Granted Patent B2

US 8,702,346 · App. 12/716,618 · Granted Apr 22, 2014

Abstract

Claims (15)

1. A landscaping channel liner comprising:

at least two landscaping liner members, each landscaping liner member including:

a longitudinally-extending trough having a longitudinally-extending floor located between opposed longitudinally-extending sidewalls extending therefrom;

wherein the longitudinally extending floor is configured to be supported, by ground in a channel, along its length;

attachment clips extend longitudinally on each of the sidewalls opposite the floor;

wherein each attachment clip is configured to clasp onto an adjacent attachment clip to hold adjoining channel liners together;

wherein each attachment clip comprises top radius, tangent, and tab sections;

wherein the top radius section is greater than about 180° and located adjacent the tangent section so the attachment clip will overlap and wrap around the adjacent attachment clip;

wherein the tab extends from tangent section at about 45;

wherein each attachment clip is configured such that the radius, tangent and channel liner sidewall form a longitudinally-extending slot opening that faces the longitudinally-extending floor and each attachment clip includes the longitudinally-extending slot opening that faces the longitudinally-extending floor;

wherein the longitudinally-extending slot of each attachment clip is configured so each opening of each attachment clip remains regardless whether the clip is clasping the adjoining channel liner or separated from the adjoining channel liner;

wherein the cross section of the clip is identically shaped along its longitudinal extent, and configured to clasp onto an adjoining clip that is identically shaped; and

wherein the sidewalls and floor of the longitudinally-extending trough is configured to overlap a second sidewall and second floor of an adjacent longitudinally-extending trough when the attachment clip overlaps and wraps around the adjacent attachment clip; and

wherein the sidewalls and floor of one of the two landscaping liners overlaps the second of the two landscaping liners; and

wherein the attachment clip of one of the two landscaping liners overlaps and wraps around the attachment clip of the second of the two landscaping liners connecting the two landscaping liners together.

Assignments (11)