Landscape border system

• US 10,064,348 B1
• Filed: 10/17/2017
• Issued: 09/04/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 10/17/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Orlando Borras
• Original Assignee: Orlando Borras
• Inventors: Borras, Orlando
• Primary Examiner(s): Glessner, Brian E
• Assistant Examiner(s): Barlow, Adam G
• Application Number:
  US15/785,636
• Time in Patent Office: 322 Days
• Field of Search: 52102, 521695
• CPC Class Codes: A01G 25/00 Watering gardens, fields, sports grounds or the like special apparatus or adaptations for fertilising-liquids A01C23/00; nozzles or outlets, spraying apparatus B05B
• CPC Class Codes: A01G 9/28 Raised beds; Planting beds; Edging elements for beds, lawn or the like, e.g. tiles
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 15/622 ground-penetrating

Abstract

A landscape bordering system is presented herein. In particular, the system is installed on the border or edges of lawn or grass, next to an adjacent sidewalk, walkway, paver, pavement, driveway, patio, fence, etc. The border includes a body defining a substantially flat top surface and an interior portion. A mounting assembly may be disposed on the interior of the body allowing for additional modules, such as sprinklers or lights, to be selectively installed therein. Additional features include a channel continuously disposed longitudinally along an outer exposed side of the top surface of the body. The channel may be disposed substantially proximate to a front edge of the top surface (e.g., adjacent to the edge of the grass or lawn). In this manner, a user may decide to spray, pour, or dispense an amount of herbicide or other chemical into the channel along the length of the border.

Claims

1. A landscape border comprising:

a body defining a top surface, a back surface, a lower bottom surface, an intermediate bottom surface, and an upward surface,

said top surface, said back surface, said lower bottom surface, said intermediate bottom surface and said upward surface at least partially defining an interior portion, said interior portion comprising a lower extended portion and an intermediate portion,

said top surface comprising a front edge disposable along a lawn, and a back edge terminating at said back surface, said lower bottom surface, said intermediate bottom surface, and said back surface being disposed underground,

said lower extended portion of said interior portion of said body is disposed below a mounting assembly and is defined by a portion of said back surface, said lower bottom surface, and said upward surface,

said lower bottom surface comprises a plurality of drainage holes disposed there through,

said intermediate portion is at least partially defined by said intermediate bottom surface, said intermediate bottom surface comprising a plurality of anchoring holes adapted to allow plant roots to grow there through for anchoring said body to the ground, and

a channel disposed along at least a portion of an outer exposed side of said top surface of said body, said channel being at least substantially proximate and parallel to said front edge of said top surface.

2. The landscape border as recited in claim 1 wherein said at least one channel is disposed substantially along said outer exposed side of said top surface.

3. The landscape border as recited in claim 1 wherein said at least one channel is continuously disposed along said outer exposed side of said top surface between oppositely disposed side edges thereof.

4. The landscape border as recited in claim 1 wherein said channel comprises a v-shaped configuration.

5. The landscape border as recited in claim 1 wherein said mounting assembly is configured to engage a corresponding mounting portion of a module selectively disposed therein.

6. The landscape border as recited in claim 5 wherein said mounting assembly continuously extends longitudinally between opposite terminating sides of said body, wherein the module can be selectively disposed at any location along said top surface of said body between said oppositely disposed side edges and in an aligned relation with said mounting assembly.

7. The landscape border as recited in claim 5 wherein said mounting assembly comprises at least one rail disposed longitudinally within said interior portion of said body.

8. The landscape border as recited in claim 6 wherein said mounting assembly comprises at least two rails disposed longitudinally within said interior portion of said body, said at least two rails defining an opening there between through which the module is disposed.

9. A landscape border comprising:

a body comprising an interior portion defined by a top surface, a back surface, and at least one bottom surface, said top surface, said back surface and said at least one bottom surface at least partially defining and an interior portion,

said top surface comprising a front edge disposable along a lawn, and a back edge terminating at said back surface, said at least one bottom surface and said back surface being disposed underground while said top surface is at least partially exposed above ground,

a channel continuously disposed longitudinally along an outer exposed side of said top surface of said body, said channel being disposed at least substantially proximate to said front edge of said top surface and adapted to receive an amount of herbicide therein,

a mounting assembly disposed within said interior portion of said body for selectively engaging a corresponding portion of a module selectively installed through said top surface and at least partially into said interior portion of said body,

wherein said mounting assembly continuously extends longitudinally between opposite terminating sides of said body, wherein the module can be selectively disposed at any location along said top surface of said body and in an aligned relation with said mounting assembly,

wherein the module comprises a sprinkler head, and wherein a water pipe is disposed within said interior portion of said body and fluidically connected to the sprinkler head.

10. The landscape border as recited in claim 9 wherein said at least one bottom surface comprises a plurality of holes adapted to allow plant roots to grow there through for anchoring said body to the ground.

11. The landscape border as recited in claim 9 further comprising at least one anchoring channel configured to receive an anchor there through.

12. The landscape border as recited in claim 11 wherein said anchoring channel is disposed vertically along a portion of said back surface.