| US 7,497,495 B1 | ||
| Method for concealing a fastener beneath a floor carpet | ||
| Matthew Luigi Gabrielli, Livonia, Mich. (US); Kotaro Naganawa, Farmington Hills, Mich. (US); and Lauren M. Abro, Farmington Hills, Mich. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, Ky. (US) | ||
| Filed on Aug. 29, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/846,782. | ||
| Int. Cl. B62D 25/20 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 296—97.23 | 6 Claims |
| 1. A method for concealing a fastener beneath a floor carpet in an automotive vehicle comprising the steps of:
cutting a flap in the carpet,
retracting said flap away from an opening in the carpet formed by said flap,
attaching an object to the vehicle by securing the object to the vehicle with a fastener extending through a portion of the
object aligned with the carpet opening,
replacing the flap in the opening.
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