DE102005051705A1 - Dried grass mat for e.g. sod lawn, has grass whose root system forms network, and blades of grass standing perpendicular from soil, where mat is coated with color and is produced using grass seed, water, air and light - Google Patents

Abstract

The mat has grass whose root system (1) forms a network, and blades of the grass (2) stands perpendicular from soil. The mat is coated with color and is produced using grass seed, water, air and light, where the mat is fixed on a support surface that is waterproof such as high-grade steel plate, glass surface or china plate. The mat is separated from the support surface and processed.

Description

In This application is spoken by dried grass mats. These are characterized by interwoven roots and at right angles to the Ground protruding blades of grass.

State of things:

In intergrown grasslands, just by joining together of grass seed, water, air and light. They contain no other materials such as e.g. Earth or nutrients, come in nature in this area-like Not available.

It is known that grass mats for creative applications are used. Especially in earth grown as for example turf or decoration. When grasslands dry, The individual blades of grass follow one another by gravity below. The blades of grass are no longer perpendicular to the ground and look withered.

Problem:

• - The Grass mats contain additional Material.
• - The Root system can not be seen.
• - The Grass mats do not hold their own on vertical substrates.
• - blades of grass lie down when drying and look wilted.
• - During the Growth phase needed the grass nutrients.
• - Grasslands, the grow in soil or together with other materials, grow together with the extra Materials that can not be removed without destroy the overgrown sod or make it unstable.
• - The The fascination of the growth power of seeds is not emphasized.
• - Additional Materials in the grass mat can accelerate the decay process of the grass.

Solution and achieved advantages:

dried Grass mats consisting only of grass, which through the root battle is held together and the blades of grass are vertical.

The Product specified in the application is only using Grass seeds, water, air and light produced. additional Nutrient, -solutions or floors are not needed. The germination power of the grass is emphasized by this development process.

Thereby, that the growth and the form of the plants - visible Root system and vertical blades of grass - not directly explain, received the grass mats an additional Fascination.

The Overgrown roots form a solid network. This can through Drying directly on a carrier material or fixed in the dried state on any object. The mats also stay in vertical or hanging down Position fixed.

By the type of drying remain the blades of grass for the time being in vertical Shape. The vertical blades of grass allow the root system the plants is visible.

The Lack of additional Materials such as e.g. Earth increased the durability of the dried grass mat. This is stable in itself and hardly absorbs moisture.

Construction or more Embodiment of the invention:

grass seed be in a number of layers evenly in a frame on one Support surface scattered and over watered and lit for a period of about two weeks. In At this time the grass germinates, sprouts and reaches a height of about 120 mm.

If the germination power of the grass comes to an end, becomes the root system the grassy area like that long dried - normal Air drying or heating from below - until it adheres to the substrate. Then the carrier surface is complete grass area rotated about 180 degrees, hung and dried further. The drying process of the blades of grass and the Root system can be through heat and ventilation are accelerated.

The dried grass mats can separated from the support surface and further processed.

Additional functions / variants

The Carrier surfaces can be impermeable to water, such as. Stainless steel plates, glass surfaces or porcelain plates. You can but also be perforated such as e.g. Perforated metal sheets or Tissue - thus fuses the root system with the support surface.

The support surfaces with the grass form decorative objects that can be used as wall or ceiling pictures. The covering of gan zen walls is possible.

The flexible support surfaces, such as e.g. Tissues, but also the grass mats, can be applied to sculptures such as e.g. Animal figures in original size become.

The Grass mats can in all Applications by clear coat or colored lacquer fixed or additionally dyed. Graphical patterns on the grass are also possible.

Claims (4)

Dried grass mats, characterized in that they consist exclusively of grass and their root system ( 1 ) forms a braid and its blades of grass ( 2 ) protrude vertically from the ground. Dried grass mats according to claim 1, characterized characterized in that they can be painted clear or colored. Dried grass mats according to claim 1, characterized characterized in that they are only using grass seeds, water, Air and light are produced. Dried grass mats according to claim 1, characterized in that these on support surfaces ( 3 ) fixed images or objects are.