Resilient, wear-and weather-resistant composite surface material
AssigneeSurface Technologies GmbH & Co. KG
InventorRichard A. Kolar
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Abstract
A resilient, composite surface material which is resistant to the effects of weather and traffic. It is constructed of a layer of resilient, shock-attenuating, closed-cell, elastomeric foam; a fabric binding layer, which can be adhesively or thermally bound to the foam layer; and a wear- and weather-resistant layer, applied in a fluid form, which binds mechanically to the fabric layer by saturating the fabric and then hardening. The resulting surface can be used for playgrounds or recreational areas, in industrial or commerical application, or in any location where a resilient, wear- and weather-resistant surface is desired.
Claims21
A resilient, shock-attenuating weather and wear-resistant, composite surface material suitable for playground use, comprising:
- a resilient shock-attenuating layer, further comprised of a closed-cell, polymeric, elastomeric foam;
- a binding layer further comprised of porous fabric thermally or adhesively bound to the resilient layer;
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- a weather-resistant, wear-resistant layer attached to and saturating the binding layer, wherein the weather-resistant layer resists bonding to the resilient layer, and wherein the binding layer is mechanically bound to both the shock-attenuating layer and the weather-resistant layer, thereby connecting the shock-attenuating layer to the weather-resistant layer.
A method of constructing a resilient, shock-attenuating, weather- and wear-resistant surface material, comprising the steps of:
- providing a resilient layer, comprised of a closed-cell, polymeric, elastomeric foam;
- providing a binding layer further comprised of a porous fabric;
- thermally or adhesively binding the binding layer to the resilient layer;
- providing a weather-resistant, wear-resistant material in a fluid form;
- applying the fluid material to the binding layer, wherein said fluid material saturates the binding layer;
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- allowing the fluid material to harden.
A resilient, shock-attenuating, weather- and wear-resistant composite surface material produced by the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a resilient layer, further comprised of a closed-cell, polymeric, elastomeric foam;
- providing a binding layer further comprised of a porous fabric;
- thermally or adhesively binding the binding layer to the resilient layer;
- providing a weather-resistant, wear-resistant material in a fluid form;
- applying the fluid material to the binding layer, wherein said fluid material saturates the binding layer;
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- allowing the fluid material to harden.
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