Patent Application
20170044735
Technical Field
The embodiments herein are generally related to landscaping, horticulture, gardening industry. The embodiments herein are particularly related to a construction of retaining walls and repairing fence in garden and homes. The embodiments herein are more particularly related to a kit in a system and method for building a retaining wall and repairing fence.
Description of the Related Art
Retaining walls are the structures that resist the lateral pressure of soil when there is a desired change in ground elevation that exceeds the angle of repose of the soil. The retaining walls are built using materials such as wood, concrete, plastic blocks, bricks and the like. Wooden retaining walls are built from plurality of elongated vertically oriented wood posts and horizontally oriented soil-retaining panels. The wooden retaining walls have lower extremities, and are driven into the earth to a sufficient depth to support the load bearing posts and associated structural elements.
One of the conventional methods to build the retaining walls or to repair an existing fence include substantial digging of the ground and using concrete to secure the wooden posts. However, this conventional method is time consuming and requires considerable economic and human resource.
Another conventional method uses molded plastic blocks and molded metal blocks to build retaining walls. This conventional method requires significant human effort, technical expertise and specialized construction tools.
Hence, there is a need for a method and system for building a retaining wall and repairing an existing fence from the wooden posts without digging into the soil, and requiring less human effort. There is further a need for a system and method for securing the wooden posts by penetrating the wooden posts easily into the soil without digging and concrete pouring, while maintaining vertical alignment of the wooden posts. There is still further a need for a method and system for efficiently transferring the hammering force to drive the wooden posts into the ground without splitting it. Yet there is a need for a fence repair kit for building a retaining wall and repairing fence.
The above mentioned shortcomings, disadvantages and problems are addressed herein and which will be understood by reading and studying the following specification.
The primary objective of the embodiments herein is to provide a method, system, and a kit for building a retaining wall and repair an existing fence.
Another objective of the embodiments herein is to provide a method and system for facilitating the penetration of the wooden posts to the ground using a V-shaped metal tip.
Yet another objective of the embodiments herein is to provide a method and system to maintain vertical alignment for the wooden posts of the retaining wall during ground penetration.
Yet another objective of the embodiments herein is to provide a method and system for efficiently transferring the hammering force to the wooden posts, without splitting of the wooden posts.
Yet another objective of the embodiments herein is to provide a wedge shaped wooden posts for building retaining wall to minimize soil disturbance during ground penetration and thus utilizing the resistance at soil-wood interface to bear the load on the wooden posts.
Yet another objective of the embodiments herein is to provide method and system to build retaining walls that eliminates a need of using concrete to secure the wooden posts into the ground.
Yet another objective of the embodiments herein is to provide a method and system that requires less human effort than conventional systems to build the retaining wall.
Yet another objective of the embodiments herein is to provide a method for repairing an existing fence in an economical and efficient way.
These and other objects and advantages of the embodiments herein will become readily apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
The embodiments herein provide a system, method and a kit for building a retaining wall and repairing existing fence.
According to an embodiment herein, a system is provided for building a retaining wall and repairing a fence. The system comprises a plurality of wedge shaped wooden posts, a V-shaped metal tip secured at the wedged end of a wedge shaped wooden post for easily penetrating into the ground, a channel guide for vertical alignment of wooden post, and a protective cover secured at the head of the wedge shaped wooden post for transferring the hammering force to the wedge shaped wooden posts and prevent splitting of the wedge shaped wooden posts.
According to an embodiment herein, a plurality of wedge shaped wooden posts are constructed from a plurality of standard wooden posts. The plurality of wedge shaped wooden posts are penetrated into the ground. The wedge shaped wooden posts have symmetrical wedges or asymmetrical wedges depending upon the craftsmanship.
According to an embodiment herein, the V-shaped metal tip is secured at the wedged end of the wooden post through a plurality of nails or die-punched teeth.
According to an embodiment herein, the channel guide is removably fastened on the soil-retaining panels using a plurality of screws. The channel guide encases the wedge shaped wooden post during the hammering process.
According to an embodiment herein, the protective cover is a metal cover having a plurality of flaps, and the plurality of flaps are secured respectively with a plurality of side surface of the wedge shaped wooden post through a plurality of screws.
According to an embodiment herein, the plurality of wooden panels are secured to the plurality of wooden posts using plurality of screws for constructing a retaining wall, and repairing the existing fence.
According to an embodiment herein, a height of the retaining wall is lesser than or equal to a depth of the penetration of the wedge shaped wooden posts into the ground.
According to an embodiment herein, the V-shaped metal tip has plurality of holes for receiving the plurality of nails for fastening the V-shaped metal tip at the wedged end of the wooden post.
