Grass protection mat with bottom supporting mat and method of constructing the same
10897857 ยท 2021-01-26
Assignee
Inventors
Cpc classification
A01G20/00
HUMAN NECESSITIES
International classification
Abstract
Disclosed is a grass protection mat for soft ground, comprising: an upper mat comprising a first body in which first grass passing spaces are continuously arranged and a first outer frame formed to finish an outer edge of the first body; and a bottom supporting mat which is arranged under the upper mat, wherein the bottom supporting mat comprises a second body in which second grass passing spaces are continuously arranged, and one or more hook fasteners which protrudes from the second body at a predetermined position corresponding to the first outer frame of the upper mat so that it is hooked to and coupled with a portion of the first outer frame.
Claims
1. A grass protection mat for soft ground, comprising: an upper mat comprising a first body in which first grass passing spaces are continuously arranged and a first outer frame formed to finish an outer edge of the first body; and a bottom supporting mat which is arranged under the upper mat, wherein the bottom supporting mat comprises a second body in which second grass passing spaces are continuously arranged, and one or more hook fasteners which protrudes from the second body at a predetermined position corresponding to the first outer frame of the upper mat so that it is hooked to and coupled with a portion of the first outer frame, wherein the bottom supporting mat further comprises a second outer frame having a quadrangular shape for finishing an outer edge of the second body to maintain an overall mat shape, and the second outer frame is formed with a groove recessed on a bottom thereof along a lengthwise direction, and wherein the second body is formed with a groove recessed on a bottom thereof along a lengthwise direction.
2. The grass protection mat according to claim 1, wherein the hook fastener protrudes vertically upward from the second body of the bottom supporting mat.
3. The grass protection mat according to claim 1, wherein the hook fastener has a predetermined height to be coupled with the first outer frame.
4. The grass protection mat according to claim 1, wherein the bottom supporting mat further comprises a ground peg protruding from a bottom thereof to fasten the bottom supporting mat to ground.
5. The grass protection mat according to claim 4, wherein the ground peg has a pillar or sharp shape to be smoothly driven into ground.
6. The grass protection mat according to claim 4, wherein the ground peg protrudes toward ground from a position corresponding to an edge of the first outer frame.
7. The grass protection mat according to claim 4, wherein the ground peg is formed to be longer than a rug protruding toward ground from a bottom of the second body.
8. The grass protection mat according to claim 1, wherein the first body of the upper mat and the second body of the bottom supporting mat are different in shape in accordance with kinds of soil where grass grows.
9. The grass protection mat according to claim 1, wherein the first body of the upper mat and the second body of the bottom supporting mat have the same size or shape.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S)
(1) The above and/or other aspects of the present disclosure will become apparent and more readily appreciated from the following description of the exemplary embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
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DESCRIPTION OF SPECIFIC EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION
(10) Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings to be easily realized by a person having an ordinary skill in the art to which the present disclosure pertains. However, the present disclosure may be variously implemented and not limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Further, unrelated parts are omitted in the drawings for clear description, and like elements refer to like numerals throughout the specification.
(11) Prior to description, the same elements given with same numerals will be representatively described in the first embodiment, and different elements from those of the first embodiment will be described in other embodiments.
(12) Below, a bottom supporting mat, from which an upper mat is detachable, according to the first embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
(13) According to the present disclosure, each of a bottom supporting mat 120 and a upper mat 110 respectively includes bodies in which the grass passing spaces basically having a shape selected among polygonal (e.g. a hexagonal shape) or circular shapes for improving growth or rootage of grass are continuously connected to have a predetermined pattern.
(14) The grass passing spaces may have various shapes of a quadrangular (diamond), triangular, hexagonal, octagonal, circular or the like. In accordance with ground characteristics, seasons, environments, etc. the bodies of the bottom supporting mat 120 and the upper mat 110 may have the same shape or different shapes. In this exemplary embodiment, the upper mat 110 is manufactured to have a hexagonal body, and the bottom supporting mat 120 is manufactured to have a hexagonal body, thereby forming the first grass passing spaces S1. However, there are no limits to the shape of the body.
(15) Among structures for continuously connecting the first grass passing spaces S1 by the upper mats with one another, such a hexagonal shape is advantageous to maximize the area of the first grass passing space S1. In case of the hexagonal body, the area of the first grass passing space S1 is greater than that of other polygonal or circular body, thereby making active photosynthesis in grass.
