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Landscape border
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1992-02-14
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Granted: 1993-11-09
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Expires: 2012-02-14
Abstract
Abstract An improved precast plastic landscape border assembly for use as yard edging, around trees, and in terracing, the assembly comprising a plurality of identical border units. Each border unit has an upper pivotal connector at one end, a connector receiver at the other end, a generally upstanding wall portion, and a stepped horizontal base plate or mower strip, the base plate preferably carrying an angled extension portion.
Inventors
- 👤 Eugene H. Lilley
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 02:14
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01G; A01G9/00; A01G9/28
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
133 words
Apparatus for forming a landscape border, comprising a plurality of identical border members, each member comprising: a generally horizontal base of uniform thickness, having an upper and a lower surface elevation, said upper elevation being approximately the thickness of the base higher than the lower elevation; a first wall fixed to and upstanding from said horizontal base; an upper planar surface fixed to the upper end of said first wall, one end of said upper planar surface being provided with a pivot receptacle, the other end of said upper planar surface being provided with a pivotal connector adapted for insertion in said pivot receptacle; and a second wall fixed to and upstanding from said planar surface, adjacent and fixed to said first upstanding wall and said pivot receptacle, said second wall being rounded.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
133 words
Apparatus for forming a landscape border, comprising a plurality of identical border members, each member comprising: a generally horizontal base of uniform thickness, having an upper and a lower surface elevation, said upper elevation being approximately the thickness of the base higher than the lower elevation; a first wall fixed to and upstanding from said horizontal base; an upper planar surface fixed to the upper end of said first wall, one end of said upper planar surface being provided with a pivot receptacle, the other end of said upper planar surface being provided with a pivotal connector adapted for insertion in said pivot receptacle; and a second wall fixed to and upstanding from said planar surface, adjacent and fixed to said first upstanding wall and said pivot receptacle, said second wall being rounded.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said second wall is a cylindrical wall segment.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein each end of said base of each border member is angled outwardly.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
Apparatus according to claim 3, wherein each end of said base of each border member is angled outwardly from 15 to 45 degrees.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first and second walls of each border member are inclined from the vertical from 0.5 to 20 degrees, said second wall being a frusto-conical wall segment.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
Apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the first and second walls of each border member are inclined from the vertical from 1 to 10 degrees.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a first member is capable of angular orientation up to 60 degrees from alignment with a second member.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
49 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said pivot receptacle includes a vertical hole with a tapered side access to the hole, side access being from 45° to 80° of the circumference of the hole, whereby the pivotal connector may be inserted horizontally into the receptacle with a snap-in effect.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a stiffener member depending downwardly from the rear edge of said upper planar surface.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
Apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the stiffener member depends downwardly and outwardly from the vertical.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
21 words
Apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the angle of the stiffener member is from 0.5 to 20 degrees from the vertical.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
21 words
Apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the angle of the stiffener member is from 1.0 to 8 degrees from the vertical.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
17 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a vertical hole is provided through said lower horizontal base surface.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
16 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the material of construction of each member is rigid plastic.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
18 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the material of construction of each member is resistant to ultraviolet rays.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
56 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the material of each member is selected from the group consisting of fiberglass reinforced plastic, polypropylene, polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride, chlorinated polyvinyl chloride, polyvinylidene fluoride, vinyl esters, epoxy resins, ultra high molecular weight polyethylene, fluorinated ethylene propylene, acrylonitrilebutadiene-styrene, fiberglass reinforced vinyl ester, fiberglass reinforced epoxy, polyphenylene sulfide, and fiberglass reinforced polyvinylchloride.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
22 words
Apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the material contains a filler selected from the group consisting of talc, mica, and calcium carbonate.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
33 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the material of construction of each member is selected from the group consisting of wood, wood by-products, metal, hard rubber, tile, masonry, and highly compressed peat moss,
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
16 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the exterior surface of the border member holds a pattern.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
15 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the exterior surface of the border member is textured.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
15 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the exterior surface of the border member exhibits color.
Claim 23
Independent Claim
117 words
A method of forming a landscape border, comprising: (a) providing a plurality of interconnectable units, each unit having a stepped base plate, an upstanding planar face wall, an upper horizontal planar surface, a pivot pin adjacent one end of the upper planar surface and a pivot receptacle at the opposite end of the upper planar surface, and a frusto-conical wall section adjacent said upstanding wall and said pivot receptacle; (b) determining the number of units required for the assembly; (c) placing a first unit; (d) connecting a second unit to the first unit; (e) orienting the second unit with respect to the first unit; and (f) repeating steps (d) and (e) until the landscape border is completed.
Claim 24
Independent Claim
117 words
A method of forming a landscape border, comprising: (a) providing a plurality of interconnectable units, each unit having a stepped base plate, an upstanding planar face wall, an upper horizontal planar surface, a pivot pin adjacent one end of the upper planar surface and a pivot receptacle at the opposite end of the upper planar surface, and a frusto-conical wall section adjacent said upstanding wall and said pivot receptacle; (b) determining the number of units required for the assembly; (c) placing a first unit; (d) connecting a second unit to the first unit; (e) orienting the second unit with respect to the first unit; and (f) repeating steps (d) and (e) until the landscape border is completed.
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