Apparatus for treating soil
OwnerWilliam M. Bensoninventor
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Abstract
Apparatus for treating the soil of a grass playing field that includes a piping system containing perforated pipe lines seated in a distribution bed beneath the soil of the playing field. A blower having a discharge port and a suction port is selectively connected to the duct networks to either pump air upwardly or draw air downwardly through the soil profile. A separator is connected in the air supply line of the system for removing water from the air stream moving between the blower and the duct network. The removed water is collected in a holding tank for recycling, or disposed of in an environmentally safe manner.
Claims21
Apparatus for treating the soil of a grass playing field that includes:
- a distribution means situated beneath the soil profile of a grass playing field for distributing air beneath the playing field,
- a piping system containing perforated lines that are laid in a pattern within the distribution means,
- a blower for pumping air, said blower having an air inlet port and an air outlet port,
- a supply line for selectively connecting the piping system to either said inlet port or said outlet port of the blower whereby air can be moved in either direction through the soil profile of the playing field, and
- a separator means for removing water from the air stream moving between the blower and the piping system.
Apparatus for treating the soil of a grass playing field,
- an air distribution system located beneath the soil profile of said playing field,
- a blower for moving air through the distribution system, said blower having an inlet port and an outlet port,
- connector means for selectively attaching either the air inlet port or the air outlet port of the blower to the distribution system whereby air can be pumped upwardly or drawn downwardly through the soil profile of the playing field,
- separator means connected between the blower and the air distribution system for removing water from the air stream moving between the blower and the distribution system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.