Furniture glide assembly

Abstract

A furniture glide assembly includes a support insert and a base. The support insert is configured to be inserted into an open end of a furniture support, and may include a ball chamber. The base includes a foot connected to a ball socket through a neck. The ball socket is pivotally secured within the ball chamber, wherein the base is configured to pivot with respect to the support insert to allow the furniture glide assembly to automatically level the furniture support.

1 . A furniture glide assembly comprising:
 a support insert configured to be inserted into an open end of a furniture support, said support insert comprising a ball chamber; and   a base comprising a foot connected to a ball socket through a neck, said ball socket being pivotally secured within said ball chamber, wherein said base is configured to pivot with respect to said support insert to allow the furniture glide assembly to automatically level the furniture support.   
   
   
       2 . The furniture glide assembly of  claim 1 , wherein said foot comprises at least one channel configured to allow debris to pass therethrough. 
   
   
       3 . The furniture glide assembly of  claim 1 , wherein said foot comprises rounded circumferential walls. 
   
   
       4 . The furniture glide assembly of  claim 1 , wherein said base is formed of acetal. 
   
   
       5 . The furniture glide assembly of  claim 1 , wherein said support insert comprises a collar configured to prevent said support insert from fully passing into the furniture support. 
   
   
       6 . The furniture glide assembly of  claim 1 , wherein said support insert comprises a plug having a plurality of slots formed therethrough, wherein said slots allow said support insert to flex open to receive and retain said ball socket. 
   
   
       7 . The furniture glide assembly of  claim 1 , wherein a diameter or width of said foot is larger than that of the furniture support. 
   
   
       8 . A furniture glide assembly comprising:
 a support insert configured to be inserted into an open end of a furniture support; and   a base comprising a foot comprising:
 a plurality of channels configured to allow debris to pass therethrough when said base is moved over a floor surface; and 
 rounded circumferential walls, 
 wherein a diameter or width of said foot is larger than that of the furniture support so that force exerted into said base by and through the furniture support is distributed over a larger area than an axial cross-sectional area of the furniture support. 
   
   
   
       9 . The furniture glide assembly of  claim 8 , wherein said foot is connected to a ball socket through a neck, said ball socket being pivotally secured within a ball chamber of said support, wherein said base is configured to pivot with respect to said support insert to allow the furniture glide assembly to automatically level the furniture support 
   
   
       10 . The furniture glide assembly of  claim 9 , wherein said support insert comprises a plug having a plurality of slots formed therethrough, wherein said slots allow said support insert flex open to receive and retain said ball socket. 
   
   
       11 . The furniture glide assembly of  claim 8 , wherein said base is formed of acetal. 
   
   
       12 . The furniture glide assembly of  claim 8 , wherein said support insert comprises a collar configured to prevent said support insert from fully passing into the furniture support. 
   
   
       13 . A furniture glide assembly comprising:
 a support insert configured to be inserted into an open end of a furniture support, said support insert comprising a ball chamber, said support insert comprising a collar configured to prevent said support insert from fully passing into the furniture support and a plug having a plurality of slots formed therethrough, wherein said slots allow said support insert to flex open to receive and retain said ball socket; and   a base comprising a foot connected to a ball socket through a neck, said foot comprising at least one channel configured to allow debris to pass therethrough as said base moves over a floor surface, and rounded circumferential walls, said ball socket being pivotally secured within said ball chamber, wherein said base is configured to pivot with respect to said support insert to allow the furniture glide assembly to automatically level the furniture support, wherein said foot comprises at least one channel configured to allow debris to pass therethrough, and wherein a diameter or width of said foot is larger than that of the furniture support so that force exerted into said base by and through the furniture support is distributed over a larger area than an axial cross-sectional area of the furniture support.   
   
   
       14 . The furniture glide assembly of  claim 13 , wherein said base is formed of a hard, low friction resin. 
   
   
       15 . The furniture glide assembly of  claim 14 , wherein said hard, low friction resin is acetal.