Abstract: Acoustic mats include a face layer and an absorptive layer having first and second surfaces wherein the second surface of the absorptive layer may be secured to said face layer. The mat further includes a plurality of discrete segments secured to the first surface of the absorptive layer such that regions of the first surface of the absorptive layer may be exposed, thereby allowing sound to pass between adjacent discrete segments into the absorptive layer.

Abstract: A floor mat for an automotive vehicle is provided having a relatively thin, flexible sheet-form main body and a rigidifying sheet-form element formed with or secured thereto in fixed relationship. The rigidifying element is fabricated from or formed by sheets of material that are effectively rigid in thin sheet-form and thereby render the otherwise flexible main body essentially inflexible. The materials selected to form the rigidifying elements preferably have a resilient characteristic, such as spring steel wire rod or inherent resilient rubber or plastic materials to enhance the mat's ability to maintain itself in a desired smooth, flat configuration on a vehicle's floor.

Abstract: A floor mat for an automotive vehicle is provided having a relatively thin, flexible sheet-form main body and a rigidifying rib structure formed with or secured thereto in fixed relationship. The rigidifying rib structure is fabricated from or formed by elongated elements that are effectively rigid and thereby render the otherwise flexible main body essentially inflexible. The materials selected to form the rib structure preferably have a resilient characteristic, such as spring steel wire rod, to enhance the mat's ability to maintain itself in a desired smooth, flat configuration on a vehicle's floor. The rib structure is of a configuration to rigidify the main body in two generally perpendicular directions to resist displacement in all directions through the essential rigid rib encountering of any obstructions associated with the vehicle floor and the resilient characteristic of the rib accommodating excessive displacing forces and tending to return the main body of the mat to its original configuration.

Abstract: A storage holder for tape cassettes is provided for carrying of a plurality of such tapes on an automotive vehicle's sunvisor. The storage holder includes a plurality of compartments for receiving respective ones of the cassettes and each compartment is provided with sets of opposed cassette supporting ribs that are formed and positioned to engage opposite sides of a cassette and provide the sole support therefor. Each compartment is dimensioned to permit end-wise insertion of a cassette with the cassette's tape transport head disposed at either side of the compartment. A cassette clamping plate is provided to mechanically engage the cassette and to hold it against a pair of the supporting ribs. The clamping plate is resiliently biased to provide a clamping force and is provided with a retaining lug for interfitting engagement with a cassette at a reel drive aperture. Spring clips are provided to removably mount the storage holder on a sunvisor.