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Mat-like lawngrass for transplantation and methods of manufacture and transplantation of the same
Assignee: Sanyo Turf Co Ltd
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Filing: 1989-12-14
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Granted: 1991-01-08
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Expires: 2009-12-14
Abstract
Abstract The present invention provides mat-like lawngrass for transplantation, which comprises runner-like lawngrass obtained by fraying out sods and sandwiched between a net and a cover member and is obtained by placing the runner-like lawngrass with an adequate density on a net and then covering the runner-like lawngrass with a cover member consisting of a net or a sheet, as well as a method of manufacture of the same mat-like lawngrass and a method of transplanting lawngrass using the same mat-like lawngrass.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoshifumi Miyachi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 07:43
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01C; A01C1/00; A01G; A01G20/00; A01G20/20
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
28 words
Mat-like lawngrass for transplantation comprising runner-like grass of a predetermined density or thickness obtained by fraying out sod pieces and sandwiched between a net and a cover member.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
28 words
Mat-like lawngrass for transplantation comprising runner-like grass of a predetermined density or thickness obtained by fraying out sod pieces and sandwiched between a net and a cover member.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
A mat-like lawngrass for transplantation as claimed in claim 1, wherein said net and cover member are made of a material having a decomposing, deteriorating and/or decaying character.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
A mat-like lawngrass for transplantation as claimed in claim 1, wherein said lawngrass is vegetation propagation lawngrass.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
A mat-like lawngrass for transplantation as claimed in claim 3, wherein said vegetation propagation lawngrass is selected from a group consisting of zoysiagrass and hybrid bermudagrass.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
A mat-like lawngrass for transplantation as claimed in claim 1, wherein a sod is frayed out and dispersed over an area substantially 3 to 20 times the area of said sod.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
A mat-like lawngrass for transplantation as claimed in claim 1, wherein said net has a mesh size sufficient for keeping the dispersed lawngrass and ineffective to interfere with the transplantation.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
35 words
A mat-like lawngrass for transplantation as claimed in claim 1, wherein said net and cover member and net sandwiching lawngrass are coupled together along their edges and/or in inner portions with respect to the edges.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
35 words
A mat-like lawngrass for transplantation as claimed in claim 7, wherein said mat-like lawngrass roll has a core constituted by a cylindrical member made from a metal or plastic material net and having permeable character.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
A mat-like lawngrass for transplantation as claimed in claim 1, which has a suitable length and is would into a roll.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
A mat-like lawngrass for transplantation as claimed in claim 1, wherein said cover member is a net or a sheet.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
17 words
A mat-like lawngrass for transplantation as claimed in claim 1, wherein said cover member is a net.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
99 words
A method of manufacturing mat-like lawngrass for transplantation comprising the steps of cutting lawngrass grown on a lawngrass field to sod pieces, fraying out said sod pieces into runner-like lawngrass using a fraying machine, dispersing said frayed-out lawngrass at a predetermined density over a net, optionally spraying such chemicals as a rooting accelerator, a vegetation accelerator, an anti-wilting agent, an insecticide, a fungicide and a fertilizer over the lawngrass on said net, and then covering said lawngrass with a cover member consisting of a net or a sheet to sandwich the lawngrass between said cover member and said net.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
99 words
A method of manufacturing mat-like lawngrass for transplantation comprising the steps of cutting lawngrass grown on a lawngrass field to sod pieces, fraying out said sod pieces into runner-like lawngrass using a fraying machine, dispersing said frayed-out lawngrass at a predetermined density over a net, optionally spraying such chemicals as a rooting accelerator, a vegetation accelerator, an anti-wilting agent, an insecticide, a fungicide and a fertilizer over the lawngrass on said net, and then covering said lawngrass with a cover member consisting of a net or a sheet to sandwich the lawngrass between said cover member and said net.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
48 words
A method of manufacturing mat-like lawngrass for transplantation as claimed in claim 12, wherein said net and cover member are in the form of rolls and supplied while unwiding said rolls for sandwiching runner-like lawngrass between them to produce a wafer to be taken up into a roll.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
45 words
A method of transplanting lawngrass comprising the steps of laying mat-like lawngrass on a ground surface for transplanting lawngrass thereon, wherein said mat-like lawngrass comprises runner-like lawngrass between a net and a cover member; and providing cover soil and earth gapping for vegetation of lawngrass.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
45 words
A method of transplanting lawngrass comprising the steps of laying mat-like lawngrass on a ground surface for transplanting lawngrass thereon, wherein said mat-like lawngrass comprises runner-like lawngrass between a net and a cover member; and providing cover soil and earth gapping for vegetation of lawngrass.
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