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A modular landscaper uses oversized wheels to generate torque for turning one or more of several interchangeable modular landscape maintenance attachments. The landscaper provides a handle configured in relationship to the landscaper frame to allow an adult to normally walk behind the landscaper while applying a forward force by pushing on the handle that results in the wheels of the landscaper rolling along a landscape maintenance surface and generating torque that is transferred through a drive train to the one or more attached landscaping maintenance attachments. A drive train uses the rotational energy of the wheels to increase the operator pushing force to operate the maintenance attachment. Interchangeable attachments facilitate using the landscaper for a wide variety of landscaping maintenance tasks.

A portable air-blowing working machine includes a prime mover and an air-blowing system. The air-blowing system incorporates first-stage and second-stage centrifugal air-blowing sections, which are rotatably driven by an output shaft of the prime mover and are interconnected by an air-blowing passage for delivering air discharged from the first-stage air-blowing section to the intake of the second-stage. In operation, external air is drawn into the first-stage air-blowing section, increased therein in velocity and pressure, and then continuously discharged via the air-blowing passage to the second-stage air-blowing section, where the air is further accelerated and compressed before being finally discharged to the atmosphere.

An apparatus and method are provided for monitoring subsurface soil conditions in real time and communicating data about the subsurface soil conditions to a monitor that analyzes the data to provide warnings to the system operator and to automatically initiate one or more soil treatment processes. The apparatus includes nodes with soil condition sensors and radio transceivers. The nodes are communicatively connected by a network that includes at least one transceiver. The nodes optionally include means for controlling turf treatment devices in response to commands from the computer.

A system and method for conditioning turf at of one or more golf course areas includes an aeration subsystem having subsurface aeration conduits for aerating the area, and an air blower unit in fluid communication with the aeration conduits configured to provide one of a vacuum in a vacuum mode and air under pressure in a pressure mode in the conduits. A control module is provided which responds to a directive for controlling operation of the aeration subsystem in response to sensing environmental parameters. The control module operates the blower in repetitive cycles of intermittent operation in one of the vacuum mode and pressure mode wherein each cycles includes a blower-on and blower-off mode. The blower-on mode operates the blower units for a first time interval and the blower-off mode ceases operation of the blower units for a second time interval during each cycle.

A modular synthetic grass turf assembly includes a plurality of synthetic grass units which are transportable, adapted to be laid flat on a field and fit side by side to provide a flat and continuous synthetic grass surface for activities. Each unit includes a flexible base sheet preferably with drainage grooves and bores if it is for outdoor use. A synthetic grass turf with an infill layer of particulate materials disposed interstitially between synthetic grass fibers is superposed on the base sheet to provide a grass surface with a required quality, and be fixed thereto or simply retained in place by the weight of the infill. A number of units may have irregular shapes or can be painted with different colors to illustrate letters, marks or logos. The modular synthetic grass turf assembly is conveniently transported from a storage facility to a site.

A leaf collection system for lawn blower/vacuums is disclosed. The collection system includes a port coupling fitted to the exhaust port of a blower/vacuum, a dust cover, and a unique disposable collection bag. The disposable collection bag is constructed of an environmentally friendly, bio-degradeable plastic that will quickly decompose along with the organic leaves and lawn debris collected therein. Both sides of the collection bag has several rows of T-shaped slits and two rows of straight or I-shaped slits that allow air to escape from the bag but retain the leaves and lawn debris deposited therein. The collection bag is shaped to fit inside the dust cover that is fixed to the port coupling. The port coupling includes an elastic lock ring that secures the collection bag to the coupling. The dust cover envelops of the collection bag and shields the operator from the dust that passes through the collection bag.

A manually guided blower having a housing in which is disposed a drive motor that rotatingly drives an impeller. The impeller draws in an air stream via an intake opening and conveys the air stream through a discharge opening of the housing. The blower has at least one attachment that can be detachably connected to the housing in the region of one of the openings. The blower has at least one switch that is actuated when the attachment is secured to the opening, whereby the drive motor is in a ready-to-operate state only when the switch is actuated.

