Turf infill reclamation method
AssigneeTurf Industry Holdings LLC
InventorsMark H. Nicholls, Michael A. Hartwell
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Abstract
A mobile infill reclamation system comprising a mobile platform configured to be readily moved from a first location to a second location in relatively close proximity to an existing synthetic turf surface, a support structure mounted on the mobile platform, multiple processing components supported by the support structure and configured and arranged to process used infill material from the existing synthetic turf surface, an infill intake supported by the support structure and configured and arranged to receive the used infill material, and an infill output supported by the support structure and configured and arranged to discharge infill material processed by the processing components.
Claims7
A method of recycling infill comprising the steps of:
- identifying an existing artificial turf surface having synthetic fibers and an infill between said synthetic fibers;
- moving a mobile infill reclamation system to a position in relatively close proximity to said existing artificial turf surface;
- removing said infill from between said synthetic fibers of said artificial turf surface;
- conveying said removed infill to said mobile infill reclamation system after said step of removing said infill from between said synthetic fibers of said artificial turf surface;
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- processing said removed infill using said mobile infill reclamation system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.