Granted Patent B2

US 9,004,276 · App. 13/893,603 · Granted Apr 14, 2015

Abstract

Claims (11)

1. A packaging assembly for car floor mats including a main body portion; at least one support member extending from the main body portion, and a securing arrangement releasably secured to the support member,

wherein at least one car floor mat can be retained on the support member when the securing arrangement is secured to the support member,

wherein the at least one car floor mat can be removed from the packaging assembly when the securing arrangement is released from the support member,

wherein the securing arrangement includes a locking tab supported on the main body portion and having a lock for engaging the support member, and

wherein the support member includes a cooperating lip, and wherein the lock includes an engagement member rotatably supported on the locking tab and having an abutment for engaging the cooperating lip of the support member in a first rotational position, the abutment being disengaged from the cooperating lip in a second rotational position of the lock.

2. The packaging assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the locking tab includes a hinged portion supporting the lock, and allowing pivotal motion of the lock towards and away from the support member.

3. The packaging assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the lock includes a handle hinged to the lock, the handle resting flush against the locking tab when not in use.

4. The packaging assembly according to claim 1 , wherein two or more said support members are provided on the main body portion.

5. The packaging assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the main body portion includes an integral hook portion for hanging the packaging assembly.

6. The packaging assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the main body portion includes a planar extension for providing a support surface thereon.

7. The packaging assembly according to claim 1 , further including one or more car floor mats supported therein.

Assignments (7)