Artificial lawn edging
AssigneeVertedge Ltd
InventorDean Anderson
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Abstract
Lawn edging comprises a segmented elongate member (11) in which segments (11A) are joined in one of its two states by plastic hinges (21) and by thinned regions or cut-outs (23), (24) of base (12) and of arcuate wall member (13). The edging is rigid in that form and can be used to edge a straight boundary between an artificial grass area and another landscape feature. Removal of cut-outs (23, 24) from the connection region between two segments disapplies the flexibility restraint they impose. The segments concerned can then be displaced one relative to the other by articulation at the hinge (21) to accommodate non-linearity such as commonly found in such boundaries. One or more than one connection region can be treated in this way depending on need.
Claims20
An artificial grass edging for use with an artificial lawn having an artificial grass layer, the edging comprising a segmented elongate member in which a given segment of a plurality of segments is connected to one or more adjacent segments of the plurality of segments, wherein each segment has a first face and a second face, the first face for receiving a perimeter edge portion of the artificial grass layer for fixture thereto and the second face for positioning on a ground-support surface, the segments being connected together by connection means provided at a connection region of said elongate member, the connection means comprising:
- first connection means comprising a sprung member including a resilient member having a pair of arms configured to a V-shape that is fixed to a pair of next adjacent segments of the plurality of segments, the resilient member being resiliently hinged to provide an articulation for enabling relative displacement between the pair of next adjacent segments to thereby deform the elongate member at the connection region such that said elongate member can follow a non-linearity in a boundary local to said connection region.
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