AU2006235943A1

AU2006235943A1 - Wall surface afforestation fence using lianas

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Publication number: AU2006235943A1
Application number: AU2006235943A
Authority: AU
Inventors: Cheo Hyun Kwan
Original assignee: Samho C & T Pty Ltd
Current assignee: SAMHO C&T Pty Ltd
Priority date: 2006-11-10
Filing date: 2006-11-10
Publication date: 2008-05-29

Description

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Patents Act 1990 COMPLETE SPECIFICATION STANDARD PATENT WALL SURFACE AFFORESTATION

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USING LIANAS The following statement is a full description of this invention, including the best method of performing it known to me: WALL SURFACE AFFORESTATION FENCE USING LIANAS BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to afforestation fence using lianas, and, more wall surface afforestation fence using mounted at the wall surface of a building road for allowing stems of the lianas to surface afforestation fence.

a wall surface particularly, to a lianas, which is or the edge of a climb up the wall Description of the Related Art As is generally known, lianas, such as honeysuckles and climbing roses, grow while stems of the lianas spread over the ground or climb up trees. Such lianas are planted near the fence or the wall of a building such that the fence surface or the wall surface of the building is afforested. However, the fence surface or the wall surface of the building is smooth, and therefore, the stems of the lianas cannot easily climb up the fence or the wall of the building.

For this reason, there has been proposed a method of fixing a mesh-shaped panel 100 to the fence or the wall of the building, as shown in FIG. 1, such that lianas 101 can climb up Q) the fence or the wall of the building.

o The panel 100 is constructed in the form of a mesh, and z therefore, stems of the lianas 101 can climb up the panel 100 while the stems of the lianas 101 wind themselves round the c i panel 100. However, there is no space between the panel 100 and n the fence or the wall of the building, and therefore, it is Cl very difficult for the lianas 101 to grow.

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Specifically, a space in which the stems of the lianas 101 easily extend and the stems of the lianas 101 are protected from external physical forces is necessary in order that the lianas 101 can grow. However, the panel is fixed to the fence or the wall of the building while the panel is in tight contact with the fence or the wall of the building. As a result, there is no space necessary for stable growth of the lianas 101. In addition, the panel 100 is constructed in the form of a mesh woven in the vertical direction and in the horizontal direction, and therefore, the stems of the lianas 101 extend only in the vertical direction. As a result, it takes a great deal of time for the lianas 101 to climb to the top of the fence or the wall of the building.

Furthermore, even though the planted lianas 101 take root and the stems of the lianas 101 extend with the result that the lianas 101 grow well, the panel 100 is not supported by itself, the panel 100 is fixed to the fence or the wall of the building so that the panel 100 can be supported by the fence or

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c. the wall of the building. Consequently, a force used to support O the panel 100 is small, and therefore, the panel may be in z O danger of falling down as a whole due to rain and wind.

i SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION (Ni Therefore, the present invention has been made in view

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of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a wall surface afforestation fence using lianas, which is capable of securing a space for protecting the lianas in a panel for growing the lianas and enabling stems of the lianas to extend easily, whereby the stems of the lianas extend rapidly, after the lianas are planted, and therefore, the lianas grow rapidly.

In accordance with the present invention, the above and other objects can be accomplished by the provision of a wall surface afforestation fence using lianas, which is constructed in the form of a mesh, along which stems of lianas extend, and is fixed to the wall of a building, wherein the wall surface afforestation fence comprises: front and rear panels, which are constructed in the form of a mesh, and are disposed at the front and the rear, respectively; and fixing members mounted between the front panel and the rear panel in a predetermined inclination for fixedly connecting the front panel and the rear panel with each other such that the front panel and the

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rear panel are spaced a predetermined distance from each o other.

z Consequently, the lianas are protected in the space defined between the front panel and the rear panel, and i therefore, the stable growth of the lianas is accomplished.

Furthermore, the stems of the lianas can extend upward along the inclined fixing members, and therefore, the rapid growth

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of the lianas is accomplished.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The above and other objects, features and other advantages of the present invention will be more clearly understood from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which: FIG. 1 is a view illustrating a conventional panel for planting lianas; FIG. 2 is a view illustrating a fence for planting lianas according to the present invention; FIG. 3 is a view illustrating a use of the fence for planting lianas according to the present invention; FIG. 4 is an enlarged view illustrating principal components of FIG. 3; and FIG. 5 is a view illustrating another use of the fence for planting lianas according to the present invention.

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O DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS z Now, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will Si be described in detail with reference to the accompanying Sdrawings.

