Method for repairing a crack in a recreational court or surface
AssigneeGuardian Crack Repair, LLC
InventorJames Christopher Rossi
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Abstract
A process for repairing a crack in a recreational court or surface comprising cleaning the crack to remove loose material, filling the crack with a crack filling material, such as a flexible sealant material which adheres to the edges of the crack and securely seals the crack, applying a laminate to the recreational surface and to the exposed sealant material to completely cover the crack, wherein the laminate comprises a waterproof adhesive applied to a flexible material, and securing a polyester flexible fabric to at least the edges of the laminate using an adhesive material.
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A method for repairing a crack in a recreational court or surface comprising
- cleaning the crack to remove loose material from within the crack,
- filling the crack with a flexible crack filling material which adheres to the edges of the crack and accommodates expansion and contraction of said crack,
- securing a laminate firmly to substantially all portions of the recreational court located under the laminate and also to exposed crack filling material within the crack by use of an adhesive, wherein the laminate comprises the adhesive and a flexible fabric material, and
- securing a fabric to both the laminate and to portions of the recreational court not covered by the laminate using an adhesive material, wherein the fabric is firmly secured to the laminate and to portions of the recreational court and wherein the laminate and the fabric are flexible to accommodate expansion and contraction of the recreational court or surface.
A method for repairing a crack in a recreational court or surface comprising
- cleaning the crack to remove loose material from within the crack,
- filling the crack with a crack filing material which adheres to the edges of the crack, wherein said crack filling material comprises a hardened fill material;
- securing a laminate firmly to substantially all portions of the recreational court located under the laminate and also to the exposed crack filling material within the crack by use of a waterproof adhesive, wherein the laminate comprises the waterproof adhesive and a flexible fabric material, and
- securing a fabric to both the laminate and to portions of the recreational court not covered by the laminate using an adhesive material, wherein the fabric is firmly secured to the laminate and to portions of the recreational court and wherein the laminate and the fabric are flexible to accommodate expansion and contraction of the recreational court or surface.
A method for repairing a crack in a recreational court or surface comprising
- cleaning the crack to remove loose material from within the crack,
- filling the crack with a crack filling material selected from the group consisting of silica, sand, Portland Cement and mixtures thereof, a portion of which adheres to the edges of the crack,
- securing a laminate firmly to substantially all portions of the recreational surface located under the laminate and also to the crack filling material that is exposed within the crack by use of a rubberized asphaltic adhesive, wherein the laminate comprises the adhesive secured to a flexible fabric material,
- securing a fabric to the laminate and to portions of the recreational surface not covered by the laminate using an adhesive material, wherein the fabric is firmly secured to the laminate and to portions of the recreational court and wherein the laminate and the fabric are flexible to accommodate expansion and contraction of the recreational court or surface, and
- coating the fabric with an acrylic paint.
A method for repairing a crack in a recreational court or surface comprising
- cleaning the crack to remove loose material from within the crack,
- filling the crack with a flexible crack filling material that forms a waterproof bond around inside edges of the crack and accommodates expansion and contraction of said crack,
- securing a laminate firmly to substantially all portions of the recreational surface located under the laminate and also to the crack filling material that is exposed within the crack by use of a rubberized asphaltic adhesive, wherein the laminate comprises the adhesive secured to a flexible fabric material,
- securing a fabric to the laminate and to portions of the recreational surface not covered by the laminate using an adhesive material, wherein the fabric is firmly secured to the laminate and to portions of the recreational court and wherein the laminate and the fabric are flexible to accommodate expansion and contraction of the recreational court or surface, and
- coating the fabric with an acrylic paint.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.