Patent ID: 6138406
Filing Date: 2000-10-31
Classification: A01G

Abstract:
A rigid section of decorative garden edging comprising:a) a member having front and back faces extending between first and second lateral edges, each said face having a plurality of vertically extending, generally planar surface regions interconnected by reinforcing columns;b) a lower edge having means to facilitate insertion into soil;c) a laterally extending flange extending along an upper surface capable of receiving hammer blows to accomplish insertion into the soil, said laterally extending flange extending between said first and second lateral edges and being continuously convexly arcuate over at least a major portion thereof;d) means formed on said front and back faces for resisting withdrawal from the soil;e) means for interconnecting said section to an adjacent section;f) a linear alignment means extending laterally across at least one of said front and back faces facilitating proper orienting, as said continuously convexly arcuate, laterally extending flange receives hammer blows during insertion into the soil, said linear alignment means being adapted to disappear below the surface of the soil.