Automobile floor mat hanger

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an automobile floor mat hanger for hanging an automobile floor mat. The automobile floor mat hanger comprises a body and locking assemblies. The body comprises a hook portion, a handle portion, a neck portion, and a frame. The hook portion and the handle portion are connected to the frame via the neck portion. Fixing wings are provided on an upper portion of the frame. The fixing wings protrude outwards from the plane where the frame is located, and extend in a lengthwise direction of the frame. The frame is further provided with a first hanging hole and a second hanging hole. One or both of the first hanging hole and the second hanging hole is formed as an elongated slotted hole extending in a horizontal direction. In an unlocked state, the locking assemblies can slide along the fixing wings relative to the frame. In a locked state, a locking assembly can pass through the elongated slotted hole formed by one or both of the first hanging hole and the second hanging hole in the frame and pass through a hanging lug at a top portion of an automobile floor mat, and locks the hanging lug at any position in the elongated slotted hole, thereby fixedly connecting the automobile floor mat to the automobile floor mat hanger.

Description

Car floor mat rack

[0001] CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0002] This international application claims priority to Chinese utility model patent application No. 202322017158.7 filed on July 31, 2023, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference. Technical Field

[0003] The present disclosure relates to a hanger, in particular to a car mat hanger for hanging car mats. Background Art

[0004] As people's living standards improve, they often place car mats under their seats to improve driving or riding safety and comfort. When car mats are displayed on store shelves as merchandise, merchants often use special car mat hangers to hang the car mats on the shelves for consumers to choose from.

[0005] For easy hanging, car mats are usually provided with two hanging ears with inner holes on the top. However, the spacing between the two hanging ears of car mats produced by different manufacturers often varies, which brings inconvenience to merchants when hanging and displaying different types of car mats. Therefore, it is necessary to design a car mat hanger with high versatility that can arbitrarily hang car mats with different hanging ear spacings.

[0006] Public content

[0007] The purpose of the present disclosure is to provide a car floor mat hanger, which can arbitrarily hang various car floor mats with different hanging ear intervals, thereby having strong versatility and solving the problems existing in the prior art.

[0008] To achieve the above objectives, the present disclosure provides the following technical solutions:

[0009] 14. The car mat hanger of claim 13, wherein the locking assembly is configured to extend through a first hook portion and a second hook portion, wherein the locking assembly is configured to extend through a first hook portion and a second hook portion, wherein the locking assembly is configured to extend through a first hook portion and a second hook portion, wherein the locking assembly is configured to extend through a first hook portion and a second hook portion, wherein the locking assembly is configured to extend through a first hook portion and a second hook portion, wherein the first hook portion and the second hook portion, wherein the first hook portion and the second hook portion, are connected to the car mat hanger by the locking assembly.

[0010] In the car floor mat hanger disclosed herein, the locking assembly includes a first locking assembly and a second locking assembly, the first locking assembly is installed at the first hanging hole, and the second locking assembly is installed at the second hanging hole, so that the distance between the first locking assembly and the second locking assembly is adjustable.

[0011] In the car floor mat hanger disclosed herein, when only one of the first hanging hole and the second hanging hole is formed as an elongated slot, the other of the first hanging hole and the second hanging hole is arranged at a fixed position relative to the frame body.

[0012] In the car floor mat hanger disclosed herein, the locking assembly includes a fixed part with an inverted U-shaped cross-section and two movable parts. The upper ends of the two movable parts are respectively hinged to the lower ends of the two side walls of the fixed part and can rotate around the connection. The inner sides of the two movable parts are respectively provided with mutually adapted locking devices.

[0013] In the automobile floor mat hanger disclosed in the present invention, fixing grooves are provided on the inner sides of the two side walls of the fixing portion, and the fixing grooves are configured to be pressure-fitted with the fixing wings on the frame body.

[0014] In the car floor mat hanger disclosed herein, the locking device includes a hollow column and a latch respectively arranged on the two movable parts. The latch is cylindrical and adapted to the inner hole of the hollow column, so that when the two movable parts are closed, the latch is plugged and locked with the hollow column.

[0015] In the car floor mat hanger disclosed herein, a plurality of pawls protruding outward from the periphery of the column are further provided at the portion where the latch is plugged into the hollow column to prevent the latch and the hollow column from falling off after being locked with each other.

[0016] In the automobile floor mat hanger disclosed herein, reinforcing ribs are distributed on the main body.

[0017] In the automobile floor mat hanger disclosed herein, the main body is formed by integral injection molding.

