Lawn edging system

Claim 1

In a landscape edging, the combination comprising (a) multiple, elongated, concrete strips extending end-to-end, to form joints therebetween, each strip having a top, bottom, opposite sides and opposite ends, (b) multiple fasteners carried by said strips, each strip having opposite end portions from each of which two fasteners project sidewardly from the side of the strips, (c) elongated ties to which the fasteners are connected, each tie extending at the sides of two successive strips and bridging the joint therebetween, to hold the strips in endwise assembled relation and to prevent misalignment between the strips, successive strips interconnected by one tie, (d) each tie being connected to four fasteners, two of which project from one strip and two of which project from the next successive strip, (e) and including sleeves extending protectively about the fasteners within each strip, the sleeves extending to opposite side faces of the strips, and (f) each strip containing a reinforcing bar that extends endwise therein and is everywhere spaced from said fasteners, but is located generally in alignment with the fasteners.