Timothy L Williamson

US Patent:

20180325044, Nov 15, 2018

Filed:

Oct 26, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/770852

Inventors:

- College Park MD, US
Jose-Luis IZURSA - Beltsville MD, US
Nick CLOYD - Berwyn Heights MD, US
Timothy WILLIAMSON - Chevy Chase MD, US

Assignee:

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK - College Park MD

International Classification:

A01G 17/06
A01G 9/12
A01G 13/02

Abstract:

A system may include a support structure for providing a vegetated canopy including a soil container support and a plurality of ribs disposed along the support structure, where the plurality of ribs are structurally configured to support a vegetated canopy disposed thereon. The system may also include a modular canopy structurally configured to attach to the support structure, the modular canopy including a soil container structurally configured to engage with the soil container support, a plurality of substantially rigid external members structurally configured to engage with a rib of the support structure, and a connecting member disposed along a length of the substantially rigid external members and attaching at a substantially rigid external member to another substantially rigid external member. The plurality of substantially rigid external members and the connecting members may form a trellis structurally configured to support vegetation.