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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2012
Takashi Furumura, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiaki Fukuhara, Tokyo, JP;
Shinichi Kawada, Tokyo, JP;
Kawada Construction Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A greening system is disclosed for enabling plants/vegetation to grow only with natural rainfall, enabling a garden to be constructed on building rooftops, minimizing the applicable loads on the building and risk of leakage. Planting containercomprises boxwith stickersto carry perforated partition panel. The lower half of the container is constituted as water storage, and drain holesare opened on sides of the container. Soil layerplaced on partition panelis formed of light woody soil-based on charcoaland humus timber chips for absorbing moisture transported from the waterstored in water storageby evaporation or difference in humidity, to increase water capacity and reduce amount of water evaporating into the air. Charcoalabsorbs water from the air inside the lower half of the container to water the plants.