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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2023
Applicant:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Inventors:
Lauren M. Abro, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Yuko N. Gidcumb, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Assignees:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 3/048 (2013.01);
Abstract
A floor mat includes a mat body comprising a channel that is located below an exterior surface of the mat body. The channel is configured to provide a passageway for liquid that is absorbed through the exterior surface. A plurality of granules is located in a chamber below the exterior surface of the mat body. The plurality of granules are free to move relative to each other within the chamber due to pressure applied to the exterior surface.