A modular green roof system includes: a bottom layer including a porous structure such that water may pass through the bottom layer; a silt management layer adjacent to the bottom layer; an insulation layer adjacent to the silt management layer; a water retention layer adjacent to the insulation layer, a growth media layer adjacent to the water retention layer; a biodegradable layer including plant seed adjacent to the growth media layer; a top layer including a porous structure such that water and sunlight may pass through the top layer, wherein the top layer and the bottom layer form a perimeter within which the silt management layer, the water retention layer, the growth media layer and the biodegradable layer are contained; and a plurality of thickness controllers spaced intermittently such that the distance between the bottom layer and the top layer is limited by the thickness controllers.

The snow mat-bag is a rectangular piece of flat plastic tarpaulin or canvas of different sizes as needed, equipped with straps, ropes, handles and zippers on its edges to collect, bag and transport snow away from driveways and sidewalks during the winter by closing the zippers and tying the straps and ropes. It can also be used to collect, bag and move away other objects such as dead leaves from yards during the fall, clothes for laundry, grains and fruits for storage on farms.

The present invention provides a bag carrying device for a vacuum/blower device (20). The bag carrying device comprises: a bag body (10) with a bag opening (50) and a bag carrying arrangement (65) for removable engagement with a discharge portion (24) of the vacuum/blower device (20); and a bag carrying assembly with a support member (40), carrying member (80) and a securing member (120) for a shoulder carrying of the bag carrying device during collecting debris. The bag carrying arrangement (65) is to receive the bag carrying assembly. The opening (50) is to receive a discharge portion (24) of the vacuum/blower device (20). The securing member (120) is to secure the bag opening (50) around the discharge portion (24) of the vacuum/blower device (20).

Embodiments of the disclosure are directed to a back-mounted power tool system. The power tool system includes a battery package that can be used on other power tool systems, a backpack apparatus, a power tool, and a connecting member. The backpack apparatus includes a backpack harness to mount the backpack apparatus onto a user's body and a first connector to removably couple the battery package to the backpack apparatus. The power tool includes a motor driven by a power supply from the battery package. The connecting member transfers a weight of the power tool and/or a force received from the power tool to the backpack apparatus by rotatably coupling the power tool to the backpack apparatus. The connecting member further enables the power tool to rotate about a first rotation axis or a second rotation axis, the first rotation axis being perpendicular to the second rotation axis.

The blowing and sucking machine as gardening apparatus consists of one casing, one motor, one motor rotated fan, and one blowing/sucking function converting mechanism. The casing has one air inlet and one dust outlet; and the blowing/sucking function converting mechanism has one controller for controlling the mode conversion between blowing mode and the sucking mode. The casing is also provided with one single cavity port to communicate optionally to the air inlet or the dust outlet, so that the blowing and sucking machine can operate in a blowing mode or a sucking mode separately.

The invention discloses a weeding, sprinkling and fertilizing integrated device for a garden lawn. The device comprises a moving vehicle, a dust collector, a storage battery, a search light, a crossbeam, a camera, a cleaning harrow, a rotating disc, cutting knives, a brush cleaner, a sweeping wheel and a garbage string bag, wherein a push handle is arranged at one side of the moving vehicle, a display device is arranged on the moving vehicle, the search light and the camera are arranged on the side wall of the front end of the moving vehicle, the crossbeam is arranged on the moving vehicle, the cleaning harrow is fixedly connected with the lower surface of the crossbeam through a first telescopic rod, the lower surface of the crossbeam is provided with a second telescopic rod, a rotating motor is mounted at the bottom end of the second telescopic rod, an output shaft of the rotating motor is connected with the rotating disc, multiple groups of cutting knives are uniformly arranged at the outer edge of the rotating disc, the side wall of the sweeping wheel is connected with the crossbeam through a third telescopic rod, the brush cleaner is arranged on the sweeping wheel, the garbagestring bag is arranged at the bottom end of the moving vehicle, and the dust collector is arranged in the moving vehicle. According to the device, twigs, stones and the like are prevented from wearing the cutting knives, the service life is prolonged, the cleanliness of the lawn is ensured, the structure is simple, the use is convenient, and thus, the popularization is facilitated.

