A retention grommet has a bottom grommet and a top grommet. A floor cover retention flange extends radially outwardly from an outer sidewall of the bottom grommet. The outer sidewall extends upwardly from the retention flange to a hinge plane of the bottom grommet. Plural fingers are disposed around the bottom grommet axis so as to be angularly spaced from each other and an inner surface of the outer sidewall. An upper end of each finger is joined to the outer sidewall at the hinge plane. Near a free, downwardly displaced end of each finger, a retention bead is formed to have an upwardly and radially outwardly inclined surface. This surface is capable of engaging with any of several types of vehicle floor cover retention posts. The top grommet fastens to the bottom grommet to secure the vehicle floor cover in place.

An ergonomic elevated foot board device for a vehicle with a driver's seat with a seat base mount, a steering wheel with a steering column, and a floorboard includes a main base with a top surface. The main base includes a first cutout on a back side of the main base and a second cutout on the front side of the main base. The first cutout is configured to fit around the seat base mount of the driver's seat of the vehicle. The second cutout is configured to fit around the steering column of the steering wheel of the vehicle. Wherein, when the main base is positioned with the first cutout around the seat base mount and the second cutout around the steering column, the ergonomic elevated foot board device is configured to position the top surface at an elevated position above the floorboard.

A vehicle floor mat system comprising a vehicle floor tray molded from an extrusion polymer sheet, a vehicle floor mat affixation device containing a circular shaped body with axial extending tines, and a removable carpet attachment is disclosed. The vehicle floor mat system resists affixation device pull-out and shear forces applied to the mat with respect to the original equipment manufacturer's floor covering on which the mat is placed but allows for easy removal and replacement of the vehicle floor mat and of the affixation devices.

A tool for determining if a two piece grommet is properly installed is provided. The tool includes a housing having a button. The button is movable from an up position to a down position. In the up position, indicia is displayed indicating that the grommet is not properly installed. In the down position, indicia is displayed indicating that the grommet is properly installed. The tool further includes a cup gauge and a stroke pin assembly. The cup gauge is dimensioned to fittingly engage the cup. The stroke pin assembly includes a stroke pin and a movable support. The button rests the movable support. The actuation of a stroke pin displaces the movable part away from the button, allowing the button to fall to the down position.

Planar structure from a plurality of folding portions

A planar structure from a plurality of folding portions which are interconnected by way of integral hinges and which are erectable to a functional position so as to form a three-dimensional body, wherein fixing means are provided for mutually fixing the folding portions in the erected functional position, is known.

According to the invention, the folding portions are of triangular design in such a manner that the folding portions are erectable to form a supporting corner in the form of a triangular pyramid.

Employment in the cargo space of passenger motor vehicles.

A planar structure formed from a plurality of folding portions which are interconnected by way of integral hinges and which are erectable to a functional position so as to form a three-dimensional body. A fixing arrangement is provided for mutually fixing the folding portions in the erected functional position. The folding portions are of triangular design such that the folding portions are erectable to form a supporting corner in the form of a triangular pyramid. The structure can be utilized in the cargo space of passenger motor vehicles.

A mat for removable installation on the floor surface of a vehicle foot well has at least one through-hole for receiving a mat retention device. At least one endless elastomeric sealing member extends radially inwardly from a general sidewall surface of the through-hole. A grommet for the through-hole includes a bottom grommet and a cap. An outer sealing surface of the grommet compresses the elastomeric sealing member of the through-hole, thereby creating an impermeable barrier to water incident on an upper surface of the mat body. The mat body may have an endless ridge on its upper surface that is radially outwardly spaced from the through-hole and that is compressibly engaged by a lower surface of a cap retention flange.

Provided is a band clip according to which projection from a sheet-shaped object is suppressed. The band clip includes a bundling band and a clip. The bundling band includes a head and a strap. The clip includes a button, a shaft, and a penetration inhibitor. One end of the shaft is bonded to one main surface of the button. The other end of the shaft is bonded to one main surface of the penetration inhibitor. The head is bonded to the other main surface of the penetration inhibitor. In a view from the direction in which the shaft extends, the button is larger than the shaft and the penetration inhibitor is larger than the button.

A retention grommet has a bottom grommet and a top grommet. A floor cover retention flange extends radially outwardly from an outer sidewall of the bottom grommet. The outer sidewall extends upwardly from the retention flange to a hinge plane of the bottom grommet. Plural fingers are disposed around the bottom grommet axis so as to be angularly spaced from each other and an inner surface of the outer sidewall. An upper end of each finger is joined to the outer sidewall at the hinge plane. Near a free, downwardly displaced end of each finger, a retention bead is formed to have an upwardly and radially outwardly inclined surface. This surface engages a retention post of any of several vehicle foot well affixation devices, one of which is adapted to be affixed to a carpeted surface and another of which is adapted to be affixed to a smooth surface.

A closure device for connecting two parts with one another includes a first closure part and a second closure part attachable in an attachment direction on the first closure part and has a housing and connection element arranged moveably on the housing along an adjustment direction which differs from the attachment direction. The connection element is attachable to the first closure part in the attachment direction and during attachment is moved in the adjustment direction relative to the housing from a first position into a second position. In a closed position, the connection element is located in the second position and is connected to the first closure part in such that the second closure part is held on the first closure part. The connection element is tensioned in the direction of the first position with respect to the housing.