Former for pavement-like sites
AssigneeSustainable Paving Systems, LLC
InventorsTerry L. Grimble, L. Russell Ingersoll
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Abstract
A former, process for making same, process for using same, and resulting pavement-like site, where the former is a one-time use structure made of wood fiber or paper pulp molded into a rigid shape and defining a plurality of hollow peak-like structures extending from a base sheet. Each peak is substantially closed at its extremity away from the base sheet and open at the extremity at the base sheet. This former is used for installing combination pavement and dirt/gravel surfaces such as those known under the tradename Grasscrete®.
Claims4
A one-time use former for construction of pavement-like sites, comprising:
- a generally planar base sheet having a plurality of hollow peaks extending therefrom, each peak being substantially closed at its extremity distal from the base sheet and open at its extremity at the base sheet wherein the extremity of each peak is thicker than sidewalls of each peak and ribbing extends from the base sheet to the sidewall of each peak;
- wherein the former is substantially comprised of paper or wood fiber molded into a rigid structure and, at least at the distal extremity of each plate, being water soluble.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.