Modular Surface Cover Fasteners for Full Floor Coverage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional floor mats or protective coverings for vehicles are difficult to remove or clean due to their unwieldy size, often failing to cover non-uniform surface contours and requiring multiple smaller mats that may not fully cover the area.
Innovation Solution
A fastening system comprising insertion and receiving portions with specific configurations that allow for removably connecting portions of surface coverings, such as floor mats, using molded components and flexible materials to securely fasten and detach the coverings.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If larger mats are used to cover large areas of floor, then coverage area is improved, but ease of removal and cleaning deteriorates due to unwieldy proportions
Solution Approach 1:
The floor mat system is divided into multiple modular sections that can be separately removed and cleaned. Each section can be independently handled, eliminating the difficulty of moving and cleaning large unwieldy mats while maintaining complete floor coverage through the modular assembly.
2Ease of operation
If multiple smaller floor mats are used to cover large area, then ease of removal and cleaning is improved, but coverage completeness deteriorates due to gaps between mats
Solution Approach 1:
The modular floor mat sections are designed with overlapping edges that nest together like doll houses, allowing complete coverage of the floor area without gaps. The nested configuration enables each small mat to be easily removed and cleaned individually while maintaining seamless coverage when assembled.
3Strength
If traditional fastening methods are used for large mats, then structural integrity is improved, but adaptability to non-uniform surface contours deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
Different portions of the floor mat system have different properties - the base material provides structural integrity while flexible edges and modular sections provide adaptability to non-uniform surfaces. Each local area is optimized for its specific function, allowing the overall system to maintain strength while conforming to varying floor contours.
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AI summary
A fastening system for fastening a first portion of a surface covering to a second portion of the surface covering. The fastening system includes an insertion portion including a base portion and a cap portion protruding from the base portion. The base portion is configured to be disposed within a first fastener cavity of the first portion of the surface covering. The fastening system includes a receiving portion including a flange portion and a collar portion forming a receiving orifice. The flange portion is configured to be disposed within a second fastener cavity of the second portion of the surface covering. The cap portion of the insertion portion is configured to be removably disposed within the receiving orifice of the receiving portion so as to removal fasten the insertion portion to the receiving portion.