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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2006
Ryou Aoki, Yokohama, JP;
Kazunori Kanda, Hiroshima, JP;
Kouji Ogata, Hiroshima, JP;
Piolax Inc., Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
A fastener for securing an automobile floor mat to a carpet laid on a floor within an automobile includes a lower clamping member, an upper clamping member, a hinge portion connecting the upper clamping member and the lower clamping member in a pivotable manner, a supporting portion forwardly protruded from a tip end portion of the lower clamping member, and a guide protrusion forwardly protruded from a tip end portion of the supporting portion and configured to so as to facilitate an insertion of the supporting portion and the lower clamping member to a backside of the carpet via a slit formed in the carpet. The upper clamping member has an engaging projection formed at an outer surface of a tip end portion thereof and configured to be inserted in an attaching hole formed in the floor mat and a locking portion formed at an inner surface of the tip end portion. The supporting portion has an engaging portion for engaging the engaging portion of the upper clamping member. An upper surface of the guide protrusion is tapered.