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US 10,227,716 B2Granted
Artificial turf mat and method for manufacturing thereof
AssigneeGreenfields B.V.
InventorHugo de Vries
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Abstract
An artificial turf mat includes a backing and a plurality of protruding artificial grass blades divided into rows and connected to the backing. The mutual distance between successive blades in a row is substantially equal to the distance between adjacent rows and is at least 10 mm. The backing and the blades may be formed and mutually connected by weaving. A method for forming an artificial turf mat includes supplying a backing material, supplying an artificial turf material, forming a backing from the backing material, and connecting blades of the artificial turf material divided into rows to the backing. The blades may be connected to the backing such that their mutual spacing in a row is substantially equal to the mutual distance between adjacent rows and is at least 10 mm.
Claims21
An artificial turf mat, comprising:
- a backing;
- and
- a plurality of protruding artificial grass blades divided into rows and connected to the backing,
- wherein the backing and plurality of protruding artificial grass blades are formed and mutually connected by weaving,
- wherein the backing includes warp threads and weft threads woven therethrough,
- wherein the plurality of protruding artificial grass blades are formed by pile threads arranged between the warp threads and parallel thereto,
- wherein each pile thread is connected by weaving to a plurality of adjacent weft threads,
- wherein a mutual distance between successive blades in a row is substantially equal to the distance between adjacent rows and is at least 10 mm, and
- wherein a plurality of protruding artificial grass blades are formed by threads having a linear mass density of at least 12,000 dtex and selecting a relatively large volume and weight as a function of the mutual distance between successive blades in a row and the distance between adjacent rows, and matching the volume and weight and the mutual distance so as to provide an amount of artificial grass material in the order of at least approximately 120 million dtex per square meter.
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A method for forming an artificial turf mat, comprising:
- supplying a backing material;
- supplying an artificial turf material;
- forming a backing from the backing material;
- connecting blades of the artificial turf material divided into rows to the backing;
- weaving the backing material to form the backing, and the artificial turf material is co-woven to form the blades;
- connecting the blades of the artificial turf material to the backing such that a mutual spacing in a row is substantially equal to a mutual distance between adjacent rows and is at least 10 mm apart;
- selecting a relatively large volume and weight to form the blades via the threads having a linear density of at least 12,000 dtex;
- and
- matching the volume and weight and the mutual distance so as to provide an amount of artificial grass material in the order of at least approximately 120 million dtex per square meter,
- wherein the backing is formed by weaving a plurality of weft threads through a plurality of warp threads woven,
- wherein the blades are formed by pile threads arranged between the warp threads and parallel thereto, and
- wherein the plurality of weft threads is woven through each pile thread.
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An artificial turf mat, comprising:
- a backing;
- and
- a plurality of protruding artificial grass blades divided into rows and connected to the backing,
- wherein the backing and the plurality of protruding artificial grass blades are formed and mutually connected by weaving,
- wherein the backing includes warp threads and weft threads woven therethrough,
- wherein the plurality of protruding artificial grass blades are formed by pile threads arranged between the warp threads and parallel thereto,
- wherein each pile thread is connected by weaving to a plurality of adjacent weft threads,
- wherein a mutual distance between successive blades in a row is substantially equal to the distance between adjacent rows, and
- wherein the plurality of protruding artificial grass blades are formed by pile threads, a volume and weight of which is selected as a function of the mutual distance between successive blades in a row and the distance between adjacent rows, and matching the volume and weight and the mutual distance so as to provide an amount of artificial grass material in the order of approximately 120 million dtex per square meter.
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A method for forming an artificial turf mat, comprising:
- supplying a backing material;
- supplying an artificial turf material;
- forming a backing from the backing material;
- and
- connecting blades of the artificial turf material divided into rows to the backing;
- weaving the backing material to form the backing, and the artificial turf material is co-woven to form the blades;
- connecting the blades of the artificial turf material to the backing such that a mutual spacing in a row is substantially equal to a mutual distance between adjacent rows;
- selecting the volume and weight to form the blades via pile threads as a function of the mutual distance between successive blades in a row and the mutual distance between adjacent rows;
- and
- matching the volume and weight and the mutual distance so as to provide an amount of artificial grass material in the order of approximately 120 million dtex per square meter,
- wherein the backing is formed by weaving a plurality of weft threads through a plurality of warp threads woven,
- wherein the blades are formed by pile threads arranged between the warp threads and parallel thereto, and
- wherein the plurality of weft threads is woven through each pile thread.
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