Landscaping structure system

• US 6,173,906 B1
• Filed: 12/28/1999
• Issued: 01/16/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: John K. Von Kerens
• Original Assignee: John K. Von Kerens
• Inventors: Von Kerens, John K.
• Primary Examiner(s): Morris, Lesley D.
• Application Number:
  US09/473,729
• Time in Patent Office: 385 Days
• Field of Search: 239/273, 239/276, 239/279, 239/200, 239/201, 239/204, 239/536, 521/02, 47/33
• US Class Current: 239/273
• 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 15/60 Arrangements for mounting, supporting or holding spraying apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 17/1413 Post-and-rail fences, e.g. without vertical cross-members
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 17/1452 the ends of the rails are fixed on the lateral sides of the posts

Abstract

A landscaping structure system for building landscaping structures on property to decorate around buildings and the like. The landscaping structure system includes a number of timber elements formed from plastic or the like that are interconnectable to for a desired structure. Some of the timber members include structural cavities and channels for the installation of landscaping elements such as sprinkler systems and ornamental lighting systems.

Claims

1. A landscaping structure system comprising:

a number of straight fill timber sections, a number of right angle fill timber sections, a number of straight accessory timber sections, a number of right angle accessory timber sections, a length of sprinkler feed hose having a first diameter, and a number of vertical anchor members having a second diameter;

each of the number of straight fill timber sections, the number of right angle fill timber sections, the number of straight accessory timber sections, and the number of right angle accessory timber sections having a sprinkler feed hose channel formed into an interior sidewall adjacent each end thereof being of a feed hose channel diameter sized to friction fit receive a section of the length of sprinkler feed hose, each sprinkler feed hose channel having a semicircular channel cross section of with an angular displacement of between 190 and 220 degrees such that a section of the length of sprinkler feed hose is held in place once snap fit therein;

each of the number of straight fill timber sections, the number of right angle fill timber sections, the number of straight accessory timber sections, and the number of right angle accessory timber sections having a plurality of vertical anchor member receiving apertures formed therethrough between top and bottom timber section surfaces and positioned such that at least one vertical anchor member receiving aperture of one timber section is alignable with at least one vertical anchor member receiving aperture of a second timber section supported thereon to build a structure to allow a vertical anchor member to be positioned through the aligned vertical anchor member receiving apertures and into the ground to anchor multiple timber sections in place;

each of the number of straight accessory timber sections and the number of right angle accessory timber sections also including a conduit channel formed into a bottom surface thereof along the entire length thereof, an accessory positioning cavity formed into a top surface thereof, a removable cap member for covering an opening through the top surface into the accessory positioning cavity, and a connecting passageway formed in connection between the accessory positioning cavity and the conduit channel.

2. The landscaping structure system of claim 1 wherein:

a number of the accessory positioning cavities each have a water sprinkler head accessory positioned therein.

3. The landscaping structure system of claim 1 wherein:

a number of the accessory positioning cavities each have a lamp fixture positioned therein.

4. The landscaping structure system of claim 1 wherein:

a number of post portions having a number of timber member receiving brackets secured to a sidewall thereof, each timber member receiving bracket being sized to receive an end of a timber member;

each of the timber member receiving brackets including vertical post member attachment apertures and a conduit connecting aperture provided through a back surface thereof and two timber section attachment apertures formed through opposed bracket sidewalls.

5. A landscaping structure system comprising:

a number of straight fill timber sections, a number of right angle fill timber sections, a number of curved fill timber sections, a number of straight accessory timber sections, a number of right angle accessory timber sections, a number of curved accessory timber sections, a length of sprinkler feed hose having a first diameter, and a number of vertical anchor members having a second diameter;

each of the number of straight fill timber sections, the number of right angle fill timber sections, the number of curved fill timber sections, the number of straight accessory timber sections, the number of right angle accessory timber sections, and the number of curved accessory timber sections having a sprinkler feed hose channel formed into an interior sidewall adjacent each end thereof being of a feed hose channel diameter sized to friction fit receive a section of the length of sprinkler feed hose, each sprinkler feed hose channel having a semicircular channel cross section of with an angular displacement of between 190 and 220 degrees such that a section of the length of sprinkler feed hose is held in place once snap fit therein;

each of the number of straight fill timber sections, the number of right angle fill timber sections, the number of curved fill timber sections, the number of straight accessory timber sections, the number of curved accessory timber sections and the number of right angle accessory timber sections having a plurality of vertical anchor member receiving apertures formed therethrough between top and bottom timber section surfaces and positioned such that at least one vertical anchor member receiving aperture of one timber section is alignable with at least one vertical anchor member receiving aperture of a second timber section supported thereon to build a structure to allow a vertical anchor member to be positioned through the aligned vertical anchor member receiving apertures and into the ground to anchor multiple timber sections in place;

each of the number of straight accessory timber sections, the number of curved accessory timber sections and the number of right angle accessory timber sections also including a conduit channel formed into a bottom surface thereof along the entire length thereof, an accessory positioning cavity formed into a top surface thereof, a removable cap member for covering an opening through the top surface into the accessory positioning cavity, and a connecting passageway formed in connection between the accessory positioning cavity and the conduit channel.

6. The landscaping structure system of claim 5 wherein:

a number of the accessory positioning cavities each have a water sprinkler head accessory positioned therein.

7. The landscaping structure system of claim 5 wherein:

a number of the accessory positioning cavities each have a lamp fixture positioned therein.

8. The landscaping structure system of claim 5 wherein:

a number of post portions having a number of timber member receiving brackets secured to a sidewall thereof, each timber member receiving bracket being sized to receive an end of a timber member;

each of the timber member receiving brackets including vertical post member attachment apertures and a conduit connecting aperture provided through a back surface thereof and two timber section attachment apertures formed through opposed bracket sidewalls.