[0018] In the car floor mat hanger disclosed in the present invention, a recess is formed on the surface of the handle portion, and the shape of the recess is adapted to the shape of a user's finger.

[0019] In the car floor mat hanger disclosed in the present invention, the parts where the upper ends of the two movable parts are hinged to the fixed part are integral hinges formed by integral injection molding.

[0020] The beneficial effect of the car floor mat hanger disclosed in the present invention is that, by designing the second hanging hole as a long strip-shaped slot, when the car floor mat is hung on the car floor mat hanger, one of the two hanging ears on the car floor mat can be fixed in the first hanging hole, and the other hanging ear can be fixed in any position of the long strip-shaped second hanging hole, so that the car floor mat hanger disclosed in the present invention can adapt to various types of car floor mats with different hanging ear intervals, thereby improving the versatility of the car floor mat hanger.

[0021] In the car floor mat hanger disclosed herein, since the distance between the first hanging hole and the second hanging hole is variable, by setting the adjustable range of the variable distance within a value interval that is compatible with the common spacing between the two hanging ears of existing car floor mats, the car floor mat hanger disclosed herein can be adapted to most car floor mats currently on the market, thereby making it easier for merchants to display different types of car floor mats.

[0022] In addition, the car floor mat hanger disclosed herein increases the stability of the lock assembly by pressure-fitting the fixing groove in the lock assembly with the fixing wing on the frame, thereby more firmly connecting and fixing the car floor mat to the car floor mat hanger. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0023] FIG1 is a schematic perspective view of the overall structure of the automobile floor mat hanger of the present disclosure.

[0024] FIG2 is a schematic perspective view of the structure of a locking assembly of the automobile floor mat hanger of the present disclosure.

[0025] FIG3 is a schematic diagram of the operating state of the car floor mat hanger and the car floor mat before assembly according to the present disclosure.

[0026] FIG4 is a schematic diagram of the vehicle floor mat hanger and the vehicle floor mat of the present disclosure in an operational state where they are assembled in place.

[0027] The meanings of the reference numerals in the figures are as follows: 1. Car mat hanger; 2. Main body; 3. Lock assembly; 31. Hinge portion; 4. Hook portion; 5. Handle portion; 6. Neck portion; 7. Frame; 8. Fixed wing; 9. First hanging hole; 10. Second hanging hole; 11. Fixed portion; 12. Movable portion; 13. Locking device; 14. Hanging ear; 15. Fixing slot; 16. Hollow column; 17. Latch; 18. Pawl; 19. Reinforcing rib. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] The specific implementation of the present disclosure will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples.

[0029] When describing the embodiments of the present disclosure, directional terms such as "front," "back," "up," "down," "left," and "right" are used relative to the operating state of the car floor mat hanger when displaying the car seat cushion. Such directional terms are used for convenience of description and do not constitute any limitation of the present disclosure. For example, it can be assumed that when displaying the car seat cushion, the front of the car floor mat hanger (i.e., the direction perpendicular to the plane on which the car floor mat hanger is located) is the direction facing the user or consumer.

[0030] Referring to FIG. 1 , a car floor mat hanger 1 according to the present disclosure includes a body 2 and a latch assembly 3. The body 2 includes a hook portion 4, a handle portion 5, a neck portion 6, and a frame 7, all located approximately in the same plane. For example, the body 2 is integrally injection molded. For example, the body 2 can be made of any of the following injection molding materials: acrylic (PMMA), acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), nylon polyamide (PA), polycarbonate (PC), polyethylene (PE), polyoxymethylene (POM), polypropylene (PP), polystyrene (PS), thermoplastic elastomer (TPE), thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), etc. The hook portion 4 is configured to hang the body 2 on a store's shelf, and the handle portion 5 is configured for user gripping. The hook portion 4 and handle portion 5 are connected to the frame 7 via the neck portion 6. The frame 7 is plate-shaped, with sheet-like fixing wings 8 provided on its upper portion (shoulder). The fixing wings 8 protrude outward from the plane of the frame 7 (i.e., in the front-to-back direction or horizontally) and extend along the length (longitudinal direction) of the frame 7. The protrusion of the fixing wing 8 should be greater than or equal to the thickness of the hanging ear of the car floor mat to be hung. The frame body 7 is also provided with a first hanging hole 9 and a second hanging hole 10. Both or one of the first hanging hole 9 and the second hanging hole 10 are formed into long slots extending in the horizontal direction (the longitudinal direction or the left-right direction of the frame body 7).

