Patent ID: 7234200

Claim:
A glide assembly adapted to be mounted to the free end of a leg of a piece of furniture, said glide assembly comprising: a substantially spherical body defining an exterior and a bore extending partially through said body to define a hollow interior surface and an open end of said body; and an insert removably mountable about the free end of the leg and adapted to be received through said open end and within said bore of said body so as to fixedly secure said body about the free end of the leg, wherein said insert defines an exterior, said hollow interior surface of said body includes at least one groove, and said exterior of said insert includes at least one rib adapted to cooperate with said at least one groove to fixedly secure said body about said insert; wherein said insert has a passageway extending partially through said insert to define a hollow interior defining an interior surface of said insert, an open end of said insert, and a closed end located opposite said open end of said insert, said insert including a post extending from said closed end toward said open end of said insert and adapted to be received through an opening of and within the free end of the leg with the free end of the leg being adapted to be matingly received between said post and said interior surface of said insert, said post defining a plurality of ribs extending axially therealong and adapted to be in abutting contact with an interior surface of the free end of the leg to removably mount said insert about the free end of the leg.