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US 11,131,068 B2Granted
Shock pad for synthetic turf and methods for making same
AssigneeColumbia Insurance Company
InventorsPhilipe Aldahir, Tom Odum, Jim Burns
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Abstract
Disclosed are methods for making shock absorbing pads utilizing reclaimed artificial turf and reclaimed carpet materials. It is demonstrated that the artificial turf systems comprising inventive pads exhibit improved Head Impact Criteria (HIC) and cradle-to-cradle score.
Claims32
A shock absorbing pad, comprising:
- a composite nonwoven pad having a face surface and an opposed back surface and comprising a nonwoven blend of at least four reclaimed artificial turf materials and a heat set binder material,
- wherein the at least four reclaimed artificial turf materials comprise face fibers, primary backing fibers, adhesive backing, and an artificial turf infill material, wherein the artificial turf infill material is embedded within the composite nonwoven pad, and wherein the artificial turf infill material comprises at least one of silica sand, rubber crumb granules, organic component, ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) rubber, thermoplastic elastomers, polyurethane or any combination thereof.
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