[0031] According to this embodiment, the locking assembly 3 can slide along the fixed wing 8 relative to the frame 7 in the unlocked state (that is, the fixed wing 8 can serve as a slide rail for the locking assembly 3), and the locking assembly 3 can pass through the long slot formed by both or one of the first hanging hole 9 and the second hanging hole 10 and the hanging ear 14 on the top of the car floor mat in the locked state and lock the hanging ear 14 at any position in the long slot, thereby connecting and fixing the car floor mat to the car floor mat hanger 1.

[0032] According to this embodiment, if only one of the first hanging hole 9 and the second hanging hole 10 is formed as an elongated slot, the other of the first hanging hole 9 and the second hanging hole 10 can be set in a fixed position relative to the frame 7. In this case, the locking assembly 3 can only lock the hanging ear 14 in this fixed position. In this case, the first hanging hole 9 or the second hanging hole 10 set in the fixed position can be a circular hole or other shape, as long as it meets the requirement of being fixed in position relative to the frame 7.

[0033] For ease of display, common car floor mats are usually provided with two hanging ears 14 on their tops. However, since the spacing between the two hanging ears 14 varies from one car floor mat to another, it is not easy to align the two hanging ears of the car floor mat with the two hanging holes on the existing car floor mat hanger. The present disclosure solves this problem by providing the second hanging hole 10 as a long, strip-shaped slotted hole whose position is variable (adjustable) relative to the first hanging hole 9. Since the distance between the first hanging hole 9 and the second hanging hole 10 is adjustable, by setting the adjustable range of this variable distance within a value range that is compatible with the common spacing between the two hanging ears 14 of existing car floor mats, the car floor mat hanger of the present disclosure can be adapted to most car floor mats currently on the market, thereby making it easier for merchants to display different types of car floor mats.

[0034] In the car floor mat hanger of this embodiment, the locking assembly 3 includes a first locking assembly 3 and a second locking assembly 3. The first locking assembly 3 is installed at the first hanging hole 9, and the second locking assembly 3 is installed at the second hanging hole 10, so that the distance between the first locking assembly 3 and the second locking assembly 3 is adjustable.

[0035] As shown in Figure 2, in the car floor mat hanger of this embodiment, the locking assembly 3 includes a fixed portion 11 with an inverted U-shaped cross-section and two movable portions 12. The fixed portion 11 includes a top wall and two side walls. The upper ends of the two movable portions 12 are hinged to the lower ends of the two side walls of the fixed portion 11 (the hinged portion is indicated by the mark 31) and can rotate about the connection. To save costs and simplify the process, the hinged portion 31 is, for example, a one-piece hinge formed by integral injection molding (for example, using a bend-resistant plastic material that can withstand multiple bending without breaking). Both the fixed portion 11 and the movable portion 12 can be formed of injection molded material. The inner sides of the two movable portions 12 are respectively provided with mutually compatible locking devices 13.

[0036] In this embodiment of the car floor mat hanger, the locking device 13 comprises a hollow column 16 and a latch 17, respectively disposed on the two movable portions 12. The latch 17 is cylindrical and fits within the inner hole of the hollow column 16. When the two movable portions 12 are closed, the latch 17 engages and locks the hollow column 16. Incidentally, the hollow column 16 and latch 17 can be attached to the two movable portions 12 by mechanical fastening (tightening or snapping), heat welding, ultrasonic welding, or other methods.

[0037] Furthermore, multiple pawls 18 (four shown in FIG. 2 , but other numbers are possible) protruding outward from the periphery of the column are provided at the point where the latch 17 engages the hollow column 16. This prevents the latch 17 and hollow column 16 from falling out after they are locked together. The pawls 18 are elastically deformable and are configured to enter the inner bore of the hollow column 16 from one end (elastically contract) and then spring out from the other end (elastically recover). This allows the locking device 13 to achieve self-locking properties.

[0038] In the car floor mat hanger of this embodiment, the inner diameter of the hollow column 16 is greater than or equal to the outer diameter of the pin 17, and the outer diameter of the hollow column 16 is less than or equal to the inner hole width of the second hanging hole 10, so that the pin 17 can be inserted into the inner hole of the hollow column 16 and the hollow column 16 can penetrate the inner hole of the second hanging hole 10.

