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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2020
Applicant:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Inventors:
Abhijeet Anil Hoshing, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jonathan Quijano, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
James M. Thomas, Jr., Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Assignee:
TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 3/00 (2006.01); B60N 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 3/046 (2013.01); B60N 3/048 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle floor carpet securing system includes a trim piece that includes a lateral portion connected to a vertical portion at a corner. A standoff rib anchors to a silencer layer of a vehicle carpet at an end. The standoff rib has an opposite end that engages the trim piece at the lateral portion, vertical portion and/or the corner to inhibit movement of the carpet relative to the trim piece.