Fungible furniture glide

Abstract

A glide assembly for furniture legs or bases which allows for multiple combinations of attachment devices and base styles. The glide assembly will adapt to the attachment means required by the furniture being fitted which may include bolts, screws, nails, or split or solid stems. Base style choices for different flooring requirements can be interchanged and replaced as needed. This invention permits easy separation of the base from the mounting assembly by mere finger pressure or alternately by using a pry tool. One version of my new glide consists of a three part swivel assembly and another consists of a two part non-swivel assembly. The hard base option is of a unique design to allow for easier sliding on soft carpets or rugs. The soft base option can be fitted with a felt for easy sliding or rubber for non-skid use on hard flooring materials.

1 . A three part swiveling furniture glide or sliding shoe comprising: an outer locking rim, said outer locking rim being a hemispherical shell having a central hole at the top, at the expanded thicker bottom an inner circumferential snap indent, and at a single point on the bottom circumference a rectangular slot; an inner attachment swivel hub, said inner attachment swivel hub being a hemispherical shell with a central top hole, an inside countersunk recess, an adjacent vertical flat recess, an expanded thicker bottom with an adjacent concave swivel surface, these parts being the mounting assembly; a glide base, said glide base having a bottom with a central concave portion, an outer side convex portion, a top having an outer circumferential mating groove and snap ring, an adjacent flat portion being adjacent to a convex portion being adjacent to a central flat clearance space.  
   
   
       2 . The glide of  claim 1  wherein said glide base bottom is flat.  
   
   
       3 . The glide of  claim 2  wherein said glide base bottom removably adheres to a suitable base pad material such as a plastic, rubber or felt.  
   
   
       4 . A two part non-swiveling furniture glide or sliding shoe comprising: an outer locking rim, said outer locking rim being a hemispherical shell having a central hole at the top, at the expanded thicker bottom an inner circumferential snap indent adjacent to a bottom flat portion adjacent to a vertical portion adjacent to a countersunk recess; at a single point on the bottom circumference, a rectangular removal slot; a glide base, said glide base being the glide base of  claim 1 ,  claim 2  and  claim 3 .  
   
   
       5 . The glide of  claim 1  wherein the mounting assembly is a press/snap-fit design for separation by finger pressure.  
   
   
       6 . The glide of  claim 4  wherein the mounting assembly is a press/snap-fit design suitable for separation by means of a pry tool in a removal slot in the outer locking rim.  
   
   
       7 . The glide of  claim 4  wherein the mounting assembly is a press/snap-fit design suitable for separation by means of a pry tool in a removal slot in the base.