Methods for controlling weeds and water using a bag filled with landscaping material
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A01G-007/00
A01G-009/02
A01C-014/00
A01N-025/00
E02D-031/00
A01G-013/00
E02D-017/20
출원번호
US-0157650
(2014-01-17)
등록번호
US-8935882
(2015-01-20)
발명자
/ 주소
Hawkinson, Robert Neal Alfred
Hawkinson, James Earl
출원인 / 주소
R & J East, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Smith Gambrell & Russell LLP
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초록▼
A bag constructed of a weed suppression material for packaging a ground cover material. When the bag is in a closed configuration, the bag serves as a container for shipping, handling, and storage of the ground cover material. When the bag is opened and unfolded, and the ground cover material within
A bag constructed of a weed suppression material for packaging a ground cover material. When the bag is in a closed configuration, the bag serves as a container for shipping, handling, and storage of the ground cover material. When the bag is opened and unfolded, and the ground cover material within the bag is spread over the opened and unfolded bag, the bag serves as a layer of weed suppression material on top of underlying soil and beneath the ground cover. In addition, the bag may be used for planting individual plants in a planting bed, for establishing a buffer zone around the foundation of a building, or for controlling erosion around a downspout of a building.
대표청구항▼
1. A method for planting an individual plant in a planting bed of soil: a. providing a bag that has a front panel and a back panel having edges and joined along the edges, that is constructed of water permeable, biodegradable bag material, that is filled with a ground cover, and that has indicia for
1. A method for planting an individual plant in a planting bed of soil: a. providing a bag that has a front panel and a back panel having edges and joined along the edges, that is constructed of water permeable, biodegradable bag material, that is filled with a ground cover, and that has indicia for opening the bag;b. placing the bag on the planting bed;c. opening the bag along the indicia;d. unfolding the bag to a flat configuration;e. spreading the ground cover over the bag in the flat configuration;f. creating an opening through the ground cover on top of the bag and through the bag material into the underlying soil of the planting bed; andg. inserting the individual plant into the opening. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein ground cover is selected from the group comprising enriched soil, mulches (organic and inorganic), soil amendment products, and mixtures thereof. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the indicia for opening the bag is selected from the group comprising bonded seams, sewn seams, tear strips, perforations, and printed cut lines. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the front panel and the back panel include a lip resulting from folding and securing the material of the front panel and the back panel to itself along the edges of the front panel and the back panel and spreading the ground cover against the lip. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the front panel and the back panel are rectangular and the indicia is located along three edges of the bag. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the front panel and the back panel are rectangular and the indicia is located in the front panel and along two end edges of the bag. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the bag material is selected from the group comprising a sheet of compostable plastic film, paper, cardboard, and cloth fabric. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the bag material includes an additive selected from the group comprising a fertilizer, a pesticide, an insecticide, an herbicide, and beneficial microbes for release into the underlying soil of the planting bed. 9. A method for establishing a buffer zone along a foundation of a building: a. providing a rectangular bag that has a front panel and a back panel joined along four edges, that is constructed of water impermeable, non-degradable bag material, that is filled with a ground cover, and that has indicia for opening the bag;b. placing the bag along the foundation;c. opening the bag along the indicia;d. unfolding the bag to a flat configuration along the foundation; ande. spreading the ground cover over the bag in the flat configuration. 10. The method of claim 9, wherein ground cover is selected from the group comprising rock material and synthetic particles. 11. The method of claim 9, wherein in the flat configuration each bag has a bag area and a plurality of bags are placed end-to-end along the foundation and are overlapped before the ground cover is spread over the entire area of each of the bags. 12. The method of claim 9, wherein the indicia for opening the bag is selected from the group comprising bonded seams, sewn seams, tear strips, perforations, and printed cut lines. 13. The method of claim 9, wherein the back panel and the front panel include a lip resulting from folding and securing the material of the back panel and the front panel to itself along the edges of the front panel and the back panel and spreading the enriched soil against the lip. 14. The method of claim 9, wherein the indicia is located along three edges of the bag. 15. The method of claim 9, wherein the indicia is located in the front panel and along two edges of the bag. 16. The method of claim 9, wherein the bag material is selected from the group comprising a water impermeable plastic film, a water impermeable paper material, and a water impermeable cloth fabric. 17. The method of claim 9, wherein the bag material includes an additive selected from the group comprising a pesticide, an insecticide, and an herbicide. 18. A method for preventing erosion of soil adjacent a water discharge opening: a. providing a bag that has a front panel and a back panel having edges and joined along the edges, that is constructed of water permeable, non-degradable bag material, that is filled with ground cover, and that has indicia for opening the bag;b. placing the bag under the water discharge opening;c. opening the bag along the indicia;d. unfolding the bag to a flat configuration under the water discharge opening;e. spreading the ground cover over the bag in the flat configuration so that the water discharged from the water discharge opening impinges on the ground cover and the back panel of the bag frictionally engages the soil. 19. The method of claim 18, wherein ground cover is selected from the group comprising rock material and synthetic particles. 20. The method of claim 18, wherein the indicia for opening the bag is selected from the group comprising bonded seams, sewn seams, tear strips, perforations, and printed cut lines. 21. The method of claim 18, wherein the front panel and the back panel include a lip resulting from folding and securing the material to itself along the edges of the front panel and the back panel and spreading the ground cover against the lip. 22. The method of claim 18, wherein the front panel and the back panel are rectangular and the indicia is located along three edges of the bag. 23. The method of claim 18, wherein the front panel and the back panel are rectangular and the indicia is located in the front panel and along two edges of the bag. 24. The method of claim 18, wherein the bag material is selected from the group comprising a sheet of perforated plastic and cloth fabric. 25. A method for establishing a pesticide enhanced buffer zone along a foundation of a building: a. providing a rectangular bag that is constructed of water impermeable, non-degradable bag material and includes: i. a front panel and a back panel releasably joined along opposite side edges, releasably joined along a fold edge, and releasably joined along and opening end edge to form;ii. indicia for opening the bag;iii. a sleeve attached to at least one side edge; andiv. a ground cover inside the bag;b. placing the bag along the foundation;c. opening the bag along the indicia;d. unfolding the bag to a flat configuration along the foundation;e. spreading the ground cover over the bag in the flat configuration;f. inserting tubing into the sleeve;g. connecting emitters to the tubing; andh. dispensing pesticide from the emitters onto the ground cover. 26. The method of claim 25, wherein ground cover is selected from the group comprising rock material and synthetic particles. 27. The method of claim 25, wherein when in the flat configuration each bag has a bag area and a plurality of bags are placed end-to-end along the foundation and are overlapped before the ground cover is spread over the entire area of each of the bags. 28. The method of claim 25, wherein the indicia for opening the bag is selected from the group comprising bonded seams, sewn seams, tear strips, perforations, and printed cut lines. 29. The method of claim 25, wherein the front panel and the back panel include a lip resulting from folding and securing the material to itself along the edges of the front panel and the back panel and spreading the ground cover against the lip. 30. The method of claim 25, wherein the indicia is located along three edges of the bag. 31. The method of claim 25, wherein the indicia is located in the front panel and along two edges of the bag. 32. The method of claim 26, wherein the bag material is selected from the group comprising a water impermeable plastic film, a water impermeable paper material, and a water impermeable cloth fabric. 33. The method of claim 26, wherein the bag material includes an additive selected from the group comprising a pesticide, an insecticide, or an herbicide.
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