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  Replaceable hook and loop fastener protection pad systemUSPTO Application #: 20080099639Title: Replaceable hook and loop fastener protection pad system Abstract: A hook and loop detachable and re-attachable pad apparatus that is applied to furniture to protect flooring surfaces and make sliding furniture easier, has a hook material on a plate that attaches to the furniture to which a separate loop pad, made of loop material, attaches. The loop pad is detachable and re-attachable and may have loop material on both sides. Alternatively, a loop plate applied with loop material may attach to the furniture and have a separate, hook and loop combination pad that attaches to it. The combination pad has one side that is hook material and one side that is loop material so that additional hook and loop combination pads may be stacked on top of the prior pad to provide a thicker cushion to account for pad compression due to heavier pieces of furniture or to slightly raise pieces of furniture to better suit a user. (end of abstract)
Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C - Bloomfield Hills, MI, US Inventor: Stephen Webster USPTO Applicaton #: 20080099639 - Class: 2481889 (USPTO) The Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20080099639. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/855,567, filed Oct. 31, 2006, which is incorporated herein by reference. FIELD [0002]The present disclosure relates to a hook and loop pad system for protecting surfaces against which the pad system is applied. BACKGROUND [0003]The statements in this section merely provide background information related to the present disclosure and may not constitute prior art. Protecting a floor from markings caused by contacting furniture has traditionally been accomplished with felt or plastic pads. While generally satisfactory for their purpose, each has been associated with its share of problems. One problem associated with felt pads is their application to a piece of furniture with either glue or a sticky backing. With glue, such application may be permanent, and with a sticky backing, such felt pad may easily peel from the furniture as the furniture is repeatedly slid across a floor. [0004]Another problem associated with plastic pads, such as nylon or similar solid plastic material is its application to furniture with a screw, nail or other metal fastener that must be driven into the furniture, thus damaging the furniture. This problem is compounded when changing the pad is desired. In such instance, the fastener must again be driven into the same portion of the furniture, thus further degrading the integrity of the furniture and perhaps creating splinters and stripping wood finish thereby creating an unsightly area on the furniture. Another limitation of current, hard plastic floor protectors is their propensity to strip finish from hard floors or otherwise mark the hard floor surface with which they contact. [0005]What is needed then is a device that does not suffer from the above limitations. This, in turn, will create a device that is applicable to furniture such that it can be removed and replaced in a matter of seconds, that can be easily washed, and that will provide a soft, non-marking easily slidable surface against most hard surface floors. SUMMARY [0006]A detachable floor protection system attaches to legs or surfaces of furniture, which would otherwise contact flooring surfaces. The detachable system employs detachable hook and loop material to provide a system that is convenient to use, will not mark or scuff flooring surfaces, and can be removed to be washed and then reapplied. [0007]In one example, a plate attaches to a piece of furniture, such as the bottom of a chair leg, with a fastener such as a screw, nail or adhesive. The plate has hook material on the side opposite the furniture so that a second "pad" piece composed of loop material can be applied to the hook side of the plate. Because the pad has loop material on both sides, both sides may be used. Additionally, the pad can be removed and washed by hand or a washing machine. Because the loop material is made from a soft material, such as nylon, the loop material will actually polish the floor surfaces that it is slid across. [0008]In another example, a plate attaches to a piece of furniture, such as the bottom of a chair leg, with a fastener such as a screw, nail or adhesive. The plate has loop material on the side opposite the furniture so that a second "pad" piece, composed of loop material on one side and hook material on its other side, can be applied to the loop material of the plate. Specifically, the hook material of the pad attaches to the loop material of the plate so that the loop side of the pad will contact the flooring surface below the furniture. An added advantage of the second example is that multiple hook and loop pads can be stacked one after another to accommodate heavy pieces of furniture, such as a heavy bookcase that may other wise compress thin pads. As in the first example, the pad with its hook and loop sides can be removed and washed. [0009]Further areas of applicability will become apparent from the description provided herein. It should be understood that the description and specific examples are intended for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure. DRAWINGS [0010]The drawings described herein are for illustration purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure in any way. [0011]FIG. 1 is an exploded view of a first embodiment of a removable hook and loop pad system; [0012]FIG. 2 is an exploded view of a second embodiment of a removable hook and loop pad system; [0013]FIG. 3 is an exploded view of a third embodiment of a removable hook and loop pad system; [0014]FIG. 4 is an exploded view of a fourth embodiment of a removable hook and loop pad system; [0015]FIG. 5 is an exploded view of a fifth embodiment of a removable hook and loop pad system; [0016]FIG. 6 is an exploded view of a sixth embodiment of a removable hook and loop pad system; [0017]FIG. 7 is a side view depicting the pad system and shear forces involved when a chair leg slides across a floor; [0018]FIG. 8 is an exploded view of a seventh embodiment of a removable hook and loop pad system; [0019]FIG. 9 is an exploded side view of the seventh embodiment of a removable hook and loop pad system; and Continue reading... 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