US 5,930,947 AGranted

Landscape system apparatus

OwnerGerald J. Eckhoffinventor

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Abstract

An apparatus for forming a landscape system comprising a plurality of system members which edge and retain fill material and facilitate landscaping. Each system member includes a base plate, a front portion, a connecting member and an accepting member. The base plate includes a top surface, a bottom surface, a proximal end and a distal end. The base plate is configured to be substantially held in place by the fill material. The front portion includes a first side, a second side, an upper side and a lower side. The first side includes a first receiving member which is capable of releasable mating engagement with a second receiving member of another of the plurality of system members, and, the second side includes such a second receiving member capable of releasable mating engagement with a first receiving member of another of the system members. Such attachment facilitates horizontal engagement. The connecting member is capable of attachment with the accepting member of another of the plurality of system members, to, in turn, facilitate vertical engagement of the system members.

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Dependent claims

A landscape system comprising a plurality of system members to be used to edge and retain fill material and landscaping placed therein, each member comprising:

a base plate having a top surface, a bottom surface, a proximal end and a distal end;
said base plate being further configured so as to be capable of being substantially held in place by said fill material;
a front portion associated with the base plate, the front portion having a first side, a second side, an upper side and a lower side,
said front portion having a desired outer appearance;
the first side having a first receiving member, the second side having a second receiving member, the first receiving member capable of releasable mating engagement with the second receiving member of another of the plurality of system members;
to, in turn, enable horizontal engagement of same;
and the second receiving member capable of releasable mating engagement with the first receiving member of another of the plurality of system members;
to, in turn, enable horizontal engagement of same;
at least one connecting member associated with at least one of the bottom surface of the base plate and the lower side of the front portion;
and
at least one accepting member associated with of the upper side of the front portion and capable of attachment with the connecting member of another of the plurality of system members;
to, in turn, facilitate vertically stackable orientation thereof.

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A method of forming a landscape system which comprises:

(a) providing at least three system members, each member comprising:
a base plate having a top surface, a bottom surface, a proximal end and a distal end;
said base plate being further configured so as to be capable of being substantially held in place by said fill material;
a front portion associated with the base plate, the front portion having a first side, a second side, and upper side and a lower side,
said front portion having a desired outer appearance;
the first side having a first receiving member, the second side having a second receiving member, the first receiving member capable of releasable mating engagement with the second receiving member of another of the least three system member;
to, in turn, enable horizontal engagement of same;
and the second receiving member capable of releasable mating engagement with the first receiving member of another of the at least three system members;
to, in turn, enable horizontal engagement of same;
at least one connecting member associated with at least one of the bottom surface of the base and the lower side of the front portion;
and
at least one accepting member associated with the upper side of the front portion and capable of attachment with the connecting member of another of the at least three system members;
to, in turn, facilitate vertically stackable orientation thereof;
(b) positioning a first system member into a desired orientation;
(c) connecting one of the first and second receiving members of second system member to the corresponding other of the first and second receiving member of the first system member;
(d) positioning the second system member into a desired orientation;
and
(e) vertically connecting a connecting member of the third system member to the accepting member of at least one of the first system member and the second system member.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.