Garden bed assembly and method and kit therefor
AssigneeModular Merchants, Inc. dba Gardens to Gro
InventorLisa R. Singer
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Abstract
There is disclosed a garden bed assembly, a kit and a method of making it. The garden bed assembly includes at least one raised garden bed planter box for containing suitable planting soil or other growing media. The assembly as disclosed herein includes a fence for at least partially surrounding the box, and includes a series of fence sections. Each section has an open rigid frame and an open mesh material such as poultry wire or hardware cloth, extending thereacross to permit sunlight as well as pollinating bees to enter the assembly while prohibiting unwanted creatures such as a gophers, rabbits and other animals from gaining access to the growing plants in the garden bed box.
Claims15
A bracket for joining pieces of wood, comprising:
- at least one upstanding flange for being fastened to a face of one of the pieces of wood;
- a horizontal flange integrally connected to the at least one upstanding flange and adjacent to the bottom edge of the one piece of wood, and
- a retainer integrally connected to the horizontal flange and spaced from the upstanding flange for receiving the one piece of wood therebetween,
- wherein the horizontal flange is shaped for joining together the end of the one piece of wood and the end of at least one other piece of wood, and the upstanding flange is adapted to secure the ends of the at least two pieces of wood.
A bracket for joining at least three pieces of wood, comprising:
- at least one upstanding flange for being fastened to a face of one of the pieces of wood;
- a horizontal flange integrally connected to the at least one upstanding flange and adjacent to the bottom edge of the one piece of wood, and
- a retainer integrally connected to the horizontal flange and spaced from the upstanding flange for receiving the one piece of wood therebetween,
- wherein the horizontal flange is T-shaped for joining together the ends of the three pieces of wood, and the upstanding flange is adapted to secure the ends of the three pieces of wood.
A bracket for joining at least two pieces of wood, comprising:
- two upstanding flanges for being fastened to faces of the pieces of wood;
- a horizontal flange integrally connected to the two upstanding flanges and adjacent to the bottom edge of at least two of the pieces of wood, and
- a retainer integrally connected to the horizontal flange and spaced from the upstanding flange for receiving one piece of wood therebetween,
- wherein the horizontal flange is L-shaped for joining together the ends of the at least two pieces of wood, and the upstanding flange is adapted to secure the ends of the two pieces of wood.
A method of joining pieces of wood using a bracket having at least one upstanding flange, a horizontal flange, and at least one retainer, comprising:
- placing a first piece of wood in the bracket between at least one of the upstanding flanges and at least one of the retainers with the bottom edge of the first piece of wood adjacent to the horizontal flange;
- fastening the first piece of wood to at least one of the upstanding flanges;
- placing a second piece of wood in the bracket between at least one of the upstanding flanges and at least one of the retainers with the bottom edge of the second piece of wood adjacent to the horizontal flange and with an end of the second piece of wood adjacent to an end of the first piece of wood;
- fastening the first piece of wood to at least one of the upstanding flanges, and
- wherein the junction of the first piece of wood and the second piece of wood is substantially a right angle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.