According to an embodiment herein, the V-shaped metal tip has a plurality of die-punched teeth for fastening the V-shaped metal tip at the wedged end of the wooden post.
According to an embodiment herein, the V-shaped metal tip together with channel guide, helps to balance a left and right sway by balancing the side forces at the channel guide frame thereby maintaining a verticality of the wedge shaped wooden posts while driving the wedge shaped post into the ground.
According to an embodiment herein, the protective cover is removably secured to each wedge shaped wooden posts.
According to an embodiment herein, the channel guide is secured to the soil-retaining panels. The channel guide encases the wedge shaped wooden post during the hammering process. The channel guide is removed after aligning a plurality of the wedge shaped wooden posts and reused for aligning the plurality of the wedge shaped wooden posts.
According to an embodiment herein, the protective cover is configured to transfer the hammering force to the wedge shaped wooden posts and protect the wedge shaped wooden posts from splitting.
The various embodiments herein provide a method for building a retaining wall and repairing an existing fence. According to an embodiment herein, the method comprising the steps of, converting a plurality of standard wooden posts into a plurality of wedge shaped wooden posts, fastening a V-shaped metal tip at each wedged end of the wooden posts through a plurality of nails or through a plurality of die-punched teeth, securing a removable protective cover to each wedge shaped wooden post, securing a channel guide to the plurality of soil-retaining panels through a plurality of screws, driving the plurality of V-shaped metal tipped wedge shaped wooden posts into the ground through the encasing channel guide, transferring the hammering force to the wedge shaped wooden posts using the protective cover, and aligning each wooden panel one over another vertically using the supporting wooden posts, removing the protective cover after driving the wedge shaped wooden post into the ground for reuses, removing the channel guide for reuse at a different spot along the retaining wall, and securing the driven wooden posts to the wooden panel using plurality of screws.
According to an embodiment herein, the protective cover is configured to prevent the wedge shaped wooden post from splitting during the hammering action.
According to an embodiment herein, the protective cover comprises a plurality of flaps. The plurality of flaps are secured to the wedge shaped wooden posts through a plurality of screws.
According to an embodiment herein, the plurality of wedge shaped wooden posts are secured to the plurality of wooden panels using plurality of screws for constructing the retaining wall and repairing the existing fence.
According to an embodiment herein, the channel guide is removably secured to the soil-retaining panel and encases the wedge shaped wooden post during the hammering process.
The various embodiments herein provide a kit for building retaining wall and fence repair. The kit comprises, a V-shaped metal tip, a protective cover, and a channel guide.
According to an embodiment herein, the kit further comprises, a plurality of V-shaped metal tipped wedge shaped wooden posts, and a plurality of wooden panels.
According to an embodiment herein, the V-shaped metal tip has a plurality of holes for receiving a plurality of nails for securing the metal tip at the wedged end of the plurality of wedge shaped wooden posts for easily penetrating the plurality of wedge shaped wooden posts into the ground.
According to an embodiment herein, the V-shaped metal tip has a plurality of die-punched teeth for securing the metal tip at the wedged end of the plurality of wedge shaped wooden posts for easily penetrating the plurality of wedge shaped wooden posts into the ground.
According to an embodiment herein, the protective cover is secured removably to head of each wedge shaped wooden posts to prevent a splitting of the wedge shaped posts during the hammering action.
According to an embodiment herein, the channel guide is removably fastened on the soil-retaining panels using a plurality of screws. The channel guide encases the wedge shaped wooden post during the hammering process and helps maintain the vertical alignment of the wooden post.
According to an embodiment herein, the V-shaped metal tip together with channel guide, helps to balance a left and right sway by balancing the side forces at the channel guide frame thereby maintaining a verticality of the wedge shaped wooden posts while driving the wedge shaped post into the ground.
According to an embodiment herein, the channel guide is removed after driving a wedged shaped wooden post into the ground and reused for driving the other plurality of the wedged shaped wooden posts into the ground.
These and other aspects of the embodiments herein will be better appreciated and understood when considered in conjunction with the following description and the accompanying drawings. It should be understood, however, that the following descriptions, while indicating the preferred embodiments and numerous specific details thereof, are given by way of illustration and not of limitation. Many changes and modifications may be made within the scope of the embodiments herein without departing from the spirit thereof, and the embodiments herein include all such modifications.
The other objects, features and advantages will occur to those skilled in the art from the following description of the preferred embodiment and the accompanying drawings in which:
Although the specific features of the embodiments herein are shown in some drawings and not in others. This is done for convenience only as each feature may be combined with any or all of the other features in accordance with the embodiments herein.
