Furniture leg pad frame with two floor-contact faces
A detachable plastic frame that fits into a furniture-leg pad and provides two different floor-contact layers on opposite sides so the user can flip or reinsert the frame after one side wears. The frame locks into the pad via a locking lug that engages a groove in a holder recess. Typical users are furniture manufacturers, upholsterers and homeowners replacing leg pads.
(57) What the patent covered
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An insertable frame for furniture-leg pads that has a first floor-contact layer on one side and a second, different floor-contact layer on the opposite side, and that is detachably mountable to the pad by a locking lug on the frame that interlocks with a groove in a recess of a holder part.
Distinguishing feature: A single detachable frame provides two distinct floor-contact layers on opposite sides so a worn side can be replaced by flipping or reinserting the frame.
Novelty 3/5. Two-sided or reversible wear surfaces for pads were not ubiquitous when filed; reversible inserts are an incremental improvement on common single-sided pads and detachable insert designs.
Manufacturing
Injection-molded thermoplastic frame with overmolded or bonded elastomeric contact faces; stamped or formed metal lug fitted during assembly
Materials: Thermoplastic body (e.g. polypropylene or ABS), elastomeric floor-contact layer (e.g. TPE, rubber), stainless or spring steel locking lug (likely).
Manufacturability 4/5. Few molded parts plus a small stamped/formformed lug and hand or automated insertion; requires two-sided molding or overmolding and an assembly step to fit the lug.
Market demand
Comparable products are on sale; this exact design was not found. Typical retail price: $13. MagniGlide offers complete kits and replacement wear glides; easy snap-on replacement; US shipping available. Forever Glides have a long commercial use history and offer a wood-version with an insert cup design.
- MagniGlide Complete Kit (Replaceable magnetic wear glide for wooden legs) · Beacham Innovations LLC / MagniGlideStarting at $13.24
- Forever Glides for Wood (replaceable/insert-cup system for wood furniture) · Forever Glides
Demand check by web search, week of Oct 12, 2026. Listings change frequently.
Buyers: Furniture manufacturers, upholsterers, homeowners replacing leg pads.
Sourcing
Factories list related products that could be adapted. No exact reversible furniture leg pad insert frame with locking lug publicly listed; closest available items are generic chair leg caps, felt pads, or snap-in glides from various Alibaba-listed suppliers. If OEM/private-label sourcing is needed, suppliers on those platforms commonly offer customization, but an exact product matching your specification (two floor-contact faces with a locking lug in a frame that reverses/inserts into a pad) did not appear in the listings I could verify.
Supplier prices are from public listings found by web search, quoted before customization, shipping and duties. Use them to decide whether to request a quotation.
Before manufacturing
No related continuation or divisional patents in force were found. Design patents, trademarks and unrelated patents may still cover the product.
Claim is limited to a detachable frame with two different floor-contact layers and a specific locking-lug/groove mounting; patent has lapsed but the claim language is narrow so similar products may differ in mounting or single-sided designs.
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