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A mouse device for use as an input device of a computer is provided that includes a housing in which recording paper is loadable, and a printer unit provided within the housing for printing on the recording paper print information received from the computer.
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110308150 | LAWN EDGING GRASS RESTRAINT A system for providing a barrier and redirecting the growth of grass away from concrete, walkways, patios and materials typically found in a landscape. The system is comprised of a single sheet of extruded polyethylene having three members. The main member is inserted o... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110277395 | Landscape edging system Provided is a landscape edging system comprising runs having a profile comprising a base, front edge and, in some embodiments, a leading edge, as well as a first specialized region, and optionally one or two additional specialized regions which can permit easy mowing up... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110252702 | RAISED GARDEN SYSTEM A raised garden system includes a plurality of structural members that include a plurality of side rails. The raised garden system further includes a plurality of tapered bracket assemblies, each of which includes a tapered male bracket that slides into a tapered female... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20100242357 | Raised Garden Bed Kit The instant invention provides a kit for assembly of a raised garden bed. The raised garden bed includes panel members, corner connector members, and linear connector members constructed of a polymeric material and adapted to be snapped together into a substantially rig... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100226720 | LANDSCAPING CHANNEL LINER A landscaping channel liner is provided that includes a longitudinally-extending trough having a longitudinally-extending floor located between opposed longitudinally-extending sidewalls extending therefrom. Attachment clips extend longitudinally on each of the sidewall... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100186292 | Edging for Beds, lawns, or the like A wall structure for retaining earth, the wall structure including a plurality of wall members, each wall member having an upper edge, a lower edge, and a respective first end edge and second end edge at either end of its length, each of the first end edge and second en... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100186293 | Landscape Edger With Adjustable Connection Mechanism An edger is provided that includes a cylindrically shaped attachment member that includes at least one tooth for interlocking relationship with another attachment member. The interlocking relationship prevents relative motion between the attached edgers. The edger furth... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100058657 | GREEN ROOF EDGING AND RESTRAINT SYSTEM An edging system for green roofing applications defines the margin between grow medium zones and vegetative free zones. An edge and restraint system comprises a edging structure having a substantially upright section having a height and a base section extending laterall... | 03/11/2010 |
| 20100050505 | Anchorless edging strip A landscape edging system includes an elongate edging strip having first and second mutually perpendicular plate-like members forming an L-shape. The first plate-like member extends coextensively with the second plate-like member and is configured to lie parallel with a... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20090223121 | Stackable landscape edging A landscape edging member for use in defining borders of walks, patios, driveways and the like, is provided with edge lips on one side of a base wall, which serve as stops when one of the landscape edging members is inverted and nested with another landscape edging memb... | 09/10/2009 |
| 20090199466 | EDGING GUIDE An edging guide may include an anchor and a retailer that may be rotatably mounted to the anchor. The anchor may be buried in the ground during use and may include a post portion and a support portion. The retailer may be rotatably mounted to the support of the anchor a... | 08/13/2009 |
| 20090183426 | LANDSCAPE EDGING WITH IMPROVED MULCH CONTAINMENT AND IMPROVED DRAINAGE The invention is for landscape edging with improved mulch containment and improved drainage. The landscape edging has a substantially vertical planar surface adjacent to a substantially horizontal surface. The vertical planar surface and the horizontal planar surface ar... | 07/23/2009 |
| 20090165372 | Garden edging Flexible lengths of garden edging made from recycled rubber can be placed on the ground and pinned thereto. By being flexible, the garden edging will not crack or break when stood on and therefore can have a fairly slimline forward edge which makes mowing easier.... | 07/02/2009 |
| 20090071069 | Landscaping edging stake having a pocket for resisting removal A landscape edging stake is provided that has a relatively large pocket area formed at its bottom end. The pocket region is shaped such that upward motion of the stake will engage the pocket region with the soil in a manner resisting the upward motion. The exemplary poc... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090064571 | LAWN EDGING WITH INTEGRAL ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR AND CLIP CONNECTORS A lawn edging strip includes imbedded conductors which can be used to conduct low voltage electricity to allow the lawn edging to double as a lighting strip. The lawn edging product enables solderless connection of one or more low voltage lights at points along the leng... | 03/12/2009 |
| 20090038214 | Golf course bunker boundary protection system The golf course bunker boundary protection system includes a central section located adjacent to the wall of a bunker, a plurality of lower anchors coupled to the central section and located below the sand in the bunker and above the soil in the bunker below the sand, a... | 02/12/2009 |
| 20090013597 | Landscape edging strips A paver restraint comprises an extruded length of plastic that has a general cross-sectional shape of an ell or an angle iron, having a generally flat upwardly extending upper rectangular section and a lower or second rectangular section extending substantially perpendi... | 01/15/2009 |
| 20080256855 | LANDSCAPE DEVICE A landscape device having a growth section surrounded by at least one upwardly-extending wall. Located within the growth section are a plurality of displaceable elements which are capable of being displaced by the growth of a plant located in the growth section of the l... | 10/23/2008 |
| 20080236035 | Lawn Edging With Offset Channel In general, the present invention discloses a landscape edging device for dividing distinct landscaping areas, comprising: a vertical barrier; a top portion disposed at the top of and integral to the vertical barrier; and an anchoring portion at the bottom and integral ... | 10/02/2008 |
