# US 2025/0081900 A1 · Turf grooming apparatus and implement therefor > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2025/0081900 A1 - Document ID: US20250081900A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 18/828,408 - Filed: 2024-09-09 - Published: 2025-03-13 - Earliest claimed: 2023-09-07 - Applicants: Forward Innovation Inc. - Inventors: Evan Adrian Tollenaar; Benjamin Rothwell; Kaedyn Koch Nichol; Philip van Veen - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20250081900A1 ## CPC - A01G 20/43: for sweeping, collecting or disintegrating lawn debris - A01B 45/00: Machines for treating meadows or lawns {, e.g. for sports grounds} - A01G: HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING (picking of fruits, vegetables, hops or the like A01D46/00; propagating unicellular algae C12N1/12) - A01B: SOIL WORKING IN AGRICULTURE OR FORESTRY; PARTS, DETAILS, OR ACCESSORIES OF AGRICULTURAL MACHINES OR IMPLEMENTS, IN GENERAL (making or covering furrows or holes for sowing, planting or manuring A01C5/00; mowers convertible to soil working apparatus or capable of soil working A01D42/04; mowers combined with soil working implements A01D43/12; soil working for engineering purposes E01, E02, E21) ## Abstract Disclosed herein are turf grooming systems, devices, and methods, the system including at least one grooming device, each comprising a rotary brush and an interchangeable assembly, wherein the rotary brush is drivingly connectible to at least one drive wheel, wherein at least one of the at least one grooming device is liftable by pivoting about a pivot point. Each grooming device can also include a magnet assembly. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A turf grooming system, comprising: at least one grooming device, each comprising a rotary brush and an interchangeable assembly, wherein the rotary brush is drivingly connectible to at least one drive wheel, wherein at least one of the at least one grooming device is liftable by pivoting about a pivot point. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The turf grooming system of claim 1, the interchangeable assembly comprises a tine assembly. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The turf grooming system of claim 1, the interchangeable assembly comprises a debris collection assembly. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The turf grooming system of claim 1, wherein each grooming device further comprises a frame and a magnet assembly, wherein the at least one drive wheel is positionable at a front end of the frame, the interchangeable assembly is positionable behind the at least one drive wheel, the rotary brush is positionable behind the interchangeable assembly, and magnet assembly is positionable behind the rotary brush, wherein the at least one drive wheel comprises a first drive wheel connectible to a side of the frame and a second drive wheel connectible to an opposite side of the frame. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The turf grooming system of claim 1, further comprising a drive connector drivingly connectible to the turf grooming system. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The turf grooming system of claim 1, a drive wheel connectible to the rotary brush via a chain and sprocket system configured to rotate the rotary brush in a direction opposite to a rotation of the drive wheel. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The turf grooming system of claim 1, further comprising a vibrating motor connectible to interchangeable assembly. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The turf grooming system of claim 1, the rotary brush raiseable relative to a surface over which grooming device is moved. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The turf grooming system of claim 1, wherein the pivoting of the grooming device transitions the grooming device between a horizontal position and a vertical position. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The turf grooming system of claim 9, wherein the pivot point comprises a shipping pivot point and an operational pivot point. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The turf grooming system of claim 10, wherein the shipping pivot point comprises shipping holes configured to receive shipping pins and the operational pivot point comprises operational holes configured to receive operational pins. ### Claim 12 A method for grooming turf, comprising: providing decompaction of the turf by brushing; providing deep grooming of the turf or surface cleaning of the turf or both; and providing an attractive force magnetically over a turf; by driving a single vehicle. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The turf grooming method of claim 12, the deep grooming being by lifting the turf beneath a surface of the turf. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The turf grooming method of claim 12, the surface cleaning comprising the brushing and collecting of debris at the surface of the turf. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The turf grooming method of claim 12, wherein the turf is driven over by the vehicle in the same direction as the brushing of the turf. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The turf grooming method of claim 12, wherein the surface cleaning comprises vibrating debris collected. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The turf grooming method of claim 12, further comprising adjusting a height over the turf at which the brushing is performed. ### Claim 18 (depends on 12) The turf grooming method of claim 12, further comprising pivoting the vehicle between a horizontal operational position and a vertical shipping position. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The turf grooming method of claim 18, wherein the pivoting is about a pivot point and the pivot point comprises a shipping pivot point and an operational pivot point.