LAWN EDGING STRUCTURE

• US 3,788,001 A
• Filed: 06/12/1972
• Issued: 01/29/1974
• Est. Priority Date: 06/12/1972
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Glenn F. Balfanz Jr
• Original Assignee: Glenn F. Balfanz Jr
• Inventors: Balfanz, Glenn F. Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): Bagwill, Robert E.
• Application Number:
  US05/262,117
• Time in Patent Office: 596 Days
• Field of Search: 47/32,33 94/31 404/6-8
• US Class Current: 47/33
• CPC Class Codes: A01G 9/28 Raised beds; Planting beds; Edging elements for beds, lawn or the like, e.g. tiles

Abstract

A plastic extruded lawn edging comprising a T-section including vertical wall and a wide transverse upper head portion which extends inwardly of the wall toward the flower bed and outwardly toward the grass and provides a shade area to prevent the growth of vegetation. In one embodiment a C-shaped connector interconnects the ends of adjacent sections. Another embodiment utilizes a connector which bridges the wall portion of adjacent sections and is slidably fitted between the head of the T and an angled anchor flange at the bottom of the walls.

Claims

1. A divider assembly for landscaping comprising extruded end to end positioned sections of plastic material, each section having an upper head portion comprising elongated head flange means adapted to lay upon the ground, a vertical divider wall beneath the head flange means connected thereto and centered between the lateral edges thereof, said head flange means extending laterally with respect to said vertical wall, anchor flange means connected to the bottom edge of the wall and projecting laterally beyond at least one side thereof at an acute angle thereto and opposing said head flange means, and a connector of C-shape in crosssection telescoped over portions of the head flange means at adjacent ends of said sections.

2. The invention according to claim 1 and said head flange means of each section comprising flanges extending from the upper edge of the respective said wall beyond opposite sides thereof and diverging downwardly.

3. The invention according to claim 1 and a connector panel fitted between said anchor flange means and head flange means at its lower and upper edges and interconnecting said sections.

4. A divider assembly for landscaping comprising end to end positioned sections of plastic material, each section having an upper head portion comprising horizontally elongated head flange means adapted to lay upon the ground, a vertical divider wall beneath the head flange means connected thereto and centered between the lateral edges thereof, anchor flange meAns intergral with the bottom edge of the wall and projecting laterally thereof diagonally upwardly from the wall on at least one side thereof, each of said head flange means comprising a horizontally disposed strip of material having an upper side with a longitudinal combination expansion and lubrication groove in its upper side, and a C-shaped connector sleeved endwise onto said strip and having a horizontal upper wall overlying the upper side of said strip and having depending lateral flanges embracing said strip along its lateral edges and having reentrant bottom flanges underlying the bottom side of said strip at opposite sides of said wall and defining a slot therebetween.

5. The invention according to claim 4 and a connector panel extending from said slot to the angle formed by said anchor flange and said vertical wall.

6. The invention according to claim 5 and said panel having upper and lower stiffener beads at the upper and lower edges thereof, and additional anchor flange means integral with said divider wall and extending oppositely therefrom with respect to said first mentioned anchor flange means.

7. The invention according to claim 6 and said flange means at the upper and lower ends of said wall being flexible and adapted to be deflected to accommodate frost heaving without breaking.