Landscape edging

• US 6,925,753 B1
• Filed: 09/17/2003
• Issued: 08/09/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 09/17/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Kenneth Wayne Mallory
• Original Assignee: Kenneth Wayne Mallory
• Inventors: Mallory, Kenneth Wayne
• Primary Examiner(s): Gellner, Jeffrey L.
• Application Number:
  US10/666,769
• Time in Patent Office: 692 Days
• Field of Search: 47/33, 571/02, 239/201, 404/6, 404/7
• US Class Current: 47/33
• CPC Class Codes: A01G 25/02 Watering arrangements located above the soil which make use of perforated pipe-lines or pipe-lines with dispensing fittings, e.g. for drip irrigation
• CPC Class Codes: A01G 9/28 Raised beds; Planting beds; Edging elements for beds, lawn or the like, e.g. tiles

Abstract

The disclosure is directed towards a landscape edging system includes a first edging component having a body. The body having a base and a form disposed in the base. The base includes at least one coupling element formed in the base. The at least one coupling element is configured to couple to another coupling element formed in a second body of a second edging component. The first edging component is configured to couple to the second edging component in a serial arrangement. The serial arrangement is repeatable along a length of a landscape feature.

Claims

1. A landscape edging system comprising:

a first edging component having a body including a base, said base including a first end and a second end opposite said first end and said base including an upper surface, a lower surface opposite said upper surface, and a plurality of sides forming a container in conjunction with said upper surface of said base;

a form disposed on said upper surface of said base within said container, wherein said lower surface is configured to contact a ground feature, wherein said form includes at least one conduit disposed in said form; and

at least one coupling member configured to demountably couple with said first edging component proximate one of said first end and said second end, said at least one coupling member including a body having a side wall mounted on a coupling base, a mating portion disposed in said side wall and configured to couple with said first edging component, said coupling base configured to anchor to said ground feature, wherein said at least one coupling member is configured to promote a sealed union between said first edging component and another edging component and another edging component, wherein a fluid tight union is formed containing fluid within said conduit and preventing fluid infiltration into said conduit.

2. The landscape edging system of claim 1 wherein said at least one coupling member is configured to demountably couple with a second edging component forming a serial landscape edging pattern, said serial landscape edging pattern being repeatable.

3. The landscape edging system of claim 1, said at least one conduit configured to contain one of a fluid, an optical conductor and an electrical conductor.

4. The landscape edging system of claim 1 wherein said base and said form include a receiver configured to receive said at least one coupling member.

5. The landscape edging system of claim 1 wherein said at least one coupling member includes an O-ring seal.

6. The landscape edging system of claim 1 wherein said body includes a fluid conduit and an electrical conduit, said fluid conduit configured to fluidly couple with a fluid supply and said electrical conduit configured to electrically couple with an electrical supply.

7. The landscape edging system of claim 1 wherein said body includes a light mount, said light mount adapted to receive a light fixture, said light fixture being one of an internal fixture and an external fixture.

8. The landscape edging system of claim 1 wherein said body includes an irrigation mount, said irrigation mount adapted to receive irrigation components.

9. The landscape edging system of claim 1 wherein said body includes an electrical access cavity, said electrical access cavity configured to allow for service access to electrical equipment disposed in said body.

10. The landscape edging system of claim 1 wherein said form is concrete material.

11. The landscape edging system of claim 1 wherein said upper surface of said base comprises at least one discontinuity configured to provide strength and rigidity to said body.

12. The landscape edging system of claim 11 wherein said at least one discontinuity is an undulated discontinuity.

13. The landscape edging system of claim 11 wherein said at least one discontinuity is a T-shaped discontinuity.

14. The landscape edging system of claim 1 wherein said upper surface of said base comprises at least one stiffening member configured to provide strength and rigidity to said body.

15. The landscape edging system of claim 1 wherein said form comprises at least one reinforcement member configured to provide tensile strength to said first edging component.

16. The landscape edging system of claim 1 wherein said coupling base comprises at least one anchor tab configured to receive anchoring means for anchoring said coupling base to said ground feature.

17. The landscape edging system of claim 1 wherein said form comprises a bottom surface and a top surface opposite said bottom surface, said base conceals the entirety of said bottom surface.