US 11,686,042 B2 · Surface covering for use as artificial moss, grass, roots, hair, and the like

Abstract

A surface covering for use as a moss covering or patch of grass via application to a surface or substrate. The surface covering provides a decorative and durable and easily maintained surface covering. The covering is fabricated using groups of fibers, such as metallic, plastic, or other material fibers, e.g., stainless steel fibers or strands available commercially as steel wool or the like. The fibers or strands provide a core of a body of each blade or piece of the surface covering, which is useful to replicate a blade of grass or moss or to mimic a strand of hair. Each body of the strands further includes an outer layer or coating, which can be formed by painting, e.g., with an epoxy or other useful material that may be colored, the mesh of metal fibers to provide a durable body with a desired look and feel.

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Dependent claims

A surface covering, comprising:

a base for attaching the surface covering to a substrate or surface;
and
a plurality of strands,
wherein the strands each include an elongated body with a first end attached to the base and a second end distal to the first end,
wherein the elongated body includes a core and an outer layer coating the core,
wherein the core is formed of a metal fiber,
wherein the metal fiber comprises a steel wool fiber, and
wherein the steel wool fiber comprises a stainless steel wool fiber with a coarseness in the range of 50 to 120 microns.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Surface covering for use as artificial moss, grass, roots, hair, and the like

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Surface covering for use as artificial moss, grass, roots, hair, and the like

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Abstract

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