(16) In other words, the first body may be manufactured to include the first grass passing space S1 having not only the hexagonal shape but also various shapes as long as it is taken into account that a growth space for grass is expanded, the photosynthesis of the grass goes actively through the expanded growth space, and the body has no wasteful spaces.
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(21) The first body 111 is provided on the ground where grass grows, and forms the first grass passing space S1 through which the grass can photosynthesize and grow. The first bodies 111 are continuously arranged and integrally connected to thereby constitute an overall frame of the upper mat 110.
(22) The first body 111 may have a triangular, octagonal, quadrangular (diamond) or the like polygonal or circular shape. According to this exemplary embodiment, the hexagonal shape will be described by way of example among the structures for continuously connecting the first grass passing spaces S1.
(23) The first outer frame 112 refers to a member positioned at an outer or inner side of each unit mat among quadrangular members of finishing the outer edges of four unit mats that constitute the upper mat 110. That is, as shown in
(24) Further, a separate fastening means may be added to connect neighboring upper mats 110, at a specific position on an outermost portion of the upper mat 110 on the first outer frames 112.
(25) The bottom supporting mat 120 is arranged under the grass protection mat 110, and may include a second body 121, a rug 122, a second outer frame 123, a hook fastener 124 and a ground peg 125.
(26) The second body 121 is provided on the ground where grass grows, and forms the second grass passing space S2 through which the grass can photosynthesize and grow. The second bodies 121 are continuously arranged and integrally connected to thereby constitute an overall frame of the bottom supporting mat 120.
(27) The second grass passing space S2 of the second body 121 and the first grass passing space S1 of the first body 111 may have the same size or same shape to secure a grass growth space, facilitate the photosynthesis, and allow the mats to be easily detached and attached.
(28) Alternatively, the second body 121 and the first body 111 may be different in size or shape from each other as necessary.
(29) The second body 121 may have a hexagonal, octagonal, quadrangular (diamond) or the like polygonal or circular shape. According to this exemplary embodiment, the second body 121 having the hexagonal shape to overlap with the first body 111 at edges will be described by way of example among structures for continuously connecting the second grass passing spaces S2.
(30) The rug 122 is provided beneath and supports the second body 121. The rug 122 is in contact with the ground and supports the second body 121 to be spaced apart at a predetermined distance from the ground. According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the rug 122 protrudes toward the ground from each edge of the second body 121 having the hexagonal shape, but is not limited thereto.
(31) The second outer frame 123 refers to a member having a quadrangular shape and finishing the outer edges of the second body 121. The second outer frame 123 may further include separate fastening means (not shown) to maintain an overall shape of the bottom supporting mat 120 and connect with other neighboring bottom supporting mat 120.
(32) The hook fastener 124 may protrude from the second body 121 of the bottom supporting mat 120 at a predetermined position. For example, the hook fastener 124 is formed to vertically protrude upward from the second body 121 of the bottom supporting mat 120. The hook fastener 124 may be formed to be hooked to the first outer frame 112 of the upper mat 110 when the upper mat 110 is put on the bottom supporting mat 120 and then pressed toward the ground.
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(36) The ground peg 125 is provided under the second outer frame 123 of the bottom supporting mat 120, and fastens the second outer frame 123 to the ground. The ground pegs 125 are provided at predetermined positions under the second outer frame 123, for example, at four positions corresponding to vertices of the overall quadrangular shape of the second outer frame 123 of the mat from a view of a plane of the mat. However, there are no limits to the positions of the ground pegs.
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(40) Like this, the ground peg 125 is configured to vertically protrude downward from the bottom of the second outer frame 123 and be easily driven and fixed into the ground.
(41) The ground peg 125 has a predetermined depth, and this depth has to be deeper than the depth of the rug 122 vertically protruding downward from the bottom of the second body 121. This makes the ground peg 125 be more strongly driven and fixed into the ground than the rug 122, so that the mat can be more strongly supported on and fixed into the ground.
(42) The ground peg 125 may be coupled with the second outer frame 123 by a predetermined adhesive means, or the ground peg 125 may be provided detachably from the second outer frame 123.
(43) Next, a fastening process for the hook fastener according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to
(44) When the upper mat 110 is put on the bottom supporting mat 120, the hook fastener 124 supported on and coupled to the second body 121 of the bottom supporting mat 120 is fastened to the first outer frame 112 of the upper mat 110.
