Patent ID: 7617631

Claim:
A soil cover comprising: a plurality of partition members; the partition members each comprising: a first surface, a second surface opposite said first surface, a trailing side edge, a leading side edge, an inner edge, and an outer edge; the partition members having at least one opening that facilitates the passage of air, water, and fertilizer to soil within the container; the partition members, when assembled, defining an aperture through which a plant can extend; a tab having a neck and an enlarged end; said tab projecting from said first surface of each partition member generally normally to a plane defined by said first surface; an elongated arcuate slot in said second surface of each respective partition member; said elongated slot being aligned with said tab; said elongated slot being adapted to receive the tab of an adjacent partition member; the elongated slot defining a channel and an upwardly facing elongate opening into said channel; said opening being narrower than said channel and being spaced inwardly from the outer edge of said second surface; said channel being sized and shaped to receive the enlarged end of said tab of an adjacent partition member and the slot opening being sized to receive the neck of said tab of said adjacent partition member; whereby, when adjacent partition members are connected, the tab of one partition member is slidingly and pivotally received in the slot of an adjacent partition member such that the angular position of one partition member relative to an adjacent partition member can be selectively adjusted; and the relative shape of said slot and tab prevents substantial movement of the connected partition members relative to each other in a vertical plate at the connection of the tab and slot, and the trailing side edge of each partition respective member overlaps the leading side edge of an adjacent partition member so that the plurality of partition members are positioned generally juxtaposed to each other to form the cover; and at least one anchor sized to pass through the at least one opening and being adapted to engage the soil to removably secure the cover in the container.