[0039] As shown in Figures 3 and 4, when using the car mat hanger 1 of the present disclosure, the two movable parts 12 of one locking assembly 3 are first separated in the direction indicated by arrow 101 (opening direction) to separate the latch 17 from the hollow column 16. The hollow column 16 is then passed through a hanging ear 14 on the top of the car mat and then through the first hanging hole 9 of the main body 2 (frame 7). The two movable parts 12 are then closed in the direction indicated by arrow 101 (closing direction) to engage and lock the latch 17 with the hollow column 16. Then, the two movable parts 12 of the other locking assembly 3 are similarly opened. The locking assembly 3 is then slid left and right in the direction indicated by arrow 102 (horizontally) to adjust its position to align with the other hanging ear 14 on the top of the car mat. The other hanging ear 14 on the top of the car mat is fixed to the second hanging hole 10 in the same manner. After the installation is completed, the car mat hanger can be hung on a store's shelf for display.

[0040] To enhance the stability of the latch assembly 3 and prevent loosening, two fixing grooves 15 are provided on the inner sides of the two side walls of the fixing portion 11 of the latch assembly 3. The cross-section of the fixing grooves 15 matches the cross-section of the fixing wings 8 on the frame 7. The spacing between the two fixing grooves 15 is equal to or slightly larger than the width of the fixing wings 8, allowing the fixing grooves 15 to snap onto the fixing wings 8 through a pressure fit (tight fit) caused by extrusion deformation to secure the position. Inclined or curved surfaces can be formed on the inner sides of the two side walls of the fixing portion 11 of the latch assembly 3 to form a near-S-shape with the fixing grooves 15 to facilitate clamping of the fixing wings 8.

[0041] In order to increase the strength and deformation resistance of the main body 2 , reinforcing ribs 19 are further provided on the main body 2 .

[0042] In order to improve the comfort during carrying and increase the friction, a depression is formed on the surface of the handle portion 5 . The shape of the depression is adapted to the shape of the user's fingers to conform to ergonomics.

[0043] In the present disclosure, since the distance between the first hanging hole 9 and the second hanging hole 10 is variable, by setting the adjustable range of the variable distance within a value range that is compatible with the common spacing between the two hanging ears 14 of existing car floor mats, the car floor mat hanger of the present disclosure can be adapted to most car floor mats currently on the market, thereby making it convenient for merchants to display different types of car floor mats.

[0044] Variations

[0045] This disclosure describes a car floor mat hanger using the example of a first hanging hole 9 being a fixed hole and a second hanging hole 10 being an elongated slot. However, this disclosure is not limited to this example. Based on the same principle, the first hanging hole 9 can also be an elongated slot and the second hanging hole 10 a fixed hole, or both the first hanging hole 9 and the second hanging hole 10 can be formed as elongated slots, thus still achieving the inventive objective of this disclosure (enabling the distance between the two locking components to accommodate different spacings between the hanging ears).

[0046] When the lock assembly 3 is mounted on the frame 7, the movable portion 12 provided with the latch 17 can be positioned rearward and the movable portion 12 provided with the hollow column 16 can be positioned forward, allowing the lock assembly 3 to cross over the fixed wing 8 of the frame 7. The present disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, when the lock assembly 3 is mounted on the frame 7, the movable portion 12 provided with the hollow column 16 can be positioned rearward and the movable portion 12 provided with the latch 17 can be positioned forward, allowing the lock assembly 3 to cross over the fixed wing 8 of the frame 7.

[0047] For example, the spacing between the two hanging ears of commercially available car floor mats is 200mm to 700mm, or 300mm to 600mm, or 400mm to 500mm. By setting the variable distance between the first hanging hole 9 and the second hanging hole 10 within this range, the objectives of the present invention can be achieved. Of course, the present invention is not limited to this. The key design feature of the disclosed car floor mat hanger is that the distance between the first hanging hole 9 and the second hanging hole 10 is variable or adjustable, regardless of the specific value of this distance.

[0048] In the above description, it is assumed that when displaying the car seat cushion, the front of the car floor mat hanger (the direction perpendicular to the plane where the body 2 is located) is facing the user or consumer. However, in actual use, for easy placement and removal, the handle portion 5 is often directed towards the user or consumer.

[0049] The above description is merely an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, and the description of these embodiments does not limit the scope of protection of the present disclosure. Any modification, equivalent replacement, and improvement made to the present disclosure without departing from the essence and spirit of the present disclosure shall be included in the scope of protection of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A car mat hanger (1) for hanging car mats, comprising a body (2) and a locking assembly (3), wherein the body (2) comprises a hook portion (4), a handle portion (5), a neck portion (6) and a frame (7), wherein the hook portion (4) and the handle portion (5) are connected to the frame (7) via the neck portion (6), and a fixing wing (8) is provided on the upper portion of the frame (7), wherein the fixing wing (8) protrudes outward from a plane where the frame (7) is located and extends along the length direction of the frame (7), and the frame (7) is further provided with a first hanging hole (9) and a second hanging hole (10), wherein the first hanging hole (9) and the second hanging hole (10) are connected to each other. Two or one of the second hanging holes (10) are formed into long strip-shaped slots extending in the horizontal direction; the locking assembly (3) can slide along the fixed wing (8) relative to the frame (7) in an unlocked state; and the locking assembly (3) can pass through the long strip-shaped slot formed by two or one of the first hanging hole (9) and the second hanging hole (10) of the frame (7) and the hanging ear (14) at the top of the car mat in a locked state and lock the hanging ear (14) at any position in the long strip-shaped slot, thereby connecting and fixing the car mat to the car mat hanger (1).

