Weed control devices and methods
AssigneeTraffix Devices, Inc.
InventorJack H. Kulp
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Abstract
A system for controlling unwanted foliage growth about a post extending in an upright orientation from the ground comprises a mat having a first edge, a second edge separated from the first edge, a top surface, and a bottom surface. The weed mat further comprises at least one pre-formed cut portion therein for accommodating the post, so that the mat can be secured about the post. A molded-in cut line extends parallel to the edges of the weed mat. The weed mat also includes a molded-in scale system, wherein the molded-in scale system comprises a plurality of additional score lines extending from the molded-in cut line to one of the weed mat edges at pre-determined, measured increments.
Claims23
A system for controlling unwanted foliage growth about a post extending in an upright orientation from the ground, comprising:
- a weed gasket having a first edge, a second opposing edge, a top surface, and a bottom surface, said gasket further comprising a first score line disposed in said top surface which is configured to closely surround the post, and an additional access score line which extends from said first score line to one of said first and second edges;
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- a plurality of weed mats joined together and disposed beneath said weed gasket, said weed mats each having a first edge and a second opposing edge, said two joined together weed mats being larger in area than said weed gasket;
- wherein said weed gasket is entirely disposed atop said two joined together weed mats, so that no portion of the bottom surface of the weed gasket is in contact with the ground and a substantial portion of the top surface of the two joined together weed mats is uncovered by the weed gasket.
A system for controlling unwanted foliage growth about a post extending in an upright orientation from the ground, comprising:
- a weed mat having a first edge, a second edge separated from and parallel to said first edge, a top surface, and a bottom surface, said mat further comprising at least one pre-formed cut portion therein for accommodating a square or I-beam-shaped post, so that the mat can be secured about the post;
- a molded-in cut line having a length equal to a length of each of the first and second edges, the entire length of the molded-in cut line extending parallel to the first and second edges of the weed mat, separate from said at least one pre-formed cut portion, wherein the top surface of the mat has the same thickness on each side of the cut line;
- a molded-in scale system, wherein the molded-in scale system comprises a plurality of additional score lines extending transversely from said molded-in cut line to one of said edges at pre-determined, measured increments;
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- a weed gasket having a first edge, a second opposing edge, a top surface, and a bottom surface, said gasket further comprising a first score line disposed in said top surface which is configured to closely surround the post, wherein said weed gasket is disposed atop said weed mat.
A system for controlling unwanted foliage growth about a post extending in an upright orientation from the ground, comprising:
- a weed gasket having a first edge, a second opposing edge, a top surface, and a bottom surface, said gasket further comprising a score line disposed in said top surface which is configured to closely surround the post;
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- a plurality of weed mats joined together and disposed beneath said weed gasket, said weed mats each having a first edge, a second opposing edge, a top surface, and a bottom surface, and a score line disposed in said mat top surface which is configured to surround the post much more loosely than the gasket score line, the two joined together weed mats being larger in area than the weed gasket;
- wherein said weed gasket is entirely disposed atop said two joined together weed mats, so that no portion of the bottom surface of the weed gasket is in contact with the ground and a substantial portion of the top surface of the two joined together weed mats is uncovered by the weed gasket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.