Garden edging structure

• US 4,372,079 A
• Filed: 01/22/1981
• Issued: 02/08/1983
• Est. Priority Date: 01/22/1981
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Ann S. Trageser
• Original Assignee: Ann S. Trageser
• Inventors: Trageser, Ann S.
• Primary Examiner(s): FEYRER, JAMES
• Application Number:
  US06/227,184
• Time in Patent Office: 747 Days
• Field of Search: 47/32, 47/33, 47/25, 47/48.5, 404/7, 52/102
• 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

The present invention entails a garden edging structure that surrounds a garden plot and separates the same from grass, vegetation, or soil that might lie outwardly of the garden plot. Specifically, the garden edging structure includes an inner continuous boundary or border that surrounds the garden plot and includes a lower ground engaging portion that anchors the same about the plot, and an aboveground portion that tends to confine soil of the garden plot inwardly of the inner boundary. In addition, an outer boundary or border structure is provided and communicatively associated with said inner boundary structure. More particularly, said outer boundary structure is of a generally horizontal planar type material, such as vinyl, and extends about ground level continuously around said inner boundary. In the case where the garden plot is surrounded by grass, it is seen that said outer boundary would serve to support a portion of a lawn mower such that grass disposed about the outer edge thereof can be easily and cleanly cut.

Claims

1. A garden edging structure for generally surrounding an enclosing a garden plot comprising:

an inner closed border structure for enclosing and extending around a garden plot;

said inner border structure including a series of ground penetrating border member having a first underground portion that is adapted to extend into the ground and to generally anchor said inner border structure about said garden plot and a second portion extending above ground level and generally surrounding said garden plot, said inner border structure further including a series of elongated ground penetrating members of selected length, and wherein there is provided a U-shaped connecting means adapted to be capped in inverted fashion over and about respective joints defined between successive ground penetrating members comprising said inner boundary structure; and

wherein said ground penetrating members of said inner border structure in transverse cross section comprises an elongated member extending into the ground with a lower tapered ground penetrating end and a generally rectangularly shaped upper portion with a flat top exposed surface extending above ground level;

a generally planar horizontally extending outer border structure disposed outwardly and adjacent said inner border structure and extending generally around said garden plot outwardly of said inner border structure, said outer border structure including an elongated, relatively thin strip of material comprising a segment of vinyl material with an ornamental surface provided about the top thereof;

joining means for allowing said outer border structure to join said inner border structure to form a continuous border around said garden plot, said joining means including a slot formed along the outer side of said inner border structure with said slot having a depth at least equal to the thickness of said outer border strip material for receiving the same, and wherein said slot is formed intermediately along the height of said inner border structure such that said slot lies generally at ground level; and

anchoring means engaged with said outer border structure for penetrating into the earth surrounding said garden plot to anchor said outer border structure about said garden plot.

2. The edging structure of claim 1 wherein said anchoring means includes a plurality of rigid screw members adapted to extend through said outer border structure and to engage the underlying earth so as to secure said outer border structure over the underlying earth.

3. The edging structure of claim 2 wherein said ground engaging members of said inner border structure in transverse cross section comprises an elongated member extending into the ground with a tapered ground penetrating end and a generally flat top exposed surface extending aboveground level.