Patent ID: 7594695

Claim:
An apparatus for covering a piece of furniture, the apparatus comprising: a base; a spool rotatably supported by the base; a cover coupled to the spool; an attachment device for removably attaching a portion of the cover to the furniture piece for helping retain the cover's position relative to the furniture piece; a plurality of foot pads mounted to the base such that each foot pad is adjustably movable relative to the base for selectively positioning each foot pad between a different support member of the furniture piece and a support surface to thereby help retain the position of the base relative to the furniture piece, wherein the plurality of foot pads includes a first foot pad rotatable relative to the base and a second foot pad slidably adjustable relative to the base; whereby the spool is rotatable in a first rotational direction relative to the spool mount for winding the cover onto the spool, and whereby the spool is rotatable in a second rotational direction opposite that of the first rotational direction for unwinding the cover from the spool to thereby allow the unwound cover to be placed generally over the furniture piece.