Safety improvements for airport runways and taxiways
AssigneeFieldturf Tarkett Inc.
InventorJean Prevost
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Abstract
An airstrip shoulder-bordering surface arrangement for extending the width of existing runway and taxiway shoulders comprising a flexible water-impermeable surfacing material extending laterally of a side edge of an airstrip shoulder, an artificial grass surface adjacent the water-impermeable surfacing material, and an edge-fastening system for securing the surfacing material in position relative to the airstrip shoulder to prevent water migration therebetween, the surfacing material having a relatively smooth top surface.
Claims18
An edge-fastening system for securing an airfield safety arrangement surfacing material in position relative to an airstrip shoulder, the edge fastening system comprising:
- an anchor adjacent the side edge of the airstrip shoulder, said anchor having a head with an above-ground portion disposed beneath a surfacing material and bonded to an edge of said surfacing material;
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- wherein said anchor and said shoulder form a fluid-tight seal.
An edge-fastening system for securing an airfield safety arrangement surfacing material in position relative to an airstrip shoulder, the edge fastening system comprising:
- an anchor in the form of an extrusion adjacent the side edge of the airstrip shoulder, said anchor having:
- a head with an above-ground portion disposed beneath a surfacing material and bonded to an edge of said surfacing material;
- and
- a bottom anchoring portion connected to said head;
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- wherein said anchor and said shoulder form a fluid-tight seal;
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- a sealer between the anchor and the airstrip shoulder.
An edge-fastening system for securing an airfield safety arrangement surfacing material in position relative to an airstrip shoulder, the edge fastening system comprising:
- an anchor in the form of a prefabricated plastic extrusion adjacent the side edge of the airstrip shoulder, said anchor having:
- a head with an above-ground portion disposed beneath a surfacing material and bonded to an edge of said surfacing material;
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- a bottom anchoring portion connected to said head via an upstanding leg portion;
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- wherein said anchor and said shoulder form a fluid-tight seal;
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- wherein said anchor is partially embedded in expansion foam;
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- further comprising a sealer between the anchor and the airstrip shoulder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.