Artificial turf field system
AssigneeProfile Products L.L.C.
InventorsKevin Scott Spittle, Joe E. Betulius
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Abstract
An artificial turf field system is provided. The system may include a plurality of synthetic turf strands attached to a backing layer and an infill material positioned between the synthetic turf stands. The infill material may include a plurality of porous particles. A sub-layer may be included beneath the backing layer, and may be formed of a resilient material. A support layer may be included beneath the sub-layer, and may include materials configured for drainage. The porous particles of the infill material may include porous ceramic particles and the sub-layer may include rubber. The porous particles may be at least partially coated, for example, by a polymer coating. The infill material may be free of sand and/or crumb rubber.
Claims15
An artificial turf field system, comprising:
- a plurality of synthetic turf strands attached to a backing layer;
- an infill material positioned between the synthetic turf stands, the infill material including a plurality of porous particles, wherein at least a portion of the porous particles are at least partially covered in a polymer coating, and wherein the porous particles have varying amounts of their outer surfaces covered by the coating, such that the porous particles are configured to have a dynamic range of water evaporation time when the pores of the porous particles are filled with water;
- a sub-layer beneath the backing layer, the sub-layer formed of a resilient material;
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- a support layer beneath the sub-layer.
An artificial turf field system, comprising:
- a plurality of synthetic turf strands attached to a backing layer;
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- an infill material positioned between the synthetic turf stands, the infill material including a plurality of porous particles, wherein at least a portion of the porous particles are at least partially covered in a polymer coating, wherein the porous particles have varying amounts of their outer surfaces covered by the coating, such that the porous particles are configured to have a dynamic range of water evaporation time when the pores of the porous particles are filled with water.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.