Furniture leg and attaching means

Claim 1

AN ASSEMBLY OF A FURNITURE LEG AND LEG ATTACHING MEANS, SAID LEG INCLUDING A SHANK PORTION AND TO TOP PORTHE TOP PORTION INCLUDING A SUBSTANTIALLY PLANAR SECTION HAVING A PAIR OF PERIPHERAL SIDE EDGES AND A PAIR OF OPPOSED PERIPHERAL END EDGES, THE SHANK PORTION OF SAID LEG EXTENDING FROM ONE SURFACE OF SAID PLANAR SECTION; AND SAID LEG ATTACHING MEANS COMPRISING A PLATE HAVING AT LEAST ONE SURFACE ADAPTED TO ENGAGE A SURFACE OF A PIECE OF FURNITURE TO BE SUPPORTED, A PAIR OF SPACED TRACK FORMING MEMBERS DEPENDING DOWNWARDLY FROM THE SURFACE OPPOSITE TO THE SURFACE ADAPTED TO ENGAGE THE FURNITURE AND HAVING LIPS WHICH EXTEND TOWARD EACH OTHER TO DEFINE SAID TRACKS, SAID TRACK FORMING MEMBERS SPACED APART A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT TO RECEIVE AND SNUGLY ENGAGE RESPECTIVE ONES OF THE PAIR OF OPPOSED PERIPHERAL SIDE EDGES OF THE PLANAR SECTION OF SAID LEG, AND A PAIR OF SPACED DOWNWARDLY DEPENDING STOP MEMBERS, SAID STOP MEMBERS SPACED APART A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT TO ENGAGE RESPECTIVE ONES OF THE PAIR OF OPPOSED PERIPHERAL END EDGES OF THE PLANAR SECTION OF SAID LEG TO THEREBY FIRMLY ATTACH SAID LEG TO SAID LEG ATTACHING MEANS, SAID STOP MEMBERS BEING POSITIONED ON THE SAME SIDE OF SAID PLATE AS THE TRACK FORMING MEMBERS AT OPPOSITE END PORTIONS OF THE PLATE IN SPACED RELATION TO THE RESPECTIVE ENDS OF THE TRACK FORMING MEMBERS, SAID STOP MEMBERS EXTENDING NORMALLY AWAY FROM SAID PLATE WHEREBY ASSEMBLING OF THE SAID LEG ONTO THE SAID ATTACHING PLATE REQUIRES A FLEXING OF THE PLANAR SECTION.