2. The automobile floor mat hanger according to claim 1, wherein the locking assembly (3) comprises a first locking assembly (3) and a second locking assembly (3), the first locking assembly (3) being installed at the first hanging hole (9), and the second locking assembly (3) being installed at the second hanging hole (10), so that the distance between the first locking assembly (3) and the second locking assembly (3) is adjustable.

3. The automobile floor mat hanger according to claim 2, when only one of the first hanging hole (9) and the second hanging hole (10) is formed as a long strip-shaped slot, the other of the first hanging hole (9) and the second hanging hole (10) is arranged at a fixed position relative to the frame body (7).

4. The automobile floor mat hanger according to claim 3, wherein the locking assembly (3) comprises a fixed portion (11) with an inverted U-shaped cross-section and two movable portions (12), the upper ends of the two movable portions (12) are respectively hinged to the lower ends of the two side walls of the fixed portion (11) and can rotate around the connection, and mutually matching locking devices (13) are respectively provided on the inner sides of the two movable portions (12).

5. The automobile floor mat hanger according to claim 4, wherein fixing grooves (15) are respectively provided on the inner sides of the two side walls of the fixing portion (11), and the fixing grooves (15) are configured to be pressure-fitted with the fixing wings (8) on the frame body (7).

6. The automobile floor mat hanger according to claim 4, wherein the locking device (13) comprises a hollow column (16) and a latch (17) respectively arranged on the two movable parts (12), and the latch (17) is in a column shape adapted to the inner hole of the hollow column (16), so that when the two movable parts (12) are closed, the latch (17) and the hollow column (16) are plugged and locked.

7. The automobile floor mat hanger according to claim 6, wherein a plurality of ratchets (18) protruding outward from the periphery of the column are further provided at the portion where the latch (17) is plugged into the hollow column (16) to prevent the latch (17) and the hollow column (16) from falling off after being locked with each other.

8. The automobile floor mat hanger according to claim 1, wherein reinforcing ribs (19) are distributed on the main body (2).

9. The automobile floor mat hanger according to claim 1, wherein the main body (2) is formed by integral injection molding.

10. The automobile floor mat hanger according to claim 1, wherein a depression is formed on the surface of the handle portion (5), and the shape of the depression is adapted to the shape of a user's finger.

11. The automobile floor mat hanger according to claim 4, wherein the parts (31) where the upper ends of the two movable parts (12) are respectively hinged to the fixed part (11) are integral hinges formed by integral injection molding.

12. The automobile floor mat hanger according to claim 2, wherein the locking assembly (3) comprises a fixed portion (11) with an inverted U-shaped cross-section and two movable portions (12), the upper ends of the two movable portions (12) are respectively hinged to the lower ends of the two side walls of the fixed portion (11) and can rotate around the connection, and mutually matching locking devices (13) are respectively provided on the inner sides of the two movable portions (12).

13. The automobile floor mat hanger according to claim 12, wherein fixing grooves (15) are respectively provided on the inner sides of the two side walls of the fixing portion (11), and the fixing grooves (15) are configured to be pressure-fitted with the fixing wings (8) on the frame body (7).

14. The automobile floor mat hanger according to claim 12, wherein the locking device (13) comprises a hollow column (16) and a latch (17) respectively arranged on the two movable parts (12), and the latch (17) is in a column shape adapted to the inner hole of the hollow column (16), so that when the two movable parts (12) are closed, the latch (17) is plugged and locked with the hollow column (16).

15. The automobile floor mat hanger according to claim 14, wherein a plurality of ratchets (18) protruding outward from the periphery of the column are further provided at the portion where the latch (17) is plugged into the hollow column (16) to prevent the latch (17) and the hollow column (16) from falling off after being locked with each other.

16. The automobile floor mat hanger according to claim 12, wherein the parts (31) where the upper ends of the two movable parts (12) are respectively hinged to the fixed part (11) are integral hinges formed by integral injection molding.

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