Furniture anchors and protectors
AssigneeTip-Not L.L.C.
InventorPaul Pierpont
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Abstract
An apparatus that may anchor and/or protect furniture includes a compressible element and an adhesive material on opposite sides of the compressible element. The compressible element, which may comprise an expandable polyurethane foam, and the adhesive material may enable the apparatus to be secured to a piece of furniture and a wall and, when secured in position, to withstand pulling forces of at least about 50 pounds. Thus, the apparatus may prevent furniture from tilting and falling away from the wall. The adhesive material may also be removable from the surface of a wall while leaving substantially no residue or no residue on the surface of the wall. Methods for securing furniture to walls are also disclosed, as are apparatuses and methods for preventing furniture from damaging walls.
Claims20
A method for preventing furniture resting on a floor from tilting away from a wall, comprising:
- positioning a compressible element between a backside of the furniture and the wall, the backside of the furniture spaced apart from the wall by a base molding, a thickness of the compressible element enabling the compressible element to fill a gap between the backside of the furniture and the wall;
- adhesively securing a front side of the compressible element to a top portion of the backside of the furniture;
- adhesively securing a backside of the compressible element to the wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.