Anti-skid foot assembly

Abstract

An anti-skid foot assembly comprises an anti-skid foot having a closed end and an open end, the closed end configured to rest on a support surface when the anti-skid foot is secured to a device, and wherein the open end comprises an internally threaded cavity for threadably securing the anti-skid foot to the device.

1 . An anti-skid foot assembly, comprising:
 an anti-skid foot removably couplable to a device via a threaded member configured to seat against an interior surface of a housing of the device, the anti-skid foot having a closed end and an open end, the closed end configured to rest on a support surface when the anti-skid foot is secured to the device, and wherein the open end comprises an internally threaded cavity for threadably securing the anti-skid foot to the device.   
   
   
       2 . The anti-skid foot assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the anti-skid foot comprises an elastomer portion molded to a rigid substrate. 
   
   
       3 . The anti-skid foot assembly of  claim 2 , wherein the elastomer portion is disposed over at least a portion of the closed end for resting on the support surface. 
   
   
       4 . The anti-skid foot assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the internally threaded cavity comprises a threaded insert fixedly secured therein. 
   
   
       5 . The anti-skid foot assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the anti-skid foot comprises an outer elastomer portion and an inner rigid portion. 
   
   
       6 . The anti-skid foot assembly of  claim 5 , wherein the internally threaded cavity comprises a threaded insert fixedly secured to the inner rigid portion. 
   
   
       7 . An anti-skid foot assembly, comprising:
 a device having a housing; and   an internally threaded anti-skid foot removably couplable to the device via a threaded member configured to seat against an interior surface of the housing and extending outwardly from the housing, the anti-skid foot having a closed end configured to rest on a support surface when the anti-skid foot is coupled to the housing.   
   
   
       8 . The anti-skid foot assembly of  claim 7 , wherein the threaded member extends through an opening formed in the housing to engage the anti-skid foot. 
   
   
       9 . The anti-skid foot assembly of  claim 7 , wherein the anti-skid foot comprises an elastomer portion molded to a rigid substrate. 
   
   
       10 . The anti-skid foot assembly of  claim 7 , wherein the anti-skid foot comprises a threaded insert fixedly secured therein. 
   
   
       11 . The anti-skid foot assembly of  claim 7 , wherein the anti-skid foot comprises an outer elastomer portion and an inner rigid portion. 
   
   
       12 . The anti-skid foot assembly of  claim 7 , wherein the anti-skid foot comprises an elastomer portion overmolded onto a rigid thermoplastic portion. 
   
   
       13 . The anti-skid foot assembly of  claim 7 , wherein the anti-skid foot is disposed at least partially in an cavity formed in the housing. 
   
   
       14 . A method for manufacturing an anti-skid foot assembly, comprising:
 providing a device having a housing; and   removably coupling an internally threaded anti-skid foot to the device with a threaded member configured to seat against an interior surface of the housing and extending outwardly from the housing, the anti-skid foot having a closed end configured to rest on a support surface when the anti-skid foot is coupled to the housing.   
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein coupling the anti-skid foot to the housing comprises threadably engaging the anti-skid foot to a threaded member extending through an opening of the housing. 
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising providing the anti-skid foot having a threaded insert disposed therein. 
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising providing the anti-skid foot having an elastomer portion molded to a rigid substrate. 
   
   
       18 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising providing the anti-skid foot having an outer elastomer portion and an inner rigid portion. 
   
   
       19 . An anti-skid foot assembly, comprising:
 a housing means;   an anti-skid means having an open end and a closed end, the closed end configured to rest on a support surface when the anti-skid means is coupled to the housing means; and   means for threadably coupling the open end of the anti-skid means to the housing means, the means for threadably coupling configured to removably couple the anti-skid means to the housing means and to seat against an interior surface of the housing means.   
   
   
       20 . The anti-skid foot assembly of  claim 19 , wherein the anti-skid means comprises an elastomer means molded onto a rigid substrate means. 
   
   
       21 . An anti-skid foot assembly, comprising:
 an anti-skid foot removably couplable to a device via a threaded member configured to extend through an opening formed in a housing of the device, the anti-skid foot having a closed end and an open end, the closed end configured to rest on a support surface when the anti-skid foot is secured to the device, and wherein the open end comprises an internally threaded cavity for threadably securing the anti-skid foot to the device via the threaded member.   
   
   
       22 . The anti-skid foot assembly of  claim 21 , wherein the internally threaded cavity comprises a threaded insert fixedly secured therein. 
   
   
       23 . The anti-skid foot assembly of  claim 21 , wherein the anti-skid foot comprises an outer elastomer portion and an inner rigid portion.