Patent ID: 6840488

Claim:
A furniture support and carpet protection apparatus for supporting furniture and reducing damage to an underlying carpet, the apparatus comprising: a plurality of posts each including a shaft of a pre-selected length and having a first end and a second end, the first end of the shaft defining a proximal head of the post and the second end of the shaft defining a distal tip of the post shaped to penetrate the carpet when under the weight of a furniture structural member; a coaster having a coaster body, an upper surface, a lower surface, and a plurality of bores extending through the coaster body from the upper surface to the lower surface, the plurality of posts slidably positioned therein and extending therethrough to allow individual longitudinal displacement of the plurality of shafts of the plurality of posts to compensate for irregularities in flooring underlying the carpet; a coaster cover having a coaster cover body, an upper surface positioned to underlie the furniture structural member, and a lower surface overlying the coaster, the coaster cover providing mount support to the furniture structural member when positioned to overlie the carpet so that the coaster cover distributes the weigh of the furniture structural member to the proximal head of the posts; and a coaster cover upper mattress positioned between the upper surface of the coaster cover and the furniture structural member to provide a cushioned surface for the furniture structural member and to restrict lateral movement of the furniture structural member with respect to the coaster cover.