Soil-free living roof and wall systems comprising a living layer of Bryophytes, Lichen, And Vascular Epiphytes (BLAVE) on the surface of a thin, light-weight, flexible, fire-resistant mat of mineral wool having a density in the range of about 6-12 lbs/cu ft and thickness in the range of about ⅜″ to about ¾″. Mats are provided in modular units on the order of 2′×4′; no irrigation or growth medium is used. The mats are adhered to a roof or wall with adhesive or mastic, or may be secured with fasteners. In the preferred embodiment, modular units include flexible mineral wool mats over a base sheet of non-woven plastic fibers, on the order of from 2-4 mm thick, and a wide-mesh plastic netting over the BLAVE layer, sewn through to the base layer. Methods of mat module manufacture, innoculant mix production, installation and cultivation/propagation of BLAVE are disclosed.

Certain novel formulations of turf additives that act in such a manner as to permit proper amounts of moisture to contact root systems in order to reduce dry spots within highly managed turf areas and/or lawns. The inventive formulation comprising multi-branched surfactant compounds with both hydrophobic and hydrophilic constituents within each branch attached to an oxygen-containing polyfunctional base compound permits effective moisture penetration through such localized dry spots for sustained grass growth therein. Importantly, such multi-branched wetting agents provide sustained moisture penetration over a sustained period of time since the individual branches of such compounds may become dissociated from its base polyfunctional compound. Since such branches include both hydrophobic and hydrophilic constituents themselves, and thus act as wetting agents, even after degradation of the initial surfactant compound, long-term wetting and moisture penetration, at least, are permitted. Methods of treating sandy soils with such compounds and formulations thereof are also contemplated within this invention.

The invention discloses a forage grass planting method for a rocky desert area. According to characteristics of the rocky desert area, through land rocky desertification grade classification, forage grass selection, land preparation, forage grass seed selection, seed processing, sowing time selection, sowing amount selection, sowing mode selection, post-sowing compression and a field management technology, scientific forage grass planting is achieved, high-yield forage grass planting is obtained, economic benefits are remarkable, the environment is greatly improved, the water and soil are preserved, the rock desertification environment is improved, the primary productivity of land can be maintained and effectively improved, the yields of forestry and animal husbandry are increased, and the income of farmers is increased; meanwhile, soil carbon sink can be effectively increased, and the environment quality is improved.

The invention discloses a method for greening and restoring a hard side slope. The method comprises the steps of cleaning a slope surface, arranging an anchor rod, laying a galvanized wire mesh sheet,improving red sandstone into planting soil, laying a geomembrane, executing sowing, establishing an automatic irrigation system and executing operation and maintenance, wherein the red sandstone soillayers with different sandstone contents are improved by adding an improver, meanwhile spray heads are installed on a pre-buried spray system by utilizing an automatic control system, and planted plants are irrigated by using the spray heads. A sprinkling irrigation system can be automatically controlled according to temperature and humidity. The invention provides a hard slope greening restoration technology for improving red sandstone into planting soil. Long-term growth conditions are provided for vegetations, the ecological restoration requirements of a rock slope and a hard slope are met, slope protection greening planting plants are combined with a traditional vegetation concrete ecological-restoration technology, vegetation restoration and anchoring fixation are simultaneously carried out, and the vegetation growth on slopes and slope fixation can be better achieved.

A golf course divot repair device having a hand transportable, pliable, and water-soluble container with a mixture of a specified grass seed and soil mixture disposed in the container in proportions to propagate seed germination which can be placed in a golf divot and activated.

