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US 8,407,855 B2Granted
Support for lawn furniture leg
OwnerDonald F. Gagnoninventor
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Abstract
A support is provided for positioning on the base of a lawn furniture leg of various shapes and dimensions. The support has an area that is at least five times the area of the bottom of the leg to distribute the load over a large area. This permits easy sliding of the leg across a lawn. The support is arranged to prevent prolonged contact of the leg with a source of moisture. In addition, the support provides venting to the bottom of the leg to minimize dry-rot.
Claims9
A support for engaging the bottom of a lawn furniture leg;
- the support comprising a unitary molded element having upper and bottom surfaces each with an area at least five times greater than the area of the bottom of the leg;
- a plurality of upstanding walls on the upper surface for engaging the sides of the leg and securing the support to the leg;
- means for supporting the bottom of the leg so that the leg bottom is spaced above the top surface of the support a sufficient distance to permit drainage of water under the leg whereby to prevent dryrot to the leg;
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- wherein the plurality of upstanding walls forms a cross, the cross having a first dimension between a first pair of the plurality of upstanding walls greater than a second dimension between a second pair of the plurality of upstanding walls and a spacer is inserted within the cross to provide for attachment of a circular said leg.
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A method for supporting a furniture leg comprising the steps of;
- forming a unitary molded element, the element having an upper and lower surface each with an area at least five time greater that the area of the bottom of the leg;
- forming a first upstanding wall in parallel with a second upstanding wall on the molded element;
- forming a third upstanding wall in parallel with a fourth upstanding wall on the molded element, the third and fourth walls perpendicular to and at a distance closer than the distance between the first and second walls;
- securing the furniture leg between one of at least the first and second and third and fourth walls;
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- supporting the leg on a rib at a point higher than the surface of the molded element above the upper surface of the molded element to permit drainage of water under the leg whereby to prevent dryrot.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.