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US 2006/0216458 A1Published application
Synthetic turf system having an infill trapping structure
AssigneeTarkett Inc.
InventorsJohn Gilman, Derek Bearden
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a synthetic turf system including a backing member having a plurality of monofilament ribbons—soft and stiff—projecting there from. A layer of particulate material lies above the backing member and among the monofilament ribbons wherein the soft monofilament ribbons facilitates the stabilization or trapping of the particulate material.
Claims32
A synthetic turf system, comprising:
- a backing member;
- a layer of particulate material dispersed above the backing member;
- and,
- a plurality of synthetic ribbons operatively attached to the backing member, the synthetic ribbons including a soft monofilament ribbon and a stiff monofilament ribbon, each of the soft and stiff monofilament ribbons including a free end extending out of and above the layer of particulate material wherein the stiff monofilament ribbon stands substantially more erect above the layer of particulate material than the soft monofilament ribbon.
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A synthetic turf system, comprising:
- a backing member;
- a layer of particulate material dispersed above the backing member;
- a stiff monofilament ribbon having a free end and being operatively attached to the backing member wherein the free end of the stiff monofilament ribbon extends through and above the layer of particulate material;
- and,
- a soft monofilament ribbon having a free end and being operatively attached to the backing member wherein the free end of the soft monofilament ribbon extends through and above the layer of particulate material, the soft monofilament ribbon further including a means for trapping the particulate material of the layer such that the soft monofilament ribbon stands substantially less erect above the layer of particulate material than the stiff monofilament ribbon.
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A method of installing a synthetic turf system comprising the steps of:
- laying a backing member above a support base, the backing member including a soft monofilament ribbon and a stiff monofilament ribbon operatively attached thereto, the soft monofilament ribbon including a means for trapping particulate material;
- and,
- laying a layer of particulate matter atop the backing member such that a portion of the soft monofilament ribbon and a portion of the stiff monofilament ribbon extend through and above the layer of particulate matter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.