The invention discloses a copper mine waste oxidized ore hillock ecological restoration method. The method comprises the first step of land preparation, the second step of first layer grating laying, the third step of ecological bag slope protection, the fourth step of lime layer spraying, the fifth step of physical isolation layer laying, the sixth step of ecological bar erecting, the seventh step of second layer grating laying, the eighth step of soil matrix improvement layer spraying, the ninth step of seed layer spray-sowing, the tenth step of straw curtain covering and fixing and the eleventh step of water intercepting and drainage facility arranging. By means of the ecological restoration method, acid can be effectively isolated and controlled, and the effect of heavy metal and other pollutants on the surroundings can be controlled from a source.

A self-propelled stall cleaning apparatus has a frame assembly, one pair of drive wheels, a motor attached to the assembly for driving the drive wheels and a motor driven collector head. The collector head has a pivoting fork with tines for collecting manure and debris. The fork picks up the manure and debris and tosses it onto a sifting conveyor. The sifting conveyor separates the manure from the bedding and delivers the manure to a lift conveyor which drops the manure into a collection bin. The collection bin is moveable from a stowed position to a dumping position.

An engineered turf management system utilizing a sand layer over a gravel layer, with irrigation by sub grade application of water and nutrients. A drainage system removes excess water, and an irrigation system applies water and nutrients to the bottom of the sand layer for distribution by capillary action.

The invention discloses an artificial lawn and a fabrication process thereof. The lawn comprises a soil basal layer, a warp knitting grid net paved above the soil basal layer, and fiber grass clusters knitted on the warp knitting grid net, wherein the warp knitting grid net is in a grid structure which is formed by interlacing warps and wefts, natural grass is inserted into grids by the warp knitting grid net, and grass roots of the natural grass are planted in the soil basal layer; the warps and the wefts are all grass silk yarn harnesses knitted and twined by fiber grass yarns, and the grass roots of the fiber grass clusters are knitted in the grass silk yarn harnesses. The process comprises the steps: producing the fiber grass yarns; arraying a plurality of fiber grass yarns side by side, then, knitting the grass yarns into a fried dough twist grass yarn harnesses, and knitting the grass yarn harnesses into the warp knitting grid net; building the soil basal layer on the ground; paving the knitted warp knitting grid net above the soil basal layer; inserting or planting the natural grass in the warp knitting grid net. The artificial lawn and the fabrication process thereof have the benefits that materials, such as base fabrics and mucilage glue, are not needed, so that the economic cost is reduced; the natural grass is planted in the grid, so that the artificial lawn and the fabrication process thereof are more real and have strong flexibility.

The invention relates to a vegetation support (10) consisting of a mat of entangled organic fibers (14) which form said vegetation support (10). A substrate (20) is introduced into the hollow spaces of the mat (12) and a plant material (22) able to germinate, especially seeds, spores, sprouts or the like, is planted on an upper side (16) of the mat (12). The fibers (14) of the mat (12) are secured against detachment from the mat (12). The inventive vegetation support (10) is characterized in that the mat (12) fibers (14) are coconut fibers and that a plant-compatible binding agent (28) is used to prevent the fibers (14) from becoming detached from the mat (12). The binding agent is applied to the surfaces of at least a part of the fibers (14) and ensures that the fibers (14) of the mat (12) are at least partly glued to each other.

A driver circuit for a display device includes a plurality of set-reset flip-flops and switch circuits, and is arranged so that a timing pulse for sampling outputted from the flip-flop is supplied to the switch circuit, so as to cause the switch circuit to receive a clock signal. The clock signal operates as a set signal of the next stage flip-flop and outputted as a control signal for carrying out pre-charging of a data signal line and a selected pixel connected to the data signal line, with a switch. Thus, in case of performing pre-charging of a signal supplying line with an internal pre-charging circuit by using a pre-charging power source having small driving ability, this arrangement can provide a driver circuit for a display device capable of preventing fluctuation of a signal supplied to a different signal supplying line, while keeping the circuit scale of the shift register small.

