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US 12,084,817 B2Granted
Coconut hard shell granular infill for synthetic sport fields
AssigneeGenus Industries, Inc.
InventorDavid E. Shoup
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Abstract
Coconut crumb can serve as an infill material on synthetic turf fields in the place of tire crumb. The crumbs are less than 10 mm big and have smooth corners and edges. The process of producing the coconut crumb involves successive grinding or milling processes that reduce the inner hard shell of the coconut to particles of an appropriate size for infill, while screening out the unwanted material from being included in the infill.
Claims9
A method of producing coconut crumb, comprising:
- performing a first break down process on hard shells of coconuts to produce a first material comprising coconut chips in a size range of 20 to 40 millimeters and waste fines of an incorrect size;
- screening the first material to separate the coconut chips from the waste fines of the incorrect size;
- performing a second break down process on the coconut chips to produce a second material comprising coconut crumbs in a size range of 4 to 7 millimeters and waste fines of an incorrect size;
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- screening the second material to separate the coconut crumbs from the waste fines of the incorrect size.
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