floor cover.

4. The kit of claim 1 , wherein the at least one of the vehicle floor covers includes at least one ridge surrounding the at least one aperture.

5. The kit of claim 1 , wherein the clip first portion has a protrusion configured to prevent the clip from moving relative to the floor of the vehicle.

6. The kit of claim 1 , wherein the clip first portion includes a fastener section.

7. A vehicle floor covering clip comprising:

a top portion having a threaded aperture and an annular ring that surrounds the threaded aperture, the annular ring having a tilted surface between an inner circumference and an outer circumference; and

a bottom portion having a threaded shaft, a disk, and a fastener section, the threaded shaft being configured to be threaded into the threaded aperture of the top portion, the disk separating the threaded shaft from the fastener section, and the fastener section being configured to secure the vehicle floor covering clip to a floor of a vehicle.

8. The clip of claim 7 , wherein the top portion includes one or more spokes that extend between the threaded aperture and the annular ring.

9. The clip of claim 7 , wherein the top portion includes a gripping portion that is configured to enable a user to turn the top portion.

10. The clip of claim 7 , wherein the fastener section includes elongated members that extend outward from the disk.

11. The clip of claim 10 , wherein each of the elongated members includes a hook that extends outward from the corresponding elongated member.

12. The clip of claim 10 , wherein the fastener section includes a gap between the elongated members.

13. The clip of claim 7 , wherein the clip is made from a plastic material.

14. A vehicle floor covering kit comprising:

a vehicle floor covering having an aperture that is surrounded by a ridge;

a first portion of a clip having a threaded shaft that is configured to extend through the aperture; and

a second portion of a clip having a threaded aperture that is configured to be attached to the threaded shaft, the second portion further comprising an annular ring that surrounds the threaded aperture wherein the annular ring includes an inner circumference, an outer circumference and a tilted surface that extends between the inner and outer circumferences.

15. The kit of claim 14 , wherein the second portion includes a fastener section that is configured to secure the clip to a floor of a vehicle.

16. The kit of claim 14 , wherein the kit includes multiple floor covers and multiple clips.

Assignments (16)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 29, 2026
From: A.R.E. ACCESSORIES, LLC; ADELL GROUP, LLC; ADVANTAGE TRUCK ACCESSORIES, INC.; BEDRUG, INC.; BELMOR, INC.; BUSHWACKER AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, LLC; BUSHWACKER, INC.; CORD GROUP LLC; EXTANG CORPORATION; HUSKY LINERS, INC.; LAURMARK ENTERPRISES, INC.; LUND MOTION PRODUCTS, INC.; LUND, INC.; HOPE VALLEY INDUSTRIES, LLC; LUND INTERNATIONAL HOLDING COMPANY; MAXTON GROUP, INC.; N-FAB, INC.; OMIX-ADA, INC.; POWERFLOW, INC.; REALTRUCK GROUP, INC.; REALTRUCK, LLC; RETRAX HOLDINGS, LLC; ROLL-N-LOCK CORPORATION; RUGGED LINER, INC.; SUPERLIFT, LLC; TRUXEDO, INC.; ULTRA AXLE, LLC; UNDERCOVER, INC.
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 075566/0310 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 29, 2026
From: A.R.E. ACCESSORIES, LLC; ADELL GROUP, LLC; ADVANTAGE TRUCK ACCESSORIES, INC.; BEDRUG, INC.; BELMOR, INC.; BUSHWACKER AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, LLC; BUSHWACKER, INC.; CORD GROUP LLC; EXTANG CORPORATION; HUSKY LINERS, INC.; LAURMARK ENTERPRISES, INC.; LUND MOTION PRODUCTS, INC.; LUND, INC.; HOPE VALLEY INDUSTRIES, LLC; LUND INTERNATIONAL HOLDING COMPANY; MAXTON GROUP, INC.; N-FAB, INC.; OMIX-ADA, INC.; POWERFLOW, INC.; REALTRUCK GROUP, INC.; REALTRUCK, LLC; RETRAX HOLDINGS, LLC; ROLL-N-LOCK CORPORATION; RUGGED LINER, INC.; SUPERLIFT, LLC; TRUXEDO, INC.; ULTRA AXLE, LLC; UNDERCOVER, INC.
To: JEFFERIES FINANCE LLC
Reel/Frame 075566/0472 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 2, 2021
From: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: EXTANG CORPORATION; TRUXEDO INC.; BEDRUG, INC.; UNDERCOVER, INC.; RETRAX HOLDINGS, LLC; ADVANTAGE TRUCK ACCESSORIES INC.; LAURMARK ENTERPRISES, INC.; A.R.E. ACCESSORIES LLC; N-FAB, INC.; RUGGED LINER, INC.; HUSKY LINERS, INC.; OMIX-ADA, INC.; LUND, INC.; ROLL-N-LOCK CORPORATION; LUND MOTION PRODUCTS, INC.; BUSHWACKER, INC.
Reel/Frame 055193/0892 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 1, 2021
From: JEFFERIES FINANCE LLC, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AND COLLATERAL AGENT
To: HUSKY LINERS, INC.
Reel/Frame 055098/0713 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 1, 2021
From: JEFFERIES FINANCE LLC, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AND COLLATERAL AGENT
To: HUSKY LINERS, INC.
Reel/Frame 055098/0762 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (ABL) Recorded Jan 29, 2021
From: HUSKY LINERS, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 055175/0731 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (TL) Recorded Jan 29, 2021
From: HUSKY LINERS, INC.
To: JEFFERIES FINANCE LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 055270/0491 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (INDENTURE) Recorded Jul 3, 2019
From: HUSKY LINERS, INC.
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 049677/0706 →
TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF FIRST LIEN SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS AT REEL/FRAME NO. 039910/0331 Recorded May 20, 2017
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
To: HUSKY LINERS, INC.
Reel/Frame 042512/0715 →
TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF SECOND LIEN SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT RIGHTS AT REEL/FRAME NO. 039910/0372 Recorded May 20, 2017
From: ACAS, LLC (F/K/A AMERICAN CAPITAL, LTD.)
To: HUSKY LINERS, INC.
Reel/Frame 042512/0813 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (SECOND LIEN) Recorded May 18, 2017
From: HUSKY LINERS, INC.
To: JEFFERIES FINANCE LLC, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AND COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 042499/0513 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (FIRST LIEN) Recorded May 16, 2017
From: HUSKY LINERS, INC.
To: JEFFERIES FINANCE LLC, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AND COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 042481/0511 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 30, 2016
From: HUSKY LINERS, INC.
To: AMERICAN CAPITAL LTD.
Reel/Frame 039910/0372 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 30, 2016
From: HUSKY LINERS, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 039910/0331 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 30, 2016
From: WINFIELD CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INC.
To: HUSKY LINERS, INC.
Reel/Frame 039909/0265 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 8, 2012
From: JOHNSON, KENNETH DOUGLAS; TYLER, ROBERT D.
To: WINFIELD CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INC.
Reel/Frame 028745/0860 →