Mound-like tree skirt
OwnerPeggy L. Pophaminventor
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Abstract
A mound-like tree skirt has a generally dome-shaped body and is designed for placement around a tree. The body has an apex with an approximately centered opening to accommodate the tree's trunk. It also has a peripheral edge with a substantially horizontal anchor lip extending circumferentially therefrom. A radial slit extending from the approximately centered opening to the peripheral edge allows the mound-like tree skirt to be slipped around a tree until the tree's trunk is in the centered opening. At least one hole in the anchor lip and a corresponding number of anchor stakes hold the tree skirt in position.
Claims16
A mound-like tree skirt for positioning around a tree trunk at ground level for protecting the tree trunk from accidental contact with lawn care equipment and inhibiting unwanted vegetation growth, said tree skirt comprising:
- a one-piece open-bottom generally dome-shaped body made of a semi-rigid wood pulp material and having an outside surface with a natural ground or mulch appearance, said dome-shaped body further having (i) an approximately centered opening in an apex of the dome to accommodate the tree trunk, (ii) a spreadable radial slit extending from the approximately centered opening to a peripheral edge, (iii) a slit closure means to hold edges of said radial slit together in an abutting or overlapping relation, and, (iv) a substantially horizontal ground-engaging anchor lip extending circumferentially from the peripheral edge to lie flat on the ground with at least one hole extending through said lip , each said at least one hole for receiving an anchor stake to hold said tree skirt in a stationery position.
A mound-like tree skirt for positioning around a tree trunk at ground level for protecting the tree trunk from accidental contact with lawn care equipment and inhibiting unwanted vegetation growth, said tree skirt comprising:
- a one-piece open-bottom generally dome-shaped body having a peripheral edge and an apex with a smooth curved shape extending from the peripheral edge to the apex, and made of a semi-rigid wood pulp material with sufficient rigidity to retain its shape without collapsing upon itself and with sufficient flexibility to allow manipulative bending during installation around the tree trunk, said body further having (i) an approximately centered opening in the apex of the dome to accommodate the tree trunk, (ii) a spreadable radial slit extending from the approximately centered opening to the peripheral edge with closure means to hold edges of the slit in an abutting or overlapping relation and, (iii) a substantially horizontal ground-engaging anchor lip extending circumferentially from the peripheral edge to lie flat on the ground for receiving anchor stakes to hold said tree skirt in a stationery position.
A mound-like tree skirt for positioning around a tree trunk at ground level, said tree skirt comprising:
- a one-piece open-bottom generally dome-shaped body made of a semirigid wood pulp material and having a mulch-like decorative outside surface, said body further having (i) an approximately centered opening in an apex of the dome and having a water pervious netting extending therearound to accommodate the tree trunk, (ii) a radial slit extending from the approximately centered opening to a peripheral edge with an underlying elongated ledge member extending along a first edge of the radial slit and bonded thereto in a manner to form an open-sided pocket, said pocket for receiving an opposed second edge of the radial slit and, (iii) a substantially horizontal ground-engaging anchor lip extending circumferentially from the peripheral edge to lie flat on the ground with three to ten substantially equi-spaced holes extending through said lip for receiving an anchor stake in each said hole to hold said tree skirt in a stationery position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.