| 20080184619 | EDGING ATTACHMENT FOR ILLUMINATED BORDER A lawn decoration comprising edging and a clip connected to the edging, the clip including a rope light accepting portion.... | 08/07/2008 |
| 20080163566 | Multi-dimensional paver edging Among the several aspects and features of the present invention may be noted the provision of a paver edging device for use as an interface or boundary of a paved region. In one aspect the edging device includes an elongate strip extending in a longitudinal direction ha... | 07/10/2008 |
| 20070289208 | Landscaping vegetation border unit A landscaping vegetation border unit that is elongated and is formed by a pair of spaced apart sidewalls and a bottom wall which has an open top. The unit defines an internal compartment. Each of the sidewalls are divided by a series of transverse slots that form each o... | 12/20/2007 |
| 20070204508 | MATERIAL FOR REDUCING FADING OF MULCH DUE TO EXPOSURE TO ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT The invention provides a mulch protective composition, methods for reducing fading of mulch, and non-fading mulch. The mulch protective composition is provided by a mixture of water and at least one component selected from an antioxidant, an ultraviolet absorber, an aqu... | 09/06/2007 |
| 20070193112 | Lawn edging The present invention is a lawn edging for demarcating a lawn from a border consisting of paving stones, the lawn edging consisting of an elongated extrusion made of a flexible and resilient polymer, the extrusion having opposite ends. The extrusion has a bottom, first ... | 08/23/2007 |
| 20070180764 | Formwork for landscape edging A system of formwork guides of consistent width and depth but of various lengths; some of which provide bends or curves or junctions is developed for easier laying of garden and landscaping edges of the type having a concrete base (and optional masonry on top). The syst... | 08/09/2007 |
| 20070163171 | Interlocking landscape edging block A landscape edging block is provided which has a first member and a second member twice as long as the first member connected to the first member to form an L-shaped block. A plurality of L-shaped blocks is arranged in an interlocking fashion to create a border between ... | 07/19/2007 |
| 20070144066 | Defensive anti-intrusion vegetal hedge and method for the production thereof A defensive anti-intrusion vegetal hedge for the protection of a property, incorporating plants having spines or similar, wherein said plants are planted along a line defining the area to be protected, in one or two rows, characterized in that the branches of said plant... | 06/28/2007 |
| 20070124993 | Method and system for retractable portable shield A retractable protective shield (20) includes a first stake member (22), a second stake member (24) and a sheet member (26) having a first end attached to the first stake member and a second end attached to the second stake member. The shield... | 06/07/2007 |
| 20070089358 | Garden edging A garden edging including a corrugated strip of sheet metal and a guard capping the corrugated strip. The guard includes a metal clip having a crosspiece from the opposite ends of which a pair of legs extends downwardly in the form of an inverted “U”. A plastic coat... | 04/26/2007 |
| 20070062106 | Landscape protection device A landscape protection device and method are described. The landscape protection device includes two or more U-shaped members with footing portions adapted to insert into a ground surface. Attached between the U-shaped members are crossbar members that support the U-sha... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20060277823 | Decorative light and landscape lighting system A decorative light and a landscape lighting system incorporating a plurality of decorative lights. The decorative lights are structured for attachment to the top of landscape edging. The lights include a body having a channel formed in its bottom surface for receiving t... | 12/14/2006 |
| 20060236601 | Playground border with integrated drain The present invention is a playground or landscaping border assembled from prefabricated component parts, each manufactured from a combination of shredded rubber bonded with an elastic adhesive urethane compound to form a porous and flexible structure for use in a playg... | 10/26/2006 |
| 20060191193 | System and Method for Collecting Landscape Trimmings Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a system and method for collecting landscape trimmings. A plurality of rigid pieces adjoin to form a receptacle around an object. The object may be a shrub, bush, or tree, for example. The receptacle has an opening to... | 08/31/2006 |
| 20060150480 | Landscape edging system and methods of use According to various embodiments of the present invention, an interlocking, modular landscape edging system is provided. Landscape edging member may have male and female ends, and include inner and outer strips. Outer strip may include top and bottom hems to retain inne... | 07/13/2006 |
| 20060150479 | Powered garden or lawn edging assembly A powered edging assembly for providing a voltage source at an edge of a garden or lawn having an edging extrusion configured for in-ground placement at the edge and including an above-ground upper portion having contained wires extending along a length of the extrusion... | 07/13/2006 |
| 20050217169 | Mobile designed to come into contact with another mobile or fixed component The mobile comprises a hub (1) rotating on its axis and a transmission or rolling rim (3) designed to come into contact with a mobile or fixed component, the hub (1) and the transmission or rolling rim (3) being linked by leaves (2) ar... | 10/06/2005 |
| 20050210740 | Edging strip having self-mating features An elongate edging strip includes top and bottom longitudinal edges, front and rear sides, and opposing ends. A first mating profile is formed on one of the front and rear sides, and/or proximate one of the top and bottom longitudinal edges or opposing ends. A second ma... | 09/29/2005 |
| 20050160686 | Interlocking conformable retainer wall system A retainer wall system comprised of interlocking wall segments for use as a retainer wall. Each wall segment is resiliently flexible to allow the retainer wall to follow a curvilinear/curved profile. In a preferred embodiment the wall segments comprise a plurality of su... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050150158 | Fiberglass lawn edging with integral electrical conductor A pultruded fiberglass lawn edging includes imbedded conductors which can be used to conduct low voltage electricity to allow the lawn edging to double as a lighting strip. If the conductors are wires positioned adjacent the top and bottom edges of the edging, they also... | 07/14/2005 |
| 20050108933 | Edging strip with ends having mating features An edging strip having improved mating features. The edging strip is an elongate segment of extruded material which has top and bottom edges and front and rear sides. Mating features are provided on the top and bottom edges and are configured to unite with each other on... | 05/26/2005 |