In the following detailed description, reference is made to the accompanying drawings that form a part hereof, and in which the specific embodiments that may be practiced is shown by way of illustration. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the embodiments and it is to be understood that the logical, mechanical and other changes may be made without departing from the scope of the embodiments. The following detailed description is therefore not to be taken in a limiting sense.
The embodiments herein provide a system, method and a kit for building a retaining wall and repairing existing fence.
According to an embodiment herein, a system is provided for building a retaining wall and repairing a fence. The system comprises a plurality of wedge shaped wooden posts, a V-shaped metal tip secured to a wedged end of a wedge shaped wooden post, a channel guide for maintaining a vertical alignment of a plurality of wooden posts, and a protective cover secured at the head of the wedge shaped wooden post for transferring the hammering force to the wedge shaped wooden posts and prevent splitting of the wedge shaped wooden posts.
According to an embodiment herein, a plurality of wedge shaped wooden posts are constructed from a plurality of standard wooden posts. The plurality of wedge shaped wooden posts are penetrated into the ground. The wedge shaped wooden posts have symmetrical wedges or asymmetrical wedges depending upon the craftsmanship.
According to an embodiment herein, the V-shaped metal tip is secured at the wedged end of the wedge shaped wooden post through a plurality of nails or through a plurality of die-punched teeth.
According to an embodiment herein, the channel guide is removably fastened on the soil-retaining panels using a plurality of screws. The channel guide encases the wedge shaped wooden post during the hammering process.
According to an embodiment herein, the protective cover is a metal cover having a plurality of flaps, and the plurality of flaps are secured respectively with a plurality of side surface of the wedge shaped wooden post through a plurality of screws.
According to an embodiment herein, the plurality of wooden panels are secured to the plurality of wooden posts for constructing a retaining wall, and repairing the existing fence.
According to an embodiment herein, a height of the retaining wall is lesser than or equal to a depth of the penetration of the wedge shaped wooden posts into the ground.
According to an embodiment herein, the V-shaped metal tip has plurality of holes for receiving the plurality of nails for fastening the V-shaped metal tip at the wedge end of the wedge shaped wooden post.
According to an embodiment herein, the V-shaped metal tip together with channel guide, helps to balance a left and right sway by balancing the side forces at the channel guide frame and thereby maintaining a verticality of the wedge shaped wooden posts while driving the wedge shaped post into the ground.
According to an embodiment herein, the protective cover is removably secured to the head of each wedge shaped wooden posts.
According to an embodiment herein, the channel guide is removed after aligning a plurality of the wedge shaped wooden posts and reused for aligning the plurality of the wedge shaped wooden posts.
According to an embodiment herein, the protective cover is configured to transfer the hammering force to the wedge shaped wooden posts and protect the wedge shaped wooden posts from splitting.
The various embodiments herein provide a method for building a retaining wall and repairing an existing fence. According to an embodiment herein, the method comprising the steps of, converting a plurality of standard wooden posts into a plurality of wedge shaped wooden posts, fastening a V-shaped metal tip at each wedged end of the wooden posts through a plurality of nails or plurality of die-punched teeth, securing a removable protective cover to each wedge shaped wooden post through a plurality of screws, securing a channel guide to the plurality of soil-retaining panels through a plurality of screws, driving the plurality of V-shaped metal tipped wedge shaped wooden posts into the ground through the encasing channel guide, transferring the hammering force to the wedge shaped wooden posts using the protective cover, and aligning each wooden panel one over another vertically using the supporting wooden posts, removing the protective cover after driving the wedge shaped wooden post into the ground for reuse, removing the channel guide for reuse at a different spot along the retaining wall, and securing the driven wooden posts to the wooden panel using plurality of screws.
According to an embodiment herein, the protective cover is configured to prevent the wedge shaped wooden post from splitting during the hammering action.
According to an embodiment herein, the protective cover comprises a plurality of flaps. The plurality of flaps are secured to the wedge shaped wooden posts through a plurality of screws.
According to an embodiment herein, the plurality of wedge shaped wooden posts are secured to the plurality of wooden panels for constructing the retaining wall and repairing the existing fence.
According to an embodiment herein, the channel guide is removably fastened on the soil-retaining panels using a plurality of screws. The channel guide encases the wedge shaped wooden post during the hammering process.
The various embodiments herein provide a kit for building retaining wall and fence repair. The kit comprises, a V-shaped metal tip, a protective cover, and a channel guide.
According to an embodiment herein, the kit further comprises, a plurality of wedge shaped wooden posts, and a plurality of wooden panels.
