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.

1 . An apparatus for furniture that protects a floor, the apparatus comprising:
 a first plate that abuts the furniture;   a hook material attached to the first plate; and   a first pad equipped with a loop material on two generally flat surfaces, wherein the loop material of one surface of the first pad attaches to the hooks of the first plate, and wherein the first pad is detachable by pulling, and re-attachable by pushing, on the first pad.   
   
   
       2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the first plate defines a hole, the apparatus further comprising:
 a separate fastener that passes through the hole and attaches the first plate to the furniture, wherein the first pad covers the fastener and the first plate.   
   
   
       3 . The apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the hole in the first plate is recessed and the separate fastener is shaped to accommodate the recessed hole. 
   
   
       4 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the first plate further comprises:
 an integral nail fastener, wherein the integral fastener attaches the first plate to the furniture, and wherein the first pad covers the first plate.   
   
   
       5 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a second pad equipped with a loop material on a first surface and a hook material on a second surface, the hook material of the second pad attaching with the loop material of the first pad, wherein the second pad is detachable by pulling, and re-attachable by pushing, on the second pad.   
   
   
       6 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the first plate further comprises a cylindrical side wall to form a cap around a portion of the furniture. 
   
   
       7 . An apparatus for furniture that protects a floor, the apparatus comprising:
 a base plate having a first and a second flat surface;   a base swivel portion pivotably mounted to the second surface of the base plate and having a flat surface to which a hook material is applied; and   a pad having two generally flat opposing surfaces with a loop material on both generally flat surfaces, wherein the loop material from one of the generally flat surfaces attaches to the hook material of the base swivel portion.   
   
   
       8 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the first surface of the base plate has a protruding integral fastener to mount the apparatus to the furniture. 
   
   
       9 . An apparatus for furniture that protects a floor, the apparatus comprising:
 a first plate having a first surface that abuts and attaches to the furniture and a second surface that has loop material attached to it; and   a coaster, wherein the coaster has at least a first surface that is nylon and a second surface that has a hook material that attaches to the loop material of the second surface of the first plate.   
   
   
       10 . The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein the coaster is larger in diameter than the first plate, 
   
   
       11 . The apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein and the diameter of the hook material on the coaster is the same size or smaller than the diameter of the loop material on the second surface of the first plate. 
   
   
       12 . The apparatus of  claim 9 , further comprising:
 a fastener, wherein the fastener attaches the first plate to the furniture and the coaster covers the fastener when the coaster is attached to the first plate.   
   
   
       13 . The apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein the first plate defines a countersunk hole that passes through the center of the surfaces, through which the fastener passes. 
   
   
       14 . A floor-contacting apparatus for a furniture surface, the apparatus comprising:
 a first pad having a first generally flat surface that includes an adhesive layer and a second generally flat surface covered with a loop material, the adhesive layer adheres to the furniture surface.   
   
   
       15 . The floor-contacting apparatus of  claim 14 , further comprising:
 a second pad having a first generally flat surface with a hook material and a second generally flat surface with a loop material, the first surface with the hook material attachable to the second surface of the first pad with the loop material.   
   
   
       16 . The floor-contacting apparatus of  claim 14 , further comprising:
 an entirely nylon disk having a first flat surface with a hook material applied and a second flat surface of exposed nylon, the hook material attachable to the loop material of the second surface of the first pad.   
   
   
       17 . The apparatus of  claim 14 , further comprising:
 a plastic coaster larger in diameter than the first pad, the plastic coaster having a first generally flat surface with a hook material and a second generally flat surface that is exposed plastic, the hook material attachable to the loop material of the second surface of the first pad.   
   
   
       18 . The apparatus of  claim 17 , wherein the hook material of the plastic coaster has a diameter that is smaller than the coaster diameter. 
   
   
       19 . The apparatus of  claim 17 , wherein the hook material of the plastic coaster has a diameter that is the same size as the diameter of the first pad.