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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 1996
Filed:
Nov. 25, 1994
Akihiko Hirose, Zama, JP;
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
A matclip for easily securing a floor carpet and for preventing displacement of a floor mat which is laid on the floor carpet. The matclip is comprised of a base plate mounted on a floor carpet laid on a vehicle floor panel; a foldable leg which extends from a lower surface of the base plate and which is inserted into a through-hole defined in the floor carpet so as to easily secure the matclip to the floor carpet; a connecting plate provided at the lower end of the leg; a projection extending vertically upwardly toward the base plate from the connecting plate; a pair of engaging devices provided at a base portion of the leg for engaging the projection when the leg is folded; and a cylindrical engaging column extending vertically provided upwardly from an upper surface of the base plate and fixedly engaging a hole of the floor mat to prevent displacement thereof.