US 4,497,472 A · Vegetation blocking fence edging assembly

Abstract

The vegetation blocking fence edging assembly includes a fence structure (A), a plurality of elongated edging strips (B), and a plurality of fence post edging structures (C). The fence structure includes a plurality of mounting posts (10) between which a fencing medium (12) extends. The edging strip has U-shaped slots (42) at its longitudinal ends (30) which are adapted to be received around the fence mounting posts. The edging strip includes a longitudinally extending, generally J-shaped portion (32) made up of a U-shaped portion (34) for receiving the lower edge of the fence medium and a single guide edge (36) for engaging one face of the fence. Flanges (38, 40) extend from either side of the J-shaped portion at a downward angle to contact the ground. The flange portions are resilient plastic and bias the J-shaped portion and the U-shaped portion toward engagement with the fence lower edge. The fence post edging structure has a post engaging surface (60) which is slightly smaller than the peripheral surface of the fence post such that it biases itself into firm engagement with the fence post periphery.

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Dependent claims

A one piece extruded plastic edging strip for blocking vegetation growth along fences, the edging strip comprising:

a generally J-shaped, longitudinally extending lower fence edge engaging portion which is substantially J-shaped in transverse cross section, the J-shaped fence engaging portion including a generally U-shaped channel for receiving a lower edge of the fence and a single guide strip extending from a first edge of the U-shaped channel for engaging a first face of the fence, whereby the generally J-shaped portion is adapted to be slid under the fence lower edge until the guide strip engages the fence first face;
and,
a longitudinally extending vegetation shield portion including first and second flanges extending transversely from opposite sides of the J-shaped portion and terminating in substantially linear longitudinally extending first and second flange edges, respectively.

A combined fence and vegetation blocking edging assembly comprising:

a fence structure including a plurality of spaced fence mounting posts and a flexible fencing medium which extends between the fence mounting posts and terminates adjacent the ground with a lower edge;
a plurality of annular fence post edging structures, one of which is disposed in conjunction with each fence mounting posts, each fence post edging structure having an inner opening which is dimensioned for tight frictional engagement with an associated fence mounting post, whereby the growth of vegetation closely adjacent the fence mounting post is blocked;
and,
a plurality of longitudinally elongated edging strips, each edging strip extending longitudinally between adjacent fence mounting posts, each edging strip including a generally J-shaped longitudinally extending fence engaging portion which is substantially J-shaped in transverse cross section and which receives the lower fence edge and engages one face of the fencing medium and first and second flanges extending traversely on opposite sides of the J-shaped fence engaging portion for inhibiting the growth of vegetation to either side of the fence lower edge, the first flange having generally U-shaped slots at longitudinal ends for receiving adjacent fence mounting posts, and first flange longitudinal ends overlaying the fence post edging structure, whereby vegetation is blocked from growing to either side of the fence lower edge and from growing between the edging strips and the fence mounting posts.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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