Kits for creating artistic works on residential lawns

• US 7,334,518 B2
• Filed: 11/02/2005
• Issued: 02/26/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/02/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Grass Graffiti, LLC
• Original Assignee: Grass Graffiti, LLC
• Inventors: Bizzell, Daniel Lee, Cox, Brian, Fields, Riley C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Culler; Jill E.
• Application Number:
  US11/163,888
• Publication Number:
  US 20070095220A1
• Time in Patent Office: 846 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 101/127
• CPC Class Codes: B44D 2/002 Kits for drawing or painting
• CPC Class Codes: B44D 2/007 using stencils in artistic drawing or painting operations

Abstract

A kit for creating an artistic work on a residential lawn includes: first and second lawn stencils; first and second containers of paint of first and second colors; and a plurality of stakes. The stakes are used to anchor the lawn stencils to the lawn, and the paint is used to apply layers of paint over the lawn stencils, which in turn applies layers of the paint in desired patterns on the lawn. Each lawn stencil includes a pattern of openings therein, which pattern corresponds to one or more design elements of the artwork to be applied to the lawn using the paint. Additional lawn stencils and containers of paint also may be included in this aspect. Proper orientation of each lawn stencil of the kit is insured by proper orientation and alignment of an indication of orientation and alignment locations, which each lawn stencil includes.

Claims

1. A kit for creating an artistic work on a lawn, comprising:

(a) a lawn stencil;

(b) a container of paint;

(c) a plurality of stakes for anchoring the lawn stencil to the lawn, at least one of the plurality of stakes including a plurality of circumferential flanges, each circumferential flange extending in a parallel relation to another circumferential flange of the stake and disposed orthogonal to a longitudinal axis of the stake; and

(d) a container in which the lawn stencil, the container of paint, and the plurality of stakes are disposed;

(e) wherein the lawn stencil includes a pattern of openings used to apply a design element of the artwork to the lawn when the paint is sprayed over the lawn stencil anchored to the lawn.

2. The kit of claim 1, wherein the container of paint comprises an aerosol.

3. The kit of claim 1, wherein the container in which the lawn stencil, the container of paint, and the plurality of stakes are disposed comprises a box having a width, length, and height each of which is no greater than about twelve inches.

4. The kit of claim 3, wherein the container in which the lawn stencil, the container of paint, and the plurality of stakes are disposed comprises a box that is about eleven inches in length, about ten and one-half inches in height, and about five and one-quarter inches in width.

5. The kit of claim 1, wherein the lawn stencil includes an anchor opening dimensioned to receive there through said one of the plurality of stakes, and wherein a said circumferential flange of the stake is dimensioned such that, upon extension of the stake through the anchor opening, the stencil is retained between the circumferential flange and the lawn, whereby the circumferential flange keeps the stencil from lifting up off of the lawn.

6. The kit of claim 1, wherein a stake of the plurality of stakes includes a top end thereof that is dimensioned for receipt of the palm of a hand for pushing of the stake into the lawn.

7. The kit of claim 6, wherein the top end of the stake is rounded.

8. The kit of claim 6, wherein the top end of the stake is semi-spherical.

9. The kit of claim 6, wherein the top end of the stake is spherical.

10. The kit of claim 1, wherein the lawn stencil consists of a single sheet of a flexible plastic film.

11. A kit for creating an artistic work on a residential lawn, comprising:

(a) first and second lawn stencils;

(b) first and second containers of paint of first and second colors;

(c) a plurality of stakes for anchoring each of the lawn stencils to the lawn, at least one stake including a plurality of circumferential flanges, each circumferential flange extending in a parallel relation to another circumferential flange of the stake and disposed orthogonal to a longitudinal axis of the stake; and

(d) a container in which the first and second lawn stencils, the first and second containers of paint, and the plurality of stakes are disposed;

(e) wherein the first lawn stencil includes a first pattern of openings used to apply a first design element of the artwork to the lawn when the paint of the first container is applied over the first lawn stencil anchored to the lawn by the stakes; and

(f) wherein the second lawn stencil includes a second pattern of openings used to apply a second design element of the artwork to the lawn when the paint of the second container is applied over the second lawn stencil anchored to the lawn by the stakes.

