Furniture support and carpet protection combination, apparatus, kit and methods of using same
US6840488B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | May 29, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jan 11, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 29, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47B91/12
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A furniture support and carpet protection combination includes a piece of furniture having a furniture structural member supported by a flooring that may have irregularities and a carpet positioned between the furniture structural member and the flooring. The combination also includes a furniture support and carpet protection apparatus for supporting furniture and reducing damage to the underlying carpet. The apparatus includes a plurality of posts and a coaster having a plurality of bores to provide lateral support to the posts. The apparatus further includes a coaster cover positioned to underlie the furniture structural member and overlie the coaster to provide mount support to the furniture structural member and to distribute the weight of the furniture structural member to the plurality of posts. A kit to assemble an apparatus and a method of using an apparatus is also provided.
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