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A modular system of rectangular pavers which can be laid down across a grass area to support foot or vehicle traffic while permitting grass to grow through apertures in the pavers. Each paver is made up of a base plate having a rectangular grid of upstanding walls secured thereto. An aperture is pro

A modular system of rectangular pavers which can be laid down across a grass area to support foot or vehicle traffic while permitting grass to grow through apertures in the pavers. Each paver is made up of a base plate having a rectangular grid of upstanding walls secured thereto. An aperture is provided through the base plate within each grid cell. The maximum distance between opposite walls in each cell is about one inch. Typically, the pavers will have thicknesses of up to about one inch. The base plates extend slightly beyond the edge of the grid on two sides, with the grid extending the same distance beyond the base plate on the other two sides so that a plurality of pavers can be assembled in a contiguous overlapping relationship. Abutting pavers may be secured together, such as by staples. To hold the assembly in place, anchoring spikes are provided having a rectangular head corresponding to the interior area of the bottom of each cell and an elongated, pointed shaft. The spike is forced into the soil through one of the apertures until the head contacts the bottom of the cell. The pavers are preferably formed from high density polyethylene or a similar material.

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A turf compatible modular system of pavers especially adapted for use on portions of turf playing surfaces against which balls impact and rebound during play, said systems comprising: a substantially flat, rectangular base plate; a rectangular grid formed by a plurality of intersecting upstanding wa

A turf compatible modular system of pavers especially adapted for use on portions of turf playing surfaces against which balls impact and rebound during play, said systems comprising: a substantially flat, rectangular base plate; a rectangular grid formed by a plurality of intersecting upstanding walls on said base plate forming a plurality of rectangular cells; said base plate and grid together having a thickness of up to about 1 inch; the distance between opposite walls of a majority of said cells being up to about 1 inch; apertures through said base plate within at least most of said cells, the total aperture area being from about 15% to 40% of the baseplate area; said base plate extending about 0.25 to 0.5 inch beyond the edge of said grid along two sides of said grid and recessed an equal distance along the remaining two sides whereby a plurality of pavers can be placed in an abutting, overlapping arrangement; and a plurality of lateral support strips comprising an elongated base portion having a thickness equal to the thickness of said base plate, an elongated wall portion secured along one edge of said base portion at about a right angle thereto, said wall portions include extended ends adapted to overlap the base plate extended ends of adjacent pavers, said base portion sized to fill the recessed area of said base plate with said wall portion abutting the outer most wall along the recessed edge of said paver.