According to an embodiment herein, the V-shaped metal tip has a plurality of holes for receiving a plurality of nails for securing the metal tip to the wedged edge of the plurality of wedged shaped wooden posts for driving the plurality of wedge shaped wooden posts into the ground.
According to an embodiment herein, the V-shaped metal tip has a plurality of die-punched teeth for securing the metal tip to the wedged edge of the plurality of wedged shaped wooden posts for driving the plurality of wedge shaped wooden posts into the ground.
According to an embodiment herein, the protective cover is secured removably to the head of each wedge shaped wooden posts to prevent the splitting of the wedge shaped posts during the hammering action.
According to an embodiment herein, the channel guide is removably fastened on the soil-retaining panels using a plurality of screws. The channel guide encases the wedge shaped wooden post during the hammering process.
According to an embodiment herein, the V-shaped metal tip together with channel guide, helps to balance a left and right sway by balancing the side forces at the channel guide frame and thereby maintaining a verticality of the wedge shaped wooden posts while driving the wedge shaped post into the ground.
According to an embodiment herein, the channel guide is removed after aligning a plurality of the wedged shaped wooden posts and reused for aligning the plurality of the wedged shaped wooden posts.
The embodiments herein provides a method and system for building retaining wall and repairing existing fence in an economical and efficient way.
According to an embodiment herein, the wooden post 101 is pressure treated to withstand integrity and strength for longer years.
According to an embodiment herein, the wooden post 101 is not pressure treated.
According to an embodiment herein, the wooden posts 101 is cut to the required standard size by a user. According to an embodiment herein, the wooden posts 101 is cut to the required standard size by a plurality of machines by a manufacturer. The sizes of the wooden post 101 varies from 2 feet (for up to 1 feet tall retaining wall) to 4 feet (for up to 2 feet tall retaining wall).
According to an embodiment herein, the wedge shape 102 is symmetrically cut. According to an embodiment herein, the wedge shape 102 is asymmetrically cut. For example, the wooden post 101 is 2 inches×4 inches lumber cut in 4 feet length with a wedge height of 6 inches (for a 2 feet tall retaining wall) or post 101 is 2 inches×4 inches lumber cut in 2 feet length with a wedge height of 6 inches (for a 1 feet tall retaining wall) or other lengths in between 1 feet to 4 feet.
According to an embodiment herein, the plurality of screws are configured to secure the wooden post to wooden panels permanently when the wooden post with V-shaped metal tip 201 is penetrated into the ground to the desired depth.
According to an embodiment herein, the V-shaped metal tip 201 allows the wedged shaped wooden posts to penetrate easily into the soil while protecting the wedged end of the wedged shaped wooden post. The V-shaped metal tip 201 together with channel guide helps to balance a left and right sway by balancing the side forces at the channel guide frame and thereby maintaining a verticality of the wedge shaped wooden posts while driving the wedge shaped post into the ground. The wedges are either symmetrically cut or unsymmetrically cut. The V-shaped metal tip 201 is angled at plurality of angles.
The metal thickness of the V-shaped metal tip 201 is within a range of 20-14 gauges.
The protective cover 301 has metal flaps. The metal flaps are folded to cover the wooden posts securely. The protective cover 301 is folded along the dotted line 302 to completely cover the head of wooden posts. According to an embodiment herein, the protective cover 301 is provided with a fixed metal flap that is not altered for covering the wooden posts. According to an embodiment herein, the protective cover 301 is provided with flexible metal flaps that is altered dynamically by the user for covering the wooden posts.
According to an embodiment herein, the protective cover 301 has a thickness in the range of 20-14 gauges. According to an embodiment herein, the protective cover 301 is matched with the lumber sizes of the wooden posts. According to an embodiment herein, the protective cover 301 include but are not limited to 2 inches×4 inches×2 inches, 2 inches×6 inches×2 inches, and the like.
According to an embodiment herein, each metal flap 309 of the protective cover 301 is individually secured to the wooden posts through the holes 303, 304, 305, 306, 307 and 308. According to an embodiment herein, the protective cover is reusable. According to an embodiment herein, protective cover 301 is removable fastened to the head of the wooden post through the holes 303-308, using a plurality of screws. According to an embodiment herein, the holes 303, 304, 305, 306, 307 and 308 are of same size. According to an embodiment herein, the holes 303, 304, 305, 306, 307 and 308 are of different sizes. The protective cover 301 is hammered down by the user to transfer the hammering force to the wooden post to drive the wooden post into the soil. According to an embodiment herein, the protective cover 301 minimizes the chances of wood splitting and the shattering of the top of the wooden post during the hammering process. According to an embodiment herein, once the wooden posts are penetrated to the ground, the screws are removed to remove the protective cover 301. The protective cover 301 is re-used for hammering down another wooden post.
