Patent ID: 8966817
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: A01G,E04D,Y02A,Y02B,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A modular green roof apparatus comprising: a tray having a bottom and a plurality of sidewalls extending upwardly from said bottom and terminating at a top edge, said tray adapted to support soil in which plants may grow; an irrigation channel extending from a first one of said sidewalls to another one of said sidewalls, said irrigation channel defining a space adapted to house an irrigation hose that provides subterranean irrigation to the soil positioned within the tray, a longitudinal side of said irrigation channel being defined by one of the plurality of sidewalls of the tray, and said irrigation channel shielding the space from soil such that water is free to travel downward from the irrigation hose without interference from the soil; a wicking mat positionable underneath the soil in said tray and below said top edge of said sidewalls, said wicking mat extending into said irrigation channel such that water delivered by the irrigation hose will be absorbed by said wicking mat and will spread via the wicking mat to an interior of the tray where the wicking mat is in contact with the soil; and an aperture defined within at least one of said plurality of sidewalls, said wicking mat extending through said aperture such that said wicking mat may be placed in physical contact with a second wicking mat from a neighboring tray in order to allow said wicking mat and said second wicking mat to transfer water.