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US 12,302,809 B2Granted
Interlocking modular planting system for roof applications
AssigneeHortech, Inc.
InventorDavid S. MacKenzie
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Abstract
A method of installing a roof planter assembly includes providing first and second planter modules each including a bottom wall and a plurality of sidewalls that cooperate with the bottom wall to form an interior space adapted to receive plant matter therein, wherein at least a pair of the plurality of sidewalls cooperate to form a corner therebetween, the corner including first and second portions along a length of the corner and having bottom and top edges, respectively, that are entirely horizontally offset and spaced from one another.
Claims16
A roof planter assembly, comprising:
- a first planter module including a bottom wall and a plurality of sidewalls that cooperate with the bottom wall of the first planter module to form an interior space of the first planter module configured to receive plant matter therein, wherein at least a pair of the plurality of sidewalls of the first planter module cooperate to form a first corner therebetween, the first corner including a first portion and a second portion each positioned along a vertical length of the first corner where the second portion extends only partially along a horizontal length of at least two of the sidewalls of the plurality of sidewalls and is offset from the first portion inwardly toward the interior space of the first planter module, the first portion having a bottom edge and the second portion have a top edge defining a first relief therebetween where the bottom edge and the top edge are vertically spaced from one another by a height of the first relief;
- a second planter module including a bottom wall and a plurality of sidewalls that cooperate with the bottom wall of the second planter module to form an interior space of the second planter module configured to receive plant matter therein, wherein at least a pair of the plurality of sidewalls of the second planter module cooperate to form a second corner therebetween, the second corner including a first portion and a second portion each positioned along a vertical length of the second corner where the second portion of the second corner extends only partially along a horizontal length of at least two of the walls of the plurality of sidewalls of the second planter module and is offset from the first portion of the second corner inwardly toward the interior of the second planter module, the first portion of the second corner having a bottom edge and the second portion of the second corner have a top edge defining a second relief therebetween where the bottom edge of the first portion of the second corner and the top edge of the second portion of the second corner are vertically spaced from one another by a height of the second relief;
- a coupling member removably received within the first relief and the second relief, thereby inhibiting vertical movement of the first planter module with respect to the second planter module, wherein the coupling member abuts the top edge of the second portion of the first corner and the top edge of the second portion of the second corner;
- wherein the first portion of the first corner extends from an upper edge of at least one of the plurality of sidewalls of the first planter module to the bottom edge of the first portion of the first corner;
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- wherein the second portion of the first corner extends from an upper surface of the bottom wall of the first planter module and to the top edge of the second portion of the first corner.
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A roof planter module, comprising:
- a bottom wall;
- a plurality of sidewalls;
- an interior space formed by the bottom wall and the plurality of sidewalls, wherein the interior space is configured to receive plant matter therein;
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- a corner formed between a pair of the plurality of sidewalls, the corner including a first portion and a second portion each positioned along a vertical length of the corner, the first portion having a bottom edge and the second portion have a top edge defining a slot therebetween where the slot extends longitudinally along the pair of sidewalls wherein the second portion extends only partially along a horizontal length of each of the pair of sidewalls and is offset from the first portion inwardly toward the interior space, wherein the top edge is entirely horizontally offset from the bottom edge toward the interior space, wherein the bottom edge and the top edge are vertically spaced from one another by a height of the relief, wherein the slot is configured to receive a coupling member configured to couple an adjacent roof planter module to the roof planter module such that the coupling member abuts the top edge of the second portion, wherein the first portion extends from an upper edge of at least one of the plurality of sidewalls to the bottom edge of the first portion, and wherein the second portion extends from an upper surface of the bottom wall to the top edge.
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A method of installing a roof planter assembly, comprising:
- providing a first planter module including a bottom wall and a plurality of sidewalls that cooperate with the bottom wall of the first planter module to form an interior space of the first planter module configured to receive plant matter therein, wherein at least a pair of the plurality of sidewalls of the first planter module cooperate to form a first corner therebetween, the first corner including a first portion and a second portion each positioned along a vertical length of the first corner where the second portion of the first corner extends only partially along a horizontal length of at least two of the sidewalls of the plurality of sidewalls and is offset from the first portion inwardly toward the interior space of the first planter module, the first portion having a bottom edge and the second portion have a top edge defining a first relief therebetween where the bottom edge and the top edge are vertically spaced from one another by a height of the first relief,
- providing a second planter module including a bottom wall and a plurality of sidewalls that cooperate with the bottom wall of the second planter module to form an interior space of the second planter module configured to receive plant matter therein, wherein at least a pair of the plurality of sidewalls of the second planter module cooperate to form a second corner therebetween, the second corner including a first portion and a second portion each positioned along a vertical length of the second corner where the second portion of the second corner extends only partially along a horizontal length of at least two of the sidewalls of the plurality of sidewalls of the second planter module and is offset from the first portion of the second corner inwardly toward the interior space of the second planter module, the first portion of the second corner having a bottom edge and the second portion of the second corner have a top edge defining a second relief therebetween where the bottom edge of the first portion of the second corner and the top edge of the second portion of the second corner are vertically spaced form one another by a height of the second relief, wherein the top edge of the second portion of the second corner is entirely inwardly offset from the bottom edge of the first portion of the second corner toward the interior space of the second planter module;
- providing a coupling member configured to be received within the first relief and the second relief;
- positioning the first corner of the first planter module and the second corner of the second planter module proximate one another;
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- inserting the coupling member into the first relief of the first planter module and the second relief of the second planter module such that the coupling member abuts the top edge of the second portion of the first corner of the first planter module and the top edge of the second portion of the second corner of the second planter module, thereby inhibiting vertical movement of the first planter module with respect to the second planter module;
- wherein the first portion of the first corner extends from an upper edge of at least one of the plurality of sidewalls of the first planter module to the bottom edge of the first portion of the first corner;
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- wherein the second portion of the first corner extends from an upper surface of the bottom wall of the first planter module and to the top edge of the second portion of the first corner.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.