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According to an embodiment herein, the channel guide together with V-shaped metal tip, helps to balance a left and right sway by balancing the side forces at the channel guide frame and thereby maintaining a verticality of the wedge shaped wooden posts 101, by restraining the bending of the wooden post in an unwanted direction, while driving the wedge shaped post into the ground.
At first, a plurality of standard wooden posts are converted into wedge shaped wooden posts (step 601). According to an embodiment herein, the user converts the standard wooden posts into wedge shaped wooden posts. According to an embodiment herein, a mass manufacturer converts and distributes the wedge shaped wooden posts made from standard wooden posts.
Further, to build the retaining wall and to repair existing fence, the wedge shaped wooden posts are prepared using V-shaped metal tips and protective metal covers (Step 602). According to an embodiment herein, the V-shaped metal tip allows the wedged shaped wooden post to easily penetrate into the soil without damaging the wedge end of the wooden post. The V-shaped metal tip is fastened to the wedged end of the wedge shaped wooden posts through a plurality of nails. According to an embodiment herein, the V-shaped metal tip is fastened to the wedged end of the wedge shaped wooden posts through a plurality of die-punched teeth.
According to an embodiment herein, the wedged shaped wooden posts are driven to the ground using V-shaped metal tips and protective metal covers.
Further, a metal channel guide is used for aligning the wedged shaped wooden post vertically (Step 603). According to an embodiment herein, the channel guide allows the wedged shaped wooden post to align vertically, even when the wedges are not cut symmetrically. According to an embodiment herein, the channel guide is attached removably with the soil-retaining wooden panels through a plurality of screws and encases the wooden post being driven into the ground. The channel guide is removed and reused to align other wooden posts after one of the wooden post is aligned vertically. According to an embodiment herein, the wooden post is aligned vertically on wooden panels using a channel guide secured to the wooden panel.
Further, to penetrate the wooden post deep into the soil, the wooden post has to be hammered. A protective metal cover is used for hammering the wooden posts, to transfer the hammering force to the wooden post without damaging the wooden post (Step 604). According to an embodiment herein, the protective cover is made of a metal that reduces the chance of the splitting of the wooden posts during the hammering process. The protective cover includes a plurality of flaps, which is attached to the head of the wooden posts through a plurality of screws. According to an embodiment herein, the protective cover is a reusable metal cover that is used for transferring the hammering force to the wooden posts. According to an embodiment herein, the protective cover is a permanent cover used for transferring the hammering force and protect the head of the wooden post from sunrays and water.
Further, once the wooden posts are penetrated to the ground, the wooden posts are secured to the horizontal soil-retaining wood panels using a plurality of screws (Step 605).
The embodiments herein provide a kit for building a retaining wall, and repairing an existing fence. According to an embodiment herein, the kit for building the retaining wall and repairing the existing fence include a plurality of V-shaped metal tips, a channel guide, and a protective cover.
According to an embodiment herein, the kit includes the wedged shaped wooden posts. According to an embodiment herein, the kit includes the plurality of wedged shaped wooden posts fastened with V-shaped metal tips.
The embodiments herein provides a method and system for building a retaining wall and repairing an existing fence.
The embodiments herein provides a method and system to align the wooden posts of the retaining wall vertically using metal channel guides.
The embodiments herein provides a method and system to transfer the hammering force to the wooden posts of the retaining wall using flexible protective covers made of metal.
The embodiments herein provides a method and system to build the retaining wall and repair the existing fence without soil digging.
The embodiments herein provides a method and system to build the retaining wall and repair the existing fence without extensive human effort.
The foregoing description of the specific embodiments will so fully reveal the general nature of the embodiments herein that others can, by applying current knowledge, readily modify and/or adapt for various applications such specific embodiments without departing from the generic concept, and, therefore, such adaptations and modifications should and are intended to be comprehended within the meaning and range of equivalents of the disclosed embodiments.
It is to be understood that the phraseology or terminology employed herein is for the purpose of description and not of limitation. Therefore, while the embodiments herein have been described in terms of preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art will recognize that the embodiments herein can be practiced with modification within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.
Although the embodiments herein are described with various specific embodiments, it will be obvious for a person skilled in the art to practice the invention with modifications. However, all such modifications are deemed to be within the scope of the claims.
It is also to be understood that the following claims are intended to cover all of the generic and specific features of the embodiments described herein and all the statements of the scope of the embodiments which as a matter of language might be said to fall there between.
