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US 2001/0053310 A1Published application
Landscaping tile
OwnerAudrey E. Browninventor
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Abstract
A landscaping tile for stabilizing hillsides is disclosed. The landscaping tile includes a top surface which is textured to simulate a bed of gravel, river rocks, or the like. The landscaping tile is flexible and conforms to the topography of the land. The landscaping tile is secured to the ground using a plurality of stakes. The stakes may be driven through preformed holes defined directly in the tile, or through a border frame which overlaps the tile.
Claims20
A landscaping tile system comprising:
- a landscaping tile having a bottom surface, a decorative top surface simulating a plurality of densely packed rocks evenly distributed over an area, said decorative top surface being spaced apart from said bottom surface and said decorative top surface being superimposed upon said bottom surface when said landscaping tile is viewed in plan view, and a plurality of sides extending between said decorative top surface and said bottom surface, said plurality of sides laterally bounding said landscaping tile when said landscaping tile is viewed in plan view;
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- a plurality of stakes securing said landscaping tile to a supporting surface,
- said landscaping tile being made of a flexible material such that when said landscaping tile is placed upon a supporting surface having a topography, said landscaping tile will conform to the topography of the supporting surface.
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A landscaping tile comprising:
- a bottom surface;
- a decorative top surface simulating a plurality of densely packed rocks evenly distributed over an area, said decorative top surface being spaced apart from said bottom surface and said decorative top surface being superimposed upon said bottom surface when the landscaping tile is viewed in plan view;
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- a plurality of sides extending between said decorative top surface and said bottom surface, said plurality of sides laterally bounding the landscaping tile when the landscaping tile is viewed in plan view,
- the landscaping tile being made of a flexible material such that when the landscaping tile is placed upon a supporting surface having a topography, the landscaping tile will conform to the topography of the supporting surface.
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A landscaping tile system for covering a landscape, comprising:
- a) a plurality of landscaping tiles, each tile being a one-piece rectangular sheet having:
- i) a decorative top surface simulating a plurality of densely packed rocks evenly distributed over an area;
- ii) a flat, planar border disposed about the periphery of the rectangular sheet, said decorative top surface being centrally disposed within said border;
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- iii) a bottom surface underlying said decorative top surface, the bottom surface being noncoplanar with said border and raised above said border in a substantially dome-shaped fashion;
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- b) a plurality of stakes, each stake having a head, a shaft and a pointed tip end, the stakes securing said landscaping tiles to a supporting surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.