Machine for manufacturing artificial turf
AssigneePolytex Sportbelage Produktions-GmbH
InventorsStephan Sick, Dirk Sander, Thomas Leszinski, Bernd Jansen
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Abstract
A machine for manufacturing artificial turf includes a fiber inserter configured to incorporate artificial turf fiber into an artificial turf backing to form the artificial turf. The artificial turf includes an underside and an artificial turf surface. The machine further includes a coater configured to coat the underside with a colloidal latex coating. The colloidal latex coating has an exposed surface. The machine further includes an applicator configured to wett an exposed surface of the colloidal latex coating with an anti-blistering agent. The machine further includes a heater configured to heat the underside to cure the colloidal latex coating into a solid latex coating.
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A machine for manufacturing artificial turf, wherein the machine comprises:
- a fiber inserter configured for incorporating artificial turf fiber into an artificial turf backing to form the artificial turf, wherein the artificial turf comprises an underside and an artificial turf surface;
- a coater configured for coating the underside with a colloidal latex coating, wherein the colloidal latex coating has an exposed surface;
- an applicator configured for wetting the exposed surface of the colloidal latex coating with an anti-blistering agent, wherein the applicator is configured for spraying, or atomizing, or aerosoling the anti-blistering agent onto the exposed surface;
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- a heater configured for heating the underside to cure the colloidal latex coating into a solid latex coating.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.