Lawn edging device

Claim 2

A dual-purpose lawn edging device serving as a grass stop and a track for a lawn mower wheel, said device comprising, a main strip, a side wall extending upwardly from one side edge of said strip, with said side wall having a top ridge, an extension which extends downwardly from said ridge to define a supporting leg for said device which is adapted to be embedded in the ground to hold said device in position, and integral gusset means provided in said strip enabling bending of said strip in an arcuate path which is substantially coplanar with the plane of said strip and enabling arranging said device in an arcuate path, said gusset means being free of openings thereby preventing grass from growing therethrough, said strip being sufficiently wide to define said track and said side wall serving as a guide for said lawn mower wheel yet enabling comparatively easy crossing of said wheel thereover.

Claim 3

A dual-purpose lawn edging device serving as a grass stop and a track for a lawn mower wheel, said device comprising, a main strip, a side wall extending upwardly from one side edge of said strip, with said side wall having a top ridge, an extension which extends downwardly from said ridge to define a supporting leg for said device which is adapted to be embedded in the ground to hold said device in position, and integral gusset means enabling bending of said strip in an arcuate path which is substantially coplanar with the plane of said strip to thereby enable arranging said device in an arcuate path, said gusset means comprising a plurality of roughly triangular gussets each having opposite side edges foldably conneCted to associated portions of said strip and having a fold line therein arranged between its opposite edges to define a pair of triangular planar sections having an initial dihedral angle therebetween when adjacent sections of said device are arranged in a rectilinear path, said angle becoming less acute upon bending said adjacent sections in one direction and more acute upon bending said adjacent sections in an opposite direction, said strip being sufficiently wide to define said track and said side wall serving as a guide for said lawn mower wheel yet enabling comparatively easy crossing of said wheel thereover.

Claim 4

A dual-purpose lawn edging device serving as a grass stop and a track for a lawn mower wheel, said device comprising, a main strip, a side wall extending upwardly from one side edge of said strip, with said side wall having a top ridge, an extension which extends downwardly from said ridge to define a supporting leg for said device which is adapted to be embedded in the ground to hold said device in position, and integral gusset means enabling bending of said strip in an arcuate path which is substantially coplanar with the plane of said strip to thereby enable arranging said device in an arcuate path, said gusset means comprising a plurality of roughly triangular gussets each having opposite side edges foldably conneCted to associated portions of said strip and having a fold line therein arranged between its opposite edges to define a pair of triangular planar sections having an initial dihedral angle therebetween when adjacent sections of said device are arranged in a rectilinear path, said angle becoming less acute upon bending said adjacent sections in one direction and more acute upon bending said adjacent sections in an opposite direction, said strip being sufficiently wide to define said track and said side wall serving as a guide for said lawn mower wheel yet enabling comparatively easy crossing of said wheel thereover.

Claim 5

A device as set forth in claim 2 in which said strip is comprised of a plurality of spaced trapezoidal sections provided with a triangular gusset foldably connected between each immediately adjacent pair of trapezoidal sections, said side wall is comprised of a plurality of spaced portions with each portion extending upwardly from the shorter of the parallel sides of its associated trapezoidal section and each side wall portion terminating in a corresponding portion of said top ridge and having a corresponding portion of said extension extending therebeneath.

Claim 6

A dual-purpose lawn edging device serving as a grass stop and a track for a lawn mower wheel, said device comprising, a main strip, a first and a second side wall extending upwardly from opposite side edges of said strip with each of said side walls having a top ridge, an extension which extends downwardly from each ridge to define a pair of supporting legs on opposite sides of said device which are adapted to be embedded in the ground to hold said device in position, and integral gusset means provided in said strip enabling bending of said strip in an arcuate path which is substantially coplanar with the plane of said strip and enabling arranging said device in an arcuate path, said gusset means being free of openings, said strip being sufficiently wide to define said track, said first side wall having a given height above said strip and serving as a guide for said lawn mower wheel yet enabling comparatively easy crossing of said wheel thereover, said second side wall having a height above said main strip which is greater than said given height and said second side wall serving as a stop to prevent easy crossing of said wheel thereover, whereby said device has a guide for said wheel along one side thereof and a stop for said wheel along its opposite side.

