Patent ID: 8555545
Filing Date: 2013-10-15
Classification: A01G,E04D,Y02A,Y02B

Abstract:
1. A vegetative roof system including a module, the module having: a. an interior volume for holding growth media in which plants can grow; b. a first sidewall extending upwardly from a module base, the first sidewall bounding a first side of the interior volume of the module; c. a rooting channel formed in the first sidewall, wherein the module is configured such that the roots of plants growing in the interior volume can extend out of the interior volume through the rooting channel of the first sidewall; and d. a pronged connector having a cap with downwardly extending prongs radially spaced from each other and a shaft extending upwardly from a connector base, the cap is secured to the shaft above the connector base such that the prongs extend downwardly towards the connector base; e. wherein the pronged connector is configured to secure the first module to a second module.