Patent ID: 6119998
Filing Date: 2000-09-19
Classification: A47B

Abstract:
A device for protecting a carpet and underlying pad from an article of furniture, the device comprising:a mounting portion having an upper mounting cavity and a bottom surface, said upper cavity being enclosed by a plurality of walls and having a substantially planar surface, said bottom surface being substantially planar;a plurality of support members engaged with and extending from said bottom surface, each of said support members comprise a conical shaped portion, a leg portion and a terminal portion;said conical shaped portion comprises first and second ends which define an overall length L1, said conical shaped portion further comprising a diameter D1 along said length L1, said first end of said conical shaped portion is engaged with said bottom surface of said mounting portion;said leg portion comprises first and second ends defining an overall length L2, said leg portion has a diameter D2, said first end said of said leg portion is engaged with said second end of said conical shaped portion, said diameter D2 of said leg portion is substantially less than said diameter D1 along said length L1 of said conical shaped portion; andsaid terminal portion comprises first and second ends defining an overall length L3, said terminal portion has a diameter D3, said first end of said terminal portion is engaged with said second end of said leg portion, said diameter D3 decreases in diameter along said length L3 from said first end of said terminal portion to said second end of said terminal portion, said diameter D3 is substantially less than said diameter D2 of said leg portion.