Abstract An artificial outdoor lawn is formed by interconnecting a plurality of lawn elements, each lawn element including a pin which is adapted to be received within a mating opening provided in an adjacent lawn element, thereby to produce said interconnection. Projections are provided on the underside of each element to provide a clearance area beneath the lawn element when it is supported on a surface, thereby to permit drainage of water from said element. The appearance and density of natural grass is effectively simulated by providing a plurality of tufts of artificial grass blades in different arrangements over the upper portion of the lawn and by appropriately configuring the upper surface of the base from which said tufts extend.
The lawn element of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of randomly arranged ridges formed on the upper surface of said base, thereby to more perfectly simulate the texture of a natural lawn.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
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An artificial lawn element adapted to be placed on a supporting surface in conjunction with other similar elements to simulate the appearance of a natural grass area, said lawn element comprising a base, a plurality of tufts in the form of blades of grass projecting upwardly from said base, a portion of said tufts being arranged in essentially two concentric circles, and a plurality of randomly oriented ridges formed on the upper surface of said base thereby to simulate the texture of a natural lawn.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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An artificial lawn element adapted to be placed on a supporting surface in conjunction with other similar lawn elements to simulate the appearance of a natural grass area, said elements comprising a base, grass simulating means projecting upwardly from said base, and a plurality of randomly arranged ridges formed on the upper surface of said base, thereby to simulate the texture of a natural lawn.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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A lawn element adapted for use in the formation of an artificial lawn simulating the appearance of a natural lawn, said lawn element comprising a base, and grass simulating means extending upwardly from said base, said simulating means comprising a plurality of tufts comprising a plurality of artificial grass blades arranged essentially in a plurality of pairs of concentric circles, the blades of the outer circle being of a substantially different length than the blades of the inner circle.