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US 4,058,930 AGranted
Turf growing apparatus
OwnerOscar L. Milesinventor
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Abstract
A turf growing apparatus which comprises a container having a bottom and an upwardly extending side wall, and a collar releasably attached to the exterior of the upright side wall and extending above the top of the side wall. Grass is grown in a grass-growing medium which extends above the top of the side wall and fills the area enclosed by the collar. The collar is removed upon installation of the apparatus and the grass thereby is supported by and is contiguous with the surface in which the apparatus is placed.
Claims7
A method for providing an uninterrupted turf surface composed of a plurality of independent sections of turf which comprises the steps of:
- a. growing the turf in containers, each container having a bottom wall and side walls extending upwardly therefrom, at least a portion of each container being water permeable;
- b. providing each container with a collar having a portion overlapping and removably attached to the exterior of the side walls of the container and a portion extending above the top of the side walls, and grass-growing medium filling each container and extending above the top of the side walls and substantially to the top of the collar;
- c. positioning a container and attached collar in the ground adjacent growing turf, the grass-growing medium within the container being level with the top of the medium in which the adjacent turf is growing;
- d. removing the collar from the container to provide an uninterrupted grass surface between the turf in the container and the adjacent turf;
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- e. repeating steps c and d.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.