Patent ID: 9173350
Filing Date: 2015-11-03
Classification: A01G,E04H

Abstract:
1. An edging segment for installation on an outdoor ground surface, said edging segment comprising: a flexible rubberized elongate member having a laterally extending arm, said arm defining a side of said edging segment and extending along the elongate length of said edging segment, said arm including a generally planar lower wall; a projecting member unitarily formed with said arm, said projecting member extending outwardly from a bottom side of said edging segment with said projecting member extending beyond a plane defined by said lower wall and with said lower wall extending laterally inwardly and terminating at said projecting member, and wherein said projecting member extends along the elongate length of said edging segment and has a semicircular profile; and a generally planar upper wall on a top side of said elongate member with said arm including an edge wall, said upper wall and said lower wall being joined with said edge wall and extending laterally inward from said edge wall; wherein said elongate member has a first end and a second end with said first end being distally located from said second end, said first end including a generally vertically extending locking projection having a substantially cylindrical shape and said second end including a generally vertically oriented locking receptacle defining a substantially cylindrical opening, and wherein said locking projection is adapted to be received in a locking receptacle of another edging segment and said locking receptacle is adapted to receive a locking projection of yet another edging segment such that said upper wall and said lower wall are in planar alignment with upper walls and lower walls of adjacent edging segments; whereby when said edging segment is installed said projecting member is configured to be positioned within a groove formed in the ground with said lower wall of said arm extending outwardly adjacent the groove into which said projecting member is placed; wherein said first end includes an end wall and a cantilevered portion extending generally horizontally from said end wall with said locking projection extending from said cantilevered portion, wherein said cantilevered portion is narrower than the width of said edging segment at said end wall, and wherein said second end includes a generally horizontally oriented cavity with said locking receptacle being disposed in said cavity, wherein said cavity is narrower than the width of said edging segment and defines an opening on an end wall of said second end, and wherein said cantilevered portion is configured to be received in a cavity of another edging segment and said cavity is adapted to receive a cantilevered portion of yet another edging segment.