Round furniture slide

Abstract

An apparatus for use in at least one of movement of at least one of furniture, appliances and movable wall structures and as a protective pad for floors wherein said apparatus is placed between such furniture to be moved and such floors. The apparatus comprises a first member formed from a first predetermined solid material having each of a first predetermined configuration and a first predetermined thickness. An outer perimeter of the first member having a first predetermined length. Such first predetermined configuration has a plurality of surfaces. A second member is formed from a second predetermined material having a second predetermined configuration and a second predetermined thickness and having a first surface engageable with the upper surface of the first member. An outer perimeter of the second member has a second predetermined length which is shorter than the first predetermined length thereby forming an exposed portion on the upper surface of the first member disposed between the outer perimeter of the first member and the outer perimeter of the second member. The second member being formed from a compressible material having such radially opposed second surface for contacting a predetermined portion of such at least one of such furniture, appliance and movable wall structures to be moved.

1 . An apparatus for use in at least one of movement of at least one of furniture, appliances and movable wall structures and as a protective pad for floors wherein said apparatus is placed between such furniture, appliances and movable wall structures to be moved and such floors, said apparatus comprising; 
 (a) a first member formed from a first predetermined solid material having each of a first predetermined configuration and a first predetermined thickness, an outer perimeter of said first member having a first predetermined length, said first predetermined configuration having a plurality of surfaces including an upper surface and a bottom surface;    (b) a second member formed from a second predetermined material having a second predetermined configuration and a second predetermined thickness and having a first surface engageable with a predetermined portion of said upper surface of said first member, an outer perimeter of said second member having a second predetermined length which is shorter than said first predetermined length thereby forming an exposed portion on said upper surface of said first member disposed between said outer perimeter of said first member and said outer perimeter of said second member, said second member being formed from a compressible material having a substantially radially opposed second surface for contacting a predetermined portion of such at least one of such furniture, appliance and movable wall structures to be moved.    
   
   
       2 . The apparatus, according to  claim 1 , wherein said first predetermined configuration is generally circular.  
   
   
       3 . The apparatus, according to  claim 1 , wherein said plurality of surfaces of said first member includes an intermediate recessed surface, having a third predetermined configuration, that is substantially radially opposed to said bottom surface and is substantially centrally disposed for retaining said second member.  
   
   
       4 . The apparatus, according to  claim 3 , wherein said exposed portion on said upper surface of said first member disposed between said outer perimeter of said first member and said outer perimeter of said second member serves as a support portion.  
   
   
       5 . The apparatus, according to  claim 3 , wherein said third predetermined configuration is generally round.  
   
   
       6 . The apparatus, according to  claim 1 , wherein said second member is secured to said first member by means of an adhesive.  
   
   
       7 . The apparatus, according to  claim 1 , wherein said second predetermined material of said second member is an elastomeric material.  
   
   
       8 . The apparatus, according to  claim 7 , wherein said elastomeric material is selected from a group including natural rubber, synthetic rubber, polyurethane, ethylene vinyl acetate and various combinations thereof.  
   
   
       9 . The apparatus, according to  claim 8 , wherein said elastomeric material is ethylene vinyl acetate.  
   
   
       10 . The apparatus, according to  claim 1 , wherein said bottom surface of said first member has a predetermined contour.  
   
   
       11 . The apparatus, according to  claim 10 , wherein said predetermined contour includes a generally flat bottom portion and an arcuate portion disposed between a side wall portion having a fourth predetermined configuration and said generally flat bottom portion.  
   
   
       12 . The apparatus, according to  claim 11 , wherein said fourth predetermined configuration includes a taper from an upper edge of said side wall portion to a bottom section of said side wall portion that merges with said arcuate portion of said bottom surface.  
   
   
       13 . The apparatus, according to  claim 1 , wherein said second surface of said second member further includes a double faced adhesive pad for attaching said apparatus to an item of furniture.  
   
   
       14 . The apparatus, according to  claim 1 , wherein said first predetermined material of said first member is selected from a group of plastic materials including polyethylene, polypropylene, nylon, tetrafluoroethylene, polyoxymethylenes and various mixtures thereof.  
   
   
       15 . The apparatus, according to  claim 14 , wherein said plastic material is high density polyethylene.  
   
   
       16 . The apparatus, according to  claim 1 , wherein said bottom surface of said first member includes a recessed surface that is radially opposed to said first surface of said second member.  
   
   
       17 . The apparatus, according to  claim 16 , wherein said recessed bottom surface further includes a third member disposed within said recessed bottom surface of said first member, said third member formed from a third material and having a fourth predetermined configuration and a third predetermined thickness.  
   
   
       18 . The apparatus, according to  claim 17 , wherein said third member is secured to said first member by means of at least one of an adhesive, a mechanical snap, friction fit and various combinations thereof.  
   
   
       19 . The apparatus, according to  claim 17 , wherein said third material is selected from a group including felt, tetrafluoroethylene and polyethylene.  
   
   
       20 . The apparatus, according to  claim 19 , wherein said third material is felt.  
   
   
       21 . The apparatus, according to  claim 18 , wherein said third member is secured to said first member by means of said mechanical snap.