Patent ID: 7431249

Claim:
A support for an article of furniture, comprising: a furniture support member having a lower portion that extends parallel to a support surface and which defines a downwardly facing arcuate outer surface having an opening having an edge; and a glide for connection to the lower portion of the support member, wherein the glide comprises: a body having an arcuate inner engagement surface, wherein the arcuate inner engagement surface has a curvature that matches that of the downwardly facing arcuate outer surface defined by the lower portion of the support member, wherein the body includes a boss having a plurality of spaced apart collapsible mounting boss sections that define an axial passage therebetween, and wherein engagement of the mounting boss sections with the edge of the opening in the furniture support member causes the mounting boss sections to move radially inward relative to the edge of the opening toward a collapsed condition; and a wedge configured to be driven by an applied force into a passage defined by the body and into the passage defined by the mounting boss sections, wherein the wedge moves the mounting boss sections apart from the collapsed condition into engagement with the edge of the opening to secure the body to the furniture support member, and wherein engagement of the mounting boss sections with the edge of the opening functions to maintain the arcuate inner engagement surface of the body against the downwardly facing arcuate outer surface defined by the lower portion of the support member.