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US 9,788,493 B2Granted
Edging guide
OwnerLars Rosaeninventor
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Abstract
An edging guide may include an anchor and a retainer that may be rotatably mounted to the anchor. The anchor may be buried in the ground during use and may include a post portion and a support portion. The retainer may be rotatably mounted to the support of the anchor and may function to secure hold one or more lengths of edging material.
Claims14
An apparatus comprising:
- an anchor including a post and a support, the post having a center axis and being positionable in the ground, and the post being shaped to include a point at one end, and the support being positioned at the end of the post opposite the point and including a first nonthreaded mounting member;
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- a retainer for edging material, the retainer including a second nonthreaded mounting member and defining a channel for receiving edging material, the channel extending through the retainer between substantially opposing portions thereof, and a catch being defined on one of the first or second nonthreaded mounting member and a lip being defined on the other of the first or second nonthreaded mounting member, the lip and catch engaging each other so that the second nonthreaded mounting member engages the first nonthreaded mounting member and so that the retainer is simultaneously secured to the first nonthreaded mounting member and rotatable about the first nonthreaded mounting member and relative to the post when the post is positioned in the ground, whereby the retainer is secured against separation from the support in a direction parallel to the center axis of the post, and the retainer is rotatable about the first nonthreaded mounting member so that the channel of the retainer is alignable with a length of edging material to be received by the retainer.
An apparatus comprising:
- an anchor including a post and a support, the post having a center axis and being shaped to include a point at one end, and the support being positioned at an end of the post opposite the point and defining a first nonthreaded mounting member;
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- a retainer for edging material, the retainer including a second nonthreaded mounting member and defining a channel for receiving edging material, the channel extending through the retainer between substantially opposing portions thereof, and the second nonthreaded mounting member being positioned on the first nonthreaded mounting member, a catch being defined on one of the first or second nonthreaded mounting member and a lip being defined on the other of the first or second nonthreaded mounting member, the lip and catch engaging each other so that the first nonthreaded mounting member engages the second nonthreaded mounting member and so that the retainer is simultaneously secured against separation from the support in a direction parallel to the center axis of the post and rotatable with respect to the support, whereby when the post is positioned in the ground the retainer is rotatably alignable with edging material to be receivable by the retainer;
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- a length of flexible edging material of predetermined size positioned in said channel of said retainer, the length of edging material including an elongated panel and a hook, the hook engaging the retainer to secure the edging material against separation from the retainer in a direction parallel to the center axis of the post.
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A method comprising:
- providing an anchor, the anchor including a post having a center axis, being shape to include a point at one end, and a support, the support being positioned on an end of the post opposite the point and including a first nonthreaded mounting member;
- positioning at least a portion of the post of the anchor in the ground so that the support of the anchor extends above the ground;
- providing a predetermined length of flexible edging material having an pair of spaced apart ends and a hook defined along one edge;
- providing a retainer, the retainer including a second nonthreaded mounting member and defining a channel extending through the retainer between substantially opposing portions thereof with the channel having a retaining space dimensioned to receive the hook of the edging material,
- a catch being defined on one of the first or second nonthreaded mounting member and a lip being defined on the other of the first or second nonthreaded mounting member, and
- engaging the first nonthreaded mounting member with the second nonthreaded mounting member so that the catch engages the lip so that the retainer is simultaneously securable to and rotatable about the first nonthreaded mounting member and relative to the post when the post is positioned in the ground and so that the retainer is rotatably mounted to the support and secured against separation from the support in a direction parallel to the center axis of the post;
- rotating the retainer about the support and into a predetermined orientation so that the edging material is aligned with the channel of the retainer;
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- positioning the edging material in the channel of the retainer so that the hook is received in the retaining space, whereby the edging material is retained against the withdrawal of the edging material from the retainer in a direction parallel to the center axis of the post.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.