(45) In this case, the hook fastener 124 having a structure of vertically protruding upward may include an upper side to be hooked to the first outer frame 112 as described above with reference to
(46) Alternatively, the hook fastener 124 may have other shapes by taking it into account that fastening force gets weaker as hooking is repetitively performed. For example,
(47) Further, as shown in
(48) Like this, as the hook fastener 124 supported on and coupled to the second body 121 of the bottom supporting mat 120 is hooked to the first outer frame 112 of the upper mat 110, it is very easy to assemble and disassemble a vertically double structure of the upper mat and the bottom supporting mat.
(49) Further, the hook fastener 124 has to have a suitable height to connect and hold the mats when the upper mat is put on the bottom supporting mat. That is, the height of the hook fastener 124 has to be set so that the hook fastener 124 can be hooked to the first outer frame 112 of the upper mat. In other words, the hook fastener 124 has to have a predetermined height so that the connection between the upper mat and the bottom supporting mat can be prevented from being loosened or being impossible when the hook fastener 124 is hooked to the first outer frame 112 of the upper mat. This is to more stably put and hold the upper mat 110 on the bottom supporting mat 120 of the vertically double structure by the hook fastener 124.
(50) Further, the hook fastener 124 may be manufactured to form a single body with the second body 121, or be coupled with the second body 121 of the bottom supporting mat 120 by any coupling means, or be detachably provided in the second body 121.
(51) The position, shape and number of hook fasteners 124 are not limited to those shown in the drawings. Alternatively, the position, shape and number of hook fasteners 124 may be varied to maximize coupling effects.
(52) From now, operations of the detachable bottom supporting mat of the grass protection mat according to the present invention will be described.
(53) First, the bottom supporting mat 120 is installed in an area where grass grows, the second body 121 of the bottom supporting mat 120 is arranged to be in close contact with the ground, and the rug 122 vertically protruding downward from the bottom of the second body 121 is driven into and fastened to the ground, thereby restricting movement of the bottom supporting mat 120. In particular, the ground peg 125 vertically protruding downward from the bottom of the second outer frame 123 is driven and fastened into the ground, thereby effectively preventing the bottom supporting mat 120 from freely moving on the ground.
(54) Since the grass protection mat 110 is detachably provided, it is easy to construct the grass protection mat by replacing the upper mat 110 in accordance with the kinds or states of soil.
(55) According to this exemplary embodiment, when the first body 111 and the second body 121 are provided to have the hexagonal shape, and each edge of the second body 121 is configured to be aligned with each edge of the first body 111, the bottom supporting mat 120 directly supported on the ground can be further prevented from subsidence even when soil is relatively soft and moist.
(56) On the other hand, when soil is relatively hard, the space between the second bodies 121 can be expanded to secure the maximum grass passing space S1 while preventing the mat from subsidence.
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(61) That is, when the upper mat 110 is put on the bottom supporting mat 120, the hook fastener 126 supported on and coupled to the second outer frame 123 of the bottom supporting mat 120 is hooked to the first outer frame 112 of the upper mat 110.
(62) In this case, the position at which the hook fastener 126 is hooked to the first outer frame 112 corresponds to the position at which the hook fastener 126 supported and coupled to the second outer frame 123 is provided from a view of the plane of the mat. That is, from the view of the plane of the mat, the positions where the hook fastener 126 and the first outer frame 112 are fastened may substantially overlap with the position of the hook fastener 126.
(63) Like this, as the hook fastener 126 supported on and coupled to the second outer frame 123 of the bottom supporting mat 120 is hooked to the first outer frame 112 of the upper mat 110, it is possible to construct connection between the upper mat and the bottom supporting mat which are different in unit area.
(64) According to the second exemplary embodiment, the hook fastener 126 is supported on and coupled to a predetermined position on the second outer frame 123 of the bottom supporting mat 120, but there are no limits to the position where the hook fastener 126 is arranged in the bottom supporting mat 120.
(65) Therefore, the bottom supporting mat 120 may be implemented and arranged as shown in
(66) The foregoing exemplary embodiments may be implemented by combination between the upper mat 110 and the bottom supporting mat 120 having the grass passing spaces S1 and S2 of various shapes.
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(69) Further, the support pillar 115 of the upper mat 110 is provided beneath the first body 111 and supports the first body 111 to be spaced apart at a predetermined distance from the bottom supporting mat 120 of the second body 121. According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the support pillar is perpendicular to each vertex of polygonal shape of the first body 111 and extended toward the ground, and its bottom may be inserted and held in a groove-shaped supporter 128 of the bottom supporting mat 120.