Claim 7

A dual-purpose lawn edging device serving as a grass stop and a track for a lawn mower wheel, said device comprising, a main strip, a first and a second side wall extending upwardly from opposite side edges of said strip with each of said side walls having a top ridge, an extension which extends downwardly from each ridge to define a pair of supporting legs on opposite sides of said device which are adapted to be embedded in the ground to hold said device in position, and integral gusset means provided in said strip enabling bending of said strip in an arcuate path which is substantially coplanar with the plane of said strip and enabling arranging said device in an arcuate path, said gusset means being free of openings, said strip being sufficiently wide to define said track, said first side wall having a given height above said strip and serving as a guide for said lawn mower wheel yet enabling comparatively easy crossing of said wheel thereover, said second side wall having a height above said main strip which is greater than said given height and said second side wall serving as a stop to prevent easy crossing of said wheel thereover, whereby said device has a guide for said wheel along one side thereof and a stop for said wheel along its opposite side.

Claim 8

A dual-purpose lawn edging device serving as a grass stop and a track for a lawn mower wheel, said device comprising, a main strip, a first and a second side wall extending upwardly from opposite side edges of said strip with each of said side walls having a top ridge, an extension which extends downwardly from each ridge to define a pair of supporting legs on opposite sides of said device which are adapted to be embedded in the ground to hold said device in position, and integral gusset means enabling bending of said strip in an arcuate path which is substantially coplanar with the plane of said strip to thereby enable arranging said device in an arcuate path, said gusset means comprising a plurality of roughly triangular gussets each having opposite side edges foldably connected to associated portions of said strip and having a fold line therein arranged between its opposite edges to define a pair of triangular planar sections having an initial dihedral angle therebetween when adjacent sections of said device are arranged in a rectilinear path, said angle becoming less acute upon bending said adjacent sections in one direction and more acute upon bending said adjacent sections in an opposite direction, said strip being sufficiently wide to define said track, said first side wall having a given height above said strip and serving as a guide for said lawn mower wheel yet enabling comparatively easy crossing of said wheel thereover, said second side wall having a height above said main strip which is greater than said given height and saId second side wall serving as a stop to prevent easy crossing of said wheel thereover, whereby said device has a guide for said wheel along one side thereof and a stop for said wheel along its opposite side.

Claim 9

A dual-purpose lawn edging device serving as a grass stop and a track for a lawn mower wheel, said device comprising, a main strip, a first and a second side wall extending upwardly from opposite side edges of said strip with each of said side walls having a top ridge, an extension which extends downwardly from each ridge to define a pair of supporting legs on opposite sides of said device which are adapted to be embedded in the ground to hold said device in position, and integral gusset means enabling bending of said strip in an arcuate path which is substantially coplanar with the plane of said strip to thereby enable arranging said device in an arcuate path, said gusset means comprising a plurality of roughly triangular gussets each having opposite side edges foldably connected to associated portions of said strip and having a fold line therein arranged between its opposite edges to define a pair of triangular planar sections having an initial dihedral angle therebetween when adjacent sections of said device are arranged in a rectilinear path, said angle becoming less acute upon bending said adjacent sections in one direction and more acute upon bending said adjacent sections in an opposite direction, said strip being sufficiently wide to define said track, said first side wall having a given height above said strip and serving as a guide for said lawn mower wheel yet enabling comparatively easy crossing of said wheel thereover, said second side wall having a height above said main strip which is greater than said given height and saId second side wall serving as a stop to prevent easy crossing of said wheel thereover, whereby said device has a guide for said wheel along one side thereof and a stop for said wheel along its opposite side.

Claim 10

A device as set forth in claim 5 in which said strip is comprised of a plurality of spaced trapezoidal sections provided with a triangular gusset foldably connected between each immediately adjacent pair of trapezoidal sections, said first side wall is comprised of a plurality of spaced portions with each portion extending upwardly from the shorter of the parallel sides of its associated trapezoidal section and each first side wall portion terminating in a corresponding portion of its associated top ridge and having a corresponding portion of its extension extending therebeneath.

Claim 11

A device as set forth in claim 6 in which each of said top ridges has an outwardly convex configuration of substantially semicircular cross-sectional configuration which serves to reinforce its associated side wall.