A light-weight plant sheet including plant pieces between a base sheet and a top sheet is able to make growth by tearing the base sheet and top sheet, each having a mesh structure. The top sheet contains a paste to adhere the top sheet to the base sheet and to hold the plant pieces, and such a paste comes out of the fibers of the sheet when wet during the manufacturing process. When the plant sheet is placed on the desired surface, the plant pieces can grow using water and nutrition provided from the surface of the construction site and absorbed by the top sheet and the base sheet.

The invention aims at providing an integrated reconstruction and protection method for semi-rock high slope vegetation. The method comprises the steps of (1) slope treatment; (2) construction of a nutrition bowl; (3) slope consolidation; (4) creation of a multi-purpose vegetation bag; (5) construction of a water-storage landscape wall; and (6) creation of a combined landscape wall flower bed. Through slope improvement, pavement of rainwater harvesting facilities, arrangement of a greening device and integrated arrangement and application of the multi-purpose vegetation bag and the landscape wall, the slope planting condition is improved through application of waterborne polyurethane, gushed organic matter and nutrient soil, the soil is improved, the soil loss is prevented, favorable conditions are provided for growth of plants, and a theoretical basis and a technical basis are provided for scientific and nutrient soil, and meanwhile, the influence on traffic security caused by slope rolling stones or debris flow sliding on a driving zone is reduced; and the phenomenon of serious slope loosening and weathering is effectively solved, the overall stability of the slope is strengthened and the method is ecological, environment-friendly, and significant in economic and social benefits.

An artificial turf remover and infill separator comprising an artificial turf removing station, an infill separating station and an artificial turf collection station. The infill separating station comprises rotatable spinning devices comprises corners, wherein each corner comprises chain links. The artificial turf remover and infill separator is utilized by positioning a strip of artificial turf on an angular ramp, conveying the artificial turf over a first pair of rotatable rollers, conveying the artificial turf between a second pair of rotatable rollers, separating infill from the artificial turf via fin-shaped picks, square-shaped rotatable diggers and the rotatable spinning devices, wherein the chain links jostle the infill material from the artificial turf onto a first and second infill collection conveyor belt. The artificial turf is then conveyed over a first and second base roller, between a rear pair of counter-rotating rollers and then wound around a final artificial turf collection roller.

A backpack blower comprising a blower which has an air intake opening, a backpack frame which is used to support the blower on the back of a user, and a back pad that is coupled to the backpack frame and contacts the back of the user. The back pad is composed of a cushion material and has a back surface contacting the back of the user and an opposite surface. The air intake opening communicates with at least a portion of the opposite surface, so that the air intake noise of the blower can reach at least the portion of the opposite surface.

A lawn sweeper for collecting debris from a surface includes a frame. At least one wheel is rotatable with respect to the frame for movement of the lawn sweeper along the surface. A collection bin is engaged with the frame for collecting the debris. A brush assembly has at least one brush for urging the debris from the surface into the collection bin. A reducing mechanism reduces a volume of the debris within the collection bin.

The invention discloses an adjustable turf harvester, which comprises a car body; the left side wall of the car body is fixedly connected with a beam plate; the left side of the beam plate is provided with a turf cutting device; the right side of the turf cutting device is provided There is a shovel device. The present invention is equipped with a turf cutting device and a turf shoveling device with an adjustable width, which can cut the turf into a specified width according to the needs and efficiently shovel and collect it, greatly improving the harvesting efficiency and cutting accuracy of the turf, and ensuring the turf block The thickness of the soil layer is consistent; the invention is equipped with a turf cutting device, which can cut out a specified area of ​​turf according to the needs, so as to realize accurate harvesting; the invention is equipped with a rotatable lifting plate, which is convenient for unloading the turf, and is convenient for shipment and subsequent laying.