Patent ID: 7627983
Filing Date: 2009-12-08
Classification: A01G,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A living wall system for growing botanical lifeforms on a preexisting planar vertical structure, including: a plurality of living wall modules, each of said modules having a base panel, said base panels configured to be capable of being disposed in an edge-abutting relationship arranged in a tessellated array; each base panel impinging directly on said pre-existing planar vertical structure and including means for securing and supporting each base panel on said pre-existing planar vertical structure; a first planter tile type of said modules having a coffer wall, said coffer wall having bottom and opposed side perimetrical edge portions joined directly to a front surface of said base panel and having a central edge portion spaced apart from said front surface, whereby said coffer wall tapers inwardly as it extends downwardly from said central edge portion to said side and bottom edges to define an upwardly opening flared cavity adapted to contain a plant growing medium; said central edge portion extending at a medial height portion of said front surface of said base panel, whereby an upper height portion of said front surface of said base panel extends freely above said central edge portion of said coffer wall; said coffer wall and base panel comprising a unitary modular structure of the same material; and a second base tile type of said modules having said base panel and lacking any coffer wall, said base panels of said first and second types of modules tiles being shaped to be assemblable in a plane in said edge-abutting relationship capable of forming said tessellated array.