FIG. 2 is a view illustrating a fence for planting

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lianas according to the present invention, and FIGS. 3 to are views illustrating uses of the fence for planting lianas according to the present invention.

A fence 10 for planting lianas according to the present invention includes a front panel 11 and a rear panel 12. The front panel 11 and the rear panel 12 are arranged such that the front panel 11 and the rear panel 12 are spaced a predetermined distance from each other. Fixing members 13 are provided between the front panel 11 and the rear panel 12 such that the front panel 11 and the rear panel 12 are connected with each other by the fixing members 13. At this time, the fixing members 13 are disposed with a predetermined inclination.

The fence 10 with the above-stated construction according to the present invention is fixed to a fence or a wall 17 of a building such that lianas 14 can grow.

Preferably, a plurality of fences 10 are fixed to the fence or the wall 17 of the building while the fences 10 are connected

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with each other. First, the plurality of fences 10 are O positioned at the fence or the wall 17 of the building. Next, z the fences 10 are connected with each other using clips 15 or rings, and then the fences 19 are fixed to the fence or the i wall 17 of the building using anchor bolts.

Subsequently, the lianas 14 are planted at the bottom of C-i O each fence 10 such that stems of the lianas 14 climb up the fence 10. At this time, the stems of the lianas 14 extend along the fixing members 13 fixed to the fence 10 at the predetermined angle to the fence 10. Consequently, the stems of the lianas 14 can more easily extend than when the stems of the lianas 14 extend vertically.

As described above, the fixing members 13 serve as stays round which tendrils of the lianas 14 wind themselves such that the tendrils of the lianas 14 can be supported by the stays. In addition, the fixing members 13 perform a structural function to securely connect the front panel 11 and the rear panel 12 with each other.

Consequently, the bottom area of the fence 10 supported on the ground is proportional to the space defined by the front panel 11 and the rear panel 12, and therefore, the fence 10 is stably supported by itself. When this fence 10 is coupled to the fence or the wall 17 of the building, the fence 10 is more stably supported by the fence or the wall 17 of the building.

As a result, the fence 10 does not fall down due to rain and

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wind.

O Also, the stems of the lianas 14 extend upward along the z Sfixing members 13 mounted between the front panel 11 and the rear panel 12. As a result, the stems of the lianas 14 are Mc protected from external physical forces.

n Consequently, the lianas 14 can stably grow, and therefore, the stems of the lianas 14 can rapidly extend. As a

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result, the afforestation of the fence or the wall 17 of the building is rapidly and stably accomplished.

As shown in FIG. 5, on the other hand, the fence according to the present invention may be mounted at the edge of a road such that the fence 10 can be used as a sound absorbing wall or a sound absorbing fence. First, a plurality of fences 10 are arranged along the edge of the road. Posts 18 S are buried into the ground while the posts 18 are disposed between the respective fences 10. The fences 10 are fixed to opposite ends of clips 19 coupled to the posts 1. Subsequently lianas 14 are planted at the bottom of each fence 10. In this way, the fence 10 according to the present invention is constructed in the form of an environmental-friendly sound absorbing wall or an environmental-friendly sound absorbing fence.

As apparent from the above description, the wall surface afforestation fence according to the present invention is constructed by mounting the fixing members between the front

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panel and the rear panel in the predetermined inclination.

O Consequently, the stems of the lianas can extend upward along z the inclined fixing members, and therefore, the rapid growth of the lianas is accomplished. Furthermore, the stems of the Mc i lianas are protected between the front panel and the rear V' panel, and therefore, the stable growth of the lianas is N' accomplished. As a result, after the lianas are planted, the

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stems of the lianas extend rapidly. Consequently, the present invention has the effect of easily accomplishing the afforestation of the fence surface or the wall surface of a building.

Although the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been disclosed for illustrative purposes, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications, D additions and substitutions are possible, without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention as disclosed in the accompanying claims.

Claims

1. A wall surface afforestation fence using lianas, which is constructed in the form of a mesh, along which stems C^ i of lianas extend, and is fixed to the wall of a building, wherein the wall surface afforestation fence comprises: front and rear panels, which are constructed in the form NO of a mesh, and are disposed at the front and the rear, respectively; and fixing members for fixedly connecting the front panel and the rear panel with each other such that the front panel and the rear panel are spaced a predetermined distance from each other.

2. The wall surface afforestation fence according to claim 1, wherein the fixing members are mounted between the front panel and the rear panel in a predetermined inclination. SAMHO C&T PTY LTD. 9 NOVEMBER 2006