Patent ID: 9363948
Filing Date: 2016-06-14
CPC Classification: A01G

Claim Text:
1. A landscape framing unit, comprising: a. two parallel end connectors each with a longitudinal axis, a midline axis and two side flanges, said side flanges of each end connector being joined together at one end and then separate to form a vertical channel inside each respective end connector, at least one hinge sleeve attached to said side flanges of each end connector, and extending outward and aligned parallel to said longitudinal axis of each respective end connector, said side flanges of each end connector configured such that said hinge sleeves on opposite ends of the framing unit are offset with respect to one another so that when end connectors on adjacent framing units are aligned parallel and abutted, said hinge sleeves on said end connectors on adjacent framing units may be stacked and coaxially aligned and said framing units may be rotated over coaxially aligned hinge sleeves in a 300 degree arc; b. an elongated, straight U-shaped bottom rail perpendicularly aligned and connected at opposite ends to respective side flanges of said end connectors, said bottom rail includes a lower channel; c. two elongated, straight L-shaped top rails perpendicularly aligned and connected at opposite ends of each top rail to respective side flanges of said end connectors, each said top rail includes a horizontal top flange and a vertical flange, said top rails being parallel to said bottom rail and spaced apart thereby forming an upper gap, said upper gap, said vertical channels, and said lower channel each comprising a width approximately equal to one another; d. at least one vertical support member extending between said bottom rail and said top rails, said at least one vertical support member configured to hold said bottom rail and said top rails distant apart; and, e. two anchor pins each configured to be inserted into one of said at least one hinge sleeve on each said end connector to hold said framing unit in a vertical alignment over a support surface.