Furniture attachment component for surface protectors

Abstract

A surface protector includes a surface protector base, a hollow nail attachment component embedded within the surface protector base, and a pad adjacent the surface protector base. The hollow nail attachment component includes a base, an upper edge protruding from the surface protector base, and a wall extending between the base and the upper edge. In some examples, the upper edge is serrated. The upper edge can be configured to attach to a piece of furniture.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A surface protector, comprising:
 (a) a surface protector base;   (b) a hollow nail attachment component embedded within the surface protector base, the hollow nail attachment component comprising:
 (i) a base; 
 (ii) an upper edge protruding from the surface protector base, the upper edge being configured to attach to a piece of furniture; and 
 (iii) a wall extending between the base and the upper edge; and 
   (c) a pad adjacent the surface protector base.   
     
     
         2 . The surface protector of  claim 1 , wherein the upper edge of the hollow nail attachment component comprises a serrated upper edge. 
     
     
         3 . The surface protector of  claim 2 , wherein the serrated upper edge comprises a wavy-shaped upper edge. 
     
     
         4 . The surface protector of  claim 2 , wherein the serrated upper edge comprises a structure selected from a group consisting of a sawtooth structure, a jagged structure, a crenated structure, and a scalloped structure. 
     
     
         5 . The surface protector of  claim 1 , wherein the base of the hollow nail attachment component comprises a flange. 
     
     
         6 . The surface protector of  claim 5 , wherein the flange is oriented outwardly from the wall of the hollow nail attachment component. 
     
     
         7 . The surface protector of  claim 5 , wherein the flange is oriented inwardly from the wall of the hollow nail attachment component. 
     
     
         8 . The surface protector of  claim 1 , wherein the pad comprises felt. 
     
     
         9 . The surface protector of  claim 1 , wherein the upper edge of the hollow nail attachment component comprises an upper edge footprint and the base of the hollow nail attachment component comprises a base footprint, the base footprint being larger than the upper edge footprint. 
     
     
         10 . A surface protector, comprising:
 (a) a surface protector base;   (b) a hollow nail attachment component embedded within the surface protector base, the hollow nail attachment component comprising:
 (i) a base including a flange; 
 (ii) a serrated upper edge protruding from the surface protector base, the serrated upper edge configured to attach to a piece of furniture; and 
 (iii) a wall extending between the base and the serrated upper edge forming a circular perimeter; and 
   (c) a pad adjacent the surface protector base.   
     
     
         11 . The surface protector of  claim 10 , wherein the flange is oriented outwardly from the wall of the hollow nail attachment component. 
     
     
         12 . The surface protector of  claim 11 , wherein the outwardly oriented flange comprises a flange footprint and the serrated upper edge comprises an upper edge footprint, the flange footprint being larger than the upper edge footprint. 
     
     
         13 . The surface protector of  claim 10 , wherein the flange is oriented inwardly from the wall of the hollow nail attachment component. 
     
     
         14 . The surface protector of  claim 13 , wherein the inwardly oriented flange comprises a flange footprint and the serrated upper edge comprises an upper edge footprint, the flange footprint being smaller than the upper edge footprint. 
     
     
         15 . The surface protector of  claim 10 , wherein the pad comprises felt. 
     
     
         16 . The surface protector of  claim 10 , wherein the serrated upper edge comprises a structure selected from a group consisting of a sawtooth structure, a jagged structure, a crenated structure, and a scalloped structure. 
     
     
         17 . A method of manufacturing a surface protector, comprising:
 (a) providing a hollow nail attachment component comprising:
 (i) a base; 
 (ii) an upper edge configured to attach to a piece of furniture; and 
 (iii) a wall extending between the base and the upper edge; 
   (b) molding a surface protector base over the hollow nail attachment component such that the upper edge of the hollow nail attachment component protrudes from the surface protector base; and   (c) securing the surface protector base to a pad.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein securing the surface protector base to a pad comprises adhering the surface protector base to a pad. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the base of the hollow nail attachment component comprises a flange. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein molding the surface protector base over the hollow nail attachment component comprises embedding the flange into the surface protector base.