Claims
- 1. A floor mat system adapted to lie on the floor, comprising:
- a floor mat having a plurality of openings and at least one latching shoulder; the mat including a plurality of first parallel ribs and a plurality of second parallel ribs extending substantially perpendicularly to the first parallel ribs; the latching shoulder formed on at least one of the second parallel ribs;
- a clip adapted to be removably mounted on the floor;
- the floor mat removably secured to the clip in a manner that allows the floor mat to be removed from the clip simply by lifting the floor mat upwardly causing the floor mat to disengage the clip when the clip is secured to the floor; and
- said plurality of second parallel ribs including at least one middle rib disposed between latching ribs; said latching shoulder formed on at least one of said latching ribs.
- 2. The floor mat of claim 1, wherein the latching ribs support the first parallel ribs above the floor to form drainage channels between the latching ribs.
- 3. The floor mat of claim 2, wherein the latching ribs support the middle ribs above the floor; said clip being disposed between two of the latching ribs when the mat is secured to the clip.
- 4. The floor mat of claim 3, wherein there are at least two middle ribs disposed between each two latching ribs.
- 5. A floor mat system adapted to lie on the floor, comprising:
- a floor mat having a plurality of openings and at least one latching shoulder; the mat including a plurality of first parallel ribs and a plurality of second parallel ribs extending substantially perpendicularly to the first parallel ribs; the latching shoulder formed on at least one of the second parallel ribs;
- a clip adapted to be removably mounted on the floor;
- the floor mat removably secured to the clip in a manner that allows the floor mat to be removed from the clip simply by lifting the floor mat upwardly causing the floor mat to disengage the clip when the clip is secured to the floor; and
- each of the first and second ribs having an upper surface, the upper surface of the first ribs disposed above the upper surface of the second ribs.
- 6. The floor mat of claim 5, wherein the clip is disposed below the upper surfaces of the first and second ribs when the mat is secured to the clip.
- 7. A floor mat system adapted to lie on the floor, comprising:
- a floor mat having a plurality of openings and at least one latching shoulder;
- a clip adapted to be removably mounted on the floor;
- the floor mat removably secured to the clip in a manner that allows the floor mat to be removed from the clip simply by lifting the floor mat upwardly causing the floor mat to disengage the clip when the clip is secured to the floor;
- wherein there are at least two opposed latching shoulders on the floor mat, the clip having a pair of opposed projections that are disposed over the latching shoulders when the floor mat is secured to the clip;
- the latching shoulders being fabricated from a resilient material that deflects when the floor mat is lifted away from the clip to allow the latching shoulders to release the projections; and
- wherein there are two pairs of projections on the clip.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation application of currently U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/823,377 filed Mar. 24, 1997, U.S. Pat. No. 5,882,764 the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference.
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