Systems, devices, and/or methods for covering structures
View Patent ↗Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system, machine, device, and/or manufacture adapted for and/or resulting from, and/or a method configured for, activities that can comprise and/or relate to, installing a support system for a green wall, the support system comprising a plurality of trays that are configured to interface with a securement system.
1. A support system for a green wall, the support system comprising a plurality of elongate trough-like trays, wherein:
the trays are configured to securely, yet non-destructively removeably, attach to a securement system;
the trays are configured to resist vertical movement of a plurality of elongate tubular mesh socks once the socks are installed in the trays, the socks containing plant growing medium, the socks configured to prevent erosion and loss of the plant growing medium, the socks arranged to define a stacked plurality of horizontally-extending courses;
the trays are configured to resist horizontal movement of the socks once the socks are installed in the trays;
a first tray of the plurality trays comprises a tray bottom portion that is substantially solid and comprises a plurality of ribs that are configured to retain a predetermined amount of water in the first tray bottom portion; and
each of the trays is configured to secure a corresponding irrigation conduit that extends parallel to and below the corresponding course of the stacked plurality of horizontally-extending courses.
2. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
the securement system.
3. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
the plurality of socks.
4. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
the irrigation conduit.
5. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a restrainer configured to secure a sock to a tray and/or the securement system.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein:
each tray is configured to be located horizontally and/or vertically adjacent to one or more growing zones, each growing zone defined by one or more socks, each growing zone not occupied by a tray.
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein:
each tray defines a longitudinal axis that is configured to extend parallel to a longitudinal axis of a sock installed in that tray.
8. The system of claim 1 , wherein:
a second tray of the plurality of trays comprises a solid tray bottom.
9. The system of claim 1 , wherein:
a second tray of the plurality of trays defines a plurality of solid tray bottom portions.
10. The system of claim 1 , wherein:
a second tray of the plurality of trays comprises a latticed tray bottom.
11. The system of claim 1 , wherein:
one or more of the trays is semi-circular in longitudinal cross-section.
12. The system of claim 1 , wherein:
one or more of the trays is configured to non-destructively releaseably lockably attach to the securement system.
13. The system of claim 1 , wherein:
one or more of the trays comprises one or more tray support members that is configured to be supported by the securement system.
14. The system of claim 1 , wherein:
one or more of the trays comprises one or more downward-opening hook-shaped tray hangers that is configured to be supported by a horizontally-extending elongate member of the securement system.
15. The system of claim 1 , wherein:
one or more of the trays comprises one or more tray securement members that is configured to securely, yet non-destructively removeably, attach to the securement system.
16. The system of claim 1 , wherein:
one or more of the trays comprises one or more upward-opening hook-shaped tray securement members that is configured to securely, yet non-destructively removeably, attach to a horizontally-extending elongate member of the securement system.
17. The system of claim 1 , wherein:
one or more of the trays is configured to support one or more socks.
18. The system of claim 1 , wherein:
one or more of the trays comprises an apertured portion.
19. The system of claim 1 , wherein:
one or more of the trays is configured to allow plant roots to extend downwards from the sock.
20. The system of claim 1 , wherein:
the system is configured to provide an exposed face for the green wall that is plantable to form a completely vegetated living wall.
21. The system of claim 1 , wherein:
the securement system comprises one or more wire mesh panels.
22. The system of claim 1 , wherein:
the securement system comprises one or more wire mesh panels that extends in a vertical plane.
23. The system of claim 1 , wherein:
the securement system comprises one or more wire mesh panels that extends in a vertical plane and is offset-mounted to a vertically extending wall.
24. The system of claim 1 , wherein:
the securement system comprises one or more wire mesh panels that extends in a vertical plane and is mounted to a vertically extending wall, the panels separated from the wall by a buffer material.
25. The system of claim 1 , wherein:
the securement system comprises one or more wire mesh panels that extends in a vertical plane and is mounted to a vertically extending wall, the panels separated from the wall by a buffer material configured to absorb sound that would otherwise penetrate the wall.
26. The system of claim 1 , wherein:
the securement system comprises one or more wire mesh panels that extends in a vertical plane and is mounted to a vertically extending wall, the panels separated from the wall by a buffer material configured to impede heat transfer through the wall.
27. The system of claim 1 , wherein:
the securement system comprises one or more wire mesh panels that extends in a vertical plane and is mounted to a vertically extending wall, the panels separated from the wall by a buffer material configured to deter combustion of the wall despite combustion of one or more of the trays.
28. The system of claim 1 , wherein:
the securement system comprises one or more wire mesh panels that comprise one or more horizontally-extending elongate members.
29. The system of claim 1 , wherein:
the securement system is configured to attach to a load-bearing member of an existing structure via one or more attachments.
30. The system of claim 1 , wherein:
the predetermined amount of water is sufficiently deep to irrigate a bottom of one or more corresponding socks from the plurality of elongate tubular mesh socks and/or to irrigate a root zone of plants growing in the one or more corresponding socks from the plurality of elongate tubular mesh socks.
31. The system of claim 1 , wherein:
the predetermined amount of water has a depth of 0.125 inches to 2 inches.
32. The system of claim 1 , wherein:
the plurality of ribs are arranged to create a regular array of puddles of water in the tray bottom portion.
33. A method comprising:
supporting each of a plurality of horizontally-extending tubular mesh socks via a corresponding trough-like tray from a plurality of trays, the trays arranged to define a plurality of horizontally-extending courses, each tray configured to securely attach to a green wall securement, each sock containing plant growing medium, the socks configured to prevent erosion and loss of a plant growing medium, the trays configured to resist vertically upward movement of the socks once the socks are installed in the trays, the trays configured to resist longitudinal movement of the socks once the socks are installed in the trays, each of the trays comprising a tray bottom portion that is substantially solid and comprises a plurality of ribs that are configured to retain a predetermined amount of water in the tray bottom portion, and each of the trays configured to secure a corresponding irrigation conduit that extends parallel to and below a corresponding course of the plurality of horizontally-extending courses.
34. The method of claim 33 , wherein:
the irrigation conduit extends through an aperture of the corresponding tray.
35. The method of claim 33 , wherein:
the irrigation conduit extends through at least one of the socks.
36. The method of claim 33 , wherein:
the trays are configured to retain irrigation water.