US 12,233,769 B2
Floor mat for a vehicle
Gian Carlo Morlet Ugalde, Huixquilucan (MX); and Jedidiah Paul Durkin, Detroit, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Jun. 10, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/837,506.
Prior Publication US 2023/0398919 A1, Dec. 14, 2023
Int. Cl. B60N 3/00 (2006.01); B60N 3/04 (2006.01); B60N 3/06 (2006.01)
CPC B60N 3/046 (2013.01) [B60N 3/048 (2013.01); B60N 3/063 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A floor mat for a vehicle, comprising:
a first panel;
a second panel pivotably coupled to the first panel; and
an actuator operably coupled to and positioned beneath the first panel, the actuator being operable to move the first panel in a vehicle-forward direction from a first position to a second position, wherein movement of the first panel toward the second position causes the second panel to pivot relative to the first panel from a lowered position, wherein a vehicle-uppermost portion of the second panel is positioned at a first vehicle-elevation, to a raised position, wherein the vehicle-uppermost portion of the second panel is positioned at a second vehicle-elevation that is greater than the first vehicle-elevation.