Plant husbandry – Cover – shade – or screen – Lath or slat type
Patent
1999-04-19
2000-10-10
Carone, Michael J.
Plant husbandry
Cover, shade, or screen
Lath or slat type
47 23, 47 101R, A01G 1700, A01G 304
Patent
active
061288527
ABSTRACT:
A landscaping tarp for being positioned about an object such as a bush or small tree set in a bed of rocks, stones or wood chips. The tarp covers the rocks, stones or wood chips about the bush or small tree such that, when the bush or small tree is trimmed, the cut leaves and twigs fall on the landscaping tarp instead of onto and into the bed of rocks, stones or wood chips, out of which it is difficult to rake leaves and twigs and out of which it is tedious and laborious to pick out the leaves and twigs by hand. The tarp includes a first opening that is positioned about the bush or small tree. The first opening is resiliently biased to a closed position to fit snugly when shaped about the base of the bush or small tree. When the tarp is removed from the base, the first opening is drawn shut by overlapping two half portions and attaching quick connectors to each other to prevent the cut leaves and twigs which are gathered in the tarp from falling through the first opening. The first opening is located in a generally central area of the tarp and leads into a second opening which in turns opens up at the perimeter of the tarp so as to form a slot from the perimeter to the first opening and so as to permit the tarp to be slid onto the base of the bush or small tree. The tarp further includes a flap to close off the second opening after the tarp has been positioned about the bush or small tree. The flap may further be closed after the tarp has been slid away from the bush or small tree and prior to gathering up the tarp so as to collect the cut leaves and twigs therein.
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Carone Michael J.
Gellner Jeffrey L.
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