12. The kit of claim 11, wherein each of the first and second containers of paint comprises an aerosol.

13. The kit of claim 11, wherein the container in which the first and second lawn stencils, the first and second containers of paint, and the plurality of stakes are disposed comprises a box having a width, length, and height each of which is no greater than about twelve inches.

14. The kit of claim 13, wherein each of the first and second lawn stencils is in a rolled configuration in the kit, and wherein each of the first and second lawn stencils is about five feet in height and about five feet in length when unfolded.

15. The kit of claim 13, wherein each of the first and second lawn stencils is in a folded configuration in the kit, and wherein each of the first and second lawn stencils is about five feet in height and about five feet in length when unfolded.

16. The kit of claim 11, wherein each of the first and second lawn stencils includes anchor openings, each anchor opening being dimensioned to receive there through one of the plurality of stakes.

17. The kit of claim 11, wherein the first lawn stencil includes an indication of orientation for proper orientation of the first lawn stencil on the lawn when the first design element of the artwork is to be applied using the first lawn stencil, and wherein the second lawn stencil includes an indication of orientation for proper orientation of the second lawn stencil on the lawn when the second design element of the artwork is to be applied using the second lawn stencil.

18. The kit of claim 11, wherein the first lawn stencil includes at least two alignment locations for proper alignment of the first lawn stencil on the lawn when the first design element of the artwork is to be applied using the first lawn stencil, and wherein the second lawn stencil includes at least two alignment locations for proper alignment of the second lawn stencil on the lawn when the second design element of the artwork is to be applied using the second lawn stencil.

19. The kit of claim 18, wherein the alignment locations of the first lawn stencil comprise anchor openings each of which is dimensioned to receive there through one of the plurality of stakes, and wherein the alignment locations of the second lawn stencil comprise anchor openings each of which is dimensioned to receive there through one of the plurality of stakes.

20. The kit of claim 11, wherein each of the first and second lawn stencils comprises a flexible material having a width between about 2 millimeters and about 6 millimeters.

21. A kit for creating an artistic work on a lawn, comprising:

(a) a lawn stencil;

(b) a container of paint;

(c) a plurality of stakes for anchoring the lawn stencil to the lawn; and

(d) a container in which the lawn stencil, the container of paint, and the plurality of stakes are disposed;

(e) wherein the lawn stencil includes a pattern of openings used to apply a design element of the artwork to the lawn when the paint is sprayed over the lawn stencil anchored to the lawn; and

(f) wherein the openings of the pattern in the lawn stencil represent a large portion of the area of the lawn stencil and the lawn stencil comprises a connecting member that extends across an opening of the pattern of openings for maintaining structural integrity of the lawn stencil and for distributing tension in the lawn stencil when the lawn stencil is fastened to the ground using the stakes.

22. The kit of claim 21, wherein the connecting member conveys tension through a middle portion of the lawn stencil from a first side to a second side of the lawn stencil.

23. The kit of claim 21, wherein the lawn stencil comprises a sheet of a flexible plastic film having a width between about 2 millimeters and about 6 millimeters, and wherein the connecting member comprises a strip of flexible plastic film, the strip constituting part of the sheet.

24. The kit of claim 21, wherein the lawn stencil comprises a sheet of a flexible plastic film and wherein the connecting member comprises a strip of the same plastic film.

25. The kit of claim 24, wherein the connecting member is formed as an integral part of the lawn stencil.

26. The kit of claim 21, wherein the connecting member is attached to the lawn stencil.

27. The kit of claim 21, wherein at least one of the plurality of stakes including a plurality of such circumferential flanges, each circumferential flange extending in a parallel relation to another circumferential flange of the stake and disposed orthogonal to a longitudinal axis of the stake.