Patent ID: 8234751

Claim:
A furniture glide receivable on a foot of a piece of furniture, comprising: a retention boot defining a cavity for receiving the foot therein, the retention boot having: an upper wall having a central opening therethrough and a lower surface, the central opening having a diameter and communicating with the cavity for allowing the foot of the piece of furniture to be inserted into the cavity; a closed bottom wall having a diameter greater than the diameter of the central opening in the upper wall and an outer periphery, the bottom wall including a generally flat upper surface vertically spaced from and directed towards the lower surface of the upper wall so as to define the cavity therebetween and a lower surface; and a sidewall projecting from the outer periphery of the bottom wall to the upper wall, the sidewall having a generally concave cross section and a concave inner surface partially defining the cavity; and a slider element bonded to the lower surface of the bottom wall of the retention boot; the slider element including: a pliable disk having an upper surface bonded to the lower surface of the bottom wall of the retention boot and a lower surface; and a floor engaging pad, the pad having an upper surface bonded to the lower surface of the disk and a lower surface engageable with a supporting surface wherein: the retention boot is fabricated from a pliable material such that the foot of the piece of furniture having a diameter greater than the diameter of the central opening may be inserted to and removed from the cavity through the central opening in the upper wall.