(70) Here, the support pillar 115 may be formed toward the ground at every vertex where a projection pillar 113 of the first body 111 is positioned. The projection pillar 113 and a buffering wing 114 are used in spreading a load applied to the upper mat, and extended upward from the first body 111, in which the buffering wing 114 may be placed between the projection pillars 113. Here, the buffering wing 114 may be taller than the projection pillar 113 so that the buffering wing 114 can efficiently distribute the load applied to the upper mat. In this case, an object such as people or vehicles, which applies the load to the grass protection mat, applies the load first to the buffering wing 114 and then the projection pillar. Thus, the load is first distributed by the buffering wing 114 and the remaining load is supported by the projection pillar 113, thereby more effectively protecting the grass. According to one exemplary embodiment, the lateral edge of the buffering wing 114, which is likely to touch the grass, is rounded to protect the grass from being damaged by the buffering wing 114, but is not limited thereto.
(71) Meanwhile, the second body 121 and the first body 111 may have quadrangular, hexagonal, octagonal, diamond or the like polygonal or circular shape. However, as described above, the second body 121 and the first body 111 may have the same hexagonal shape, for better photosynthesis and the growth of grass.
(72) According to the first embodiment of the present disclosure, among the structures for continuously connecting the grass passing spaces S1, the second body 121 is provided to have the shape and size to be hexagonally repetitively overlapped with the first body 11 having the hexagonal shape.
(73) Further, as shown in
(74) As shown in (a) to (d) of
(75) As described above, the second body 121 and the outer frame 124, which are formed with the grooves 127 on the bottoms thereof, increase the friction with the ground after the grass protection mat is installed, so that the grass protection mat can be effectively prevented from freely moving on the ground and the load can be more effectively distributed, thereby minimize subsidence on soft ground such as wetland and secure growth space for grass.
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(78) Thus, according to the present disclosure, the first body 111 and the second body 121 may have not the hexagonal shape but a polygonal shape, and the first body 111 may also have a polygonal shape different from the second body 121.
(79) Accordingly, the overlapped shape between the upper mat 110 and the bottom supporting mat 120 is varied depending on characteristics of soil to which they will be installed, so that the grass protection mat can provide a space adapted to soil and be effectively prevented from the subsidence.
(80) According to the foregoing exemplary embodiments, the bottom supporting mat with the body having a predetermined size and shape is fastened to the ground, and a certain mat with a body having a space optimized for characteristics of soil is selected as the upper mat and detachably put on the bottom supporting mat, thereby easily constructing or replacing the grass protection mat. Therefore, the photosynthesis of the grass can go smoothly by expanding the space of the mat, and the upper mat having a space suitable for soil can be selectively applied according to characteristics of the soil, thereby not only securing the grass passing space S1 but also effectively preventing the grass protection mat from the subsidence.
(81) Further, to more firmly support the bottom supporting mat, a plurality of ground pegs protruding downward is used for fastening the mat to the ground, thereby fastening the bottom supporting mat to the ground without sliding, and connecting and fastening the upper mat thereon.
(82) According to the present disclosure, the hook fastener provided in the bottom supporting mat is used to enable attachment/detachment between the bottom supporting mat and the upper mat arranged thereon, thereby coupling or separating the mats without an additional coupling tool and promoting convenience in construction.
(83) Further, the attachment/detachment between the bottom supporting mat and the upper mat becomes easier, thereby having advantages of selectively replacing and applying the mats having various shapes depending on the characteristics of the soil.
(84) Further, a distance between a space formed between the bottom supporting mat and the upper mat, through which a grass runner propagates is kept constant, thereby preventing the grass runner from being damaged by load.
(85) Further, the ground peg protruding downward is provided to more firmly support the bottom supporting mat, when the mat is fastened to the ground, thereby the bottom supporting mat being fastened to the ground without sliding, and firmly being connected and fastened the upper mat thereon.
(86) Although a few exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure have been shown and described, these are for illustrative purpose only and it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that changes may be made in these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined in the appended claims and their equivalents.
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(87) 110: upper mat 111: first body 112: first outer frame 120: bottom supporting mat 121: second body 122: rug 123: second outer frame 124: hook fastener 125: ground peg 126: hook fastener 127: groove S1: first grass passing space S2: second grass passing space