Artificial turf comprising an agglomerate infill
AssigneePolytex Sportbelage Produktions-GmbH
InventorsUlrich NEUHOFF, Stephan SICK, Ivo LOHR
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Abstract
An artificial turf surface includes an artificial turf carpet with a pile, wherein the artificial turf carpet includes a backing. The artificial turf carpet further includes artificial grass fibers. The artificial grass fibers are tufted into the backing. The artificial grass fibers form the pile. The artificial grass fibers are secured to the backing. The artificial turf surface further includes an artificial turf infill distributed within the pile, wherein the artificial turf infill includes irregularly shaped grains, wherein the grains include an agglomerate including at least one type of non-elastomeric thermoplastic. At least a portion of the grains have fibrous extensions.
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An artificial turf surface comprising:
- an artificial turf carpet with a pile, wherein the artificial turf carpet comprises a backing;
- wherein the artificial turf carpet further comprises artificial grass fibers, wherein the artificial grass fibers are tufted into the backing, wherein the artificial grass fibers form the pile, wherein the artificial grass fibers are secured to the backing;
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- artificial turf infill distributed within the pile, wherein the artificial turf infill comprises irregularly shaped grains, wherein the irregularly shaped grains comprise an agglomerate, wherein the agglomerate comprises at least one type of non-elastomeric thermoplastic, wherein at least a portion of the grains have fibrous extensions.
A method of manufacturing an artificial turf system, wherein the method comprises:
- providing an artificial turf carpet with a pile, wherein the artificial turf carpet comprises a backing;
- wherein the artificial turf carpet further comprises artificial grass fibers, wherein the artificial grass fibers are tufted into the backing, wherein the artificial grass fibers form the pile surface, wherein the artificial grass fibers are secured to the backing;
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- forming an agglomerate comprising at least one type of non-elastomeric plastic to form irregularly shaped grains to provide an infill for the artificial turf carpet.
The use of an agglomerate as infill for artificial turf, wherein the agglomerate comprises irregularly shaped grains formed from at least one type of non-elastomeric thermoplastic, and wherein at least a portion of the grains have fibrous extensions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.