Glide block for moving loads

• US 5,573,212 A
• Filed: 07/20/1994
• Issued: 11/12/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 09/01/1993
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Magic Sliders Joint Venture
• Original Assignee: Erels Distributing
• Inventors: Palazzolo, Rocco
• Primary Examiner(s): Ramirez, Ramon O.
• Application Number:
  US08/277,915
• Time in Patent Office: 846 Days
• Field of Search: 248/188.8, 248/188.9, 248/346.03, 248/615, 248/688, 248/677, 248/346.11, 16/42 R, 16/42 T
• US Class Current: 248/188.9
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 91/06 Gliders or the like

Abstract

A glide block for moving loads, notably furniture, comprising a cup containing an elastomer body that includes a housing for a stud provided with a means for fastening it under a piece of furniture. The glide block is characterized in that the stud and its housing are of matching cylindrical shape in general. The stud is made of essentially non-elastic synthetic material and has side projections capable of being accommodated in lateral offsets of the housing in order to constitute detachable means of assembly.

Claims

1. A glide block which comprises:

a cup of synthetic material having a low friction bottom surface for supporting a load,

an elastomeric body within said cup having a defined opening therein communicating with lateral offsets,

a stud of synthetic material having side projections for fitting into said lateral offsets of said body to detachably secure said elastomeric body to the stud, the elastomeric body being of sufficient elastomeric properties to permit removal and replacement of the body from the stud, and

means for attaching said stud to the bottom of a piece of furniture.

2. A glide block of claim 1, wherein the side projections comprise a circular lateral flange and the lateral offsets comprise a circular groove capable of accepting said circular lateral flange.

3. A glide block of claim 2, wherein the circular lateral flange comprises evenly spaced sectors of a circle.

4. A glide block of claim 2, wherein said flange is flat.

5. A glide block of claim 1 wherein the means for attaching the stud to the load comprises a nail or screw.