Root Zone Warming System For Natural Turf Athletic Field

    公开(公告)号:US20240301633A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-12

    申请号:US18272739

    申请日:2022-01-12

    发明人: Mark Heinlein

    IPC分类号: E01C13/08 E01C13/02

    CPC分类号: E01C13/083 E01C13/02

    摘要: A root zone warming system (10) for an athletic field of natural turf (11) supplies positive pressurization to the root zone via a piping network (12) with openings. The system (10) enables control of the temperature of the supplied air by varying the flow resistance at an output end of a constant air supply source (27), such as a positive displacement blower. By increasing the flow resistance at the output end of the blower (27), with a variably controllable valve (29), the operating temperature of the blower (27) increases and thereby causes a corresponding increase in the temperature of the air supplied therefrom. By varying the flow resistance a user can vary the temperature of the air supplied to the piping network (12) and to the root zone, thereby to control the amount of warming of the root zone so as to reduce the onset, degree, or duration of turf dormancy during the winter season.

    Method and apparatus for incorporating already used and extracted infill into the subsurface of a newly installed field

    公开(公告)号:US11708670B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-25

    申请号:US16281358

    申请日:2019-02-21

    摘要: Particulate infill from a worn down infilled artificial turf, particularly a sand/rubber mixture which includes crumb rubber from vehicle tires, is extracted from a prior field and then thereafter incorporated into the top surface of the compacted base at the same site, thereby to assure better drainage conditions in the compacted base for the subsequently installed field. The extracted and incorporated infill helps to maintain open drainage channels throughout the top of the compacted base, particularly in areas where limestone is prevalent. Otherwise, the limestone “fines” are susceptible to compacting and creating a cement-like crust at the top of the base. An existing infill extractor/collector device is modified to operate in a second mode, so that instead of merely performing the conventional bagging of the already-used infill, the already-used infill is laterally diverted back on to the base at the same site, and thereafter, distributed and tilled into the base. By incorporating the extracted infill into the base of the new field, the need to bag, remove, and dispose of the used infill is eliminated, along with the time and costs associated therewith, while at the same time improving the drainage of the new field. Two structures for diverting the collected infill are disclosed.

    Relocatble Turf
    3.
    发明申请
    Relocatble Turf 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20190352862A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-11-21

    申请号:US16275540

    申请日:2019-02-14

    IPC分类号: E01C13/08 A01G20/00 A01G20/20

    摘要: A turf surface 80 comprising: (a) a reinforcing root-permeable mat 10; (b) a removable root-permeable backing 60 located beneath the reinforcing root-permeable mat 10; (c) a layer of growth media 42 located on the reinforcing root-permeable mat 10; and (d) natural grass plants 30 having roots 32 extending downwardly through the layer of growth media 42 and the reinforcing root-permeable mat 10 and the removable root-permeable backing 60; wherein, in use, prior to being laid at a destination site, the removable root-permeable backing 60 is separated from the reinforcing root-permeable mat 10, so that any roots 34 which engage with and extend through the removable root-permeable backing 60 are substantially removed from the turf surface 80.

    Relocatable Turf
    4.
    发明申请
    Relocatable Turf 审中-公开
    可重定位草皮

    公开(公告)号:US20150033626A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-02-05

    申请号:US14119378

    申请日:2011-11-18

    IPC分类号: E01C13/08 A01G1/00

    摘要: A turf surface (80) comprising: (a) a reinforcing root-permeable mat (10); (b) a removable root-permeable backing (60) located beneath the reinforcing root-permeable mat (10); (c) a layer of growth media (42) located on the reinforcing root-permeable mat (10); and (d) natural grass plants (30) having roots (32) extending downwardly through the layer of growth media (42) and the reinforcing root-permeable mat (10) and the removable root-permeable backing (60); wherein, in use, prior to being laid at a destination site, the removable root-permeable backing (60) is separated from the reinforcing root-permeable mat (10), so that any roots (34) which engage with and extend through the removable root-permeable backing (60) are substantially removed from the turf surface (80).

    摘要翻译: 一种草皮表面(80),包括:(a)增强根可渗透垫(10); (b)位于加强根可渗透垫(10)下方的可移除的根部可透气背衬(60); (c)位于加强根部可渗透垫(10)上的生长介质层(42); 和(d)具有向下延伸穿过生长培养基层(42)和增强根部可渗透垫(10)和可移除根部可渗透背衬(60)的根部(32)的天然草本植物(30)。 其中,在使用中,在被放置在目的地位置之前,所述可移除的根部可透过的衬垫(60)与所述增强根可透过垫(10)分离,使得任何根(34)与所述根 基本上从草皮表面(80)移除可移除的根部可透过的背衬(60)。

    Apparatus And Methods For Facilitating The Removal Of Existing Turf And Installing New Turf
    5.
    发明申请
    Apparatus And Methods For Facilitating The Removal Of Existing Turf And Installing New Turf 有权
    用于促进去除现有草坪和安装新草皮的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20130189057A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-07-25

    申请号:US13793353

    申请日:2013-03-11

    IPC分类号: B60P1/00 E01C19/52 E01C23/00

    摘要: A turf cutter device, an infill extractor/collector device, and a turf wind-up device are used to facilitate the cost-effective removal of an infilled synthetic turf and the subsequent installation of a new turf at the same site, with minimal subsurface disruption. An infill extractor/collector device mounted on a motorized vehicle moves a relatively narrow strip of filled artificial turf from the surface, in front of the vehicle, and directs the strip to an infill removal station. The infill removal station inverts the strip and redirects the strip back toward the front of the vehicle, after agitating the strip to extract the infill. After redirecting the strip toward the front of the vehicle, the vehicle drives over the unfilled strip. Meanwhile, the extractor/collector device moves the extracted infill rearwardly to a bag located in a trailer. The turf cutter device is used prior to infill extraction, while the turf wind up device may be used before or after infill extraction, depending on whether infill extraction takes place at the field or at a remote site, respectively.

    摘要翻译: 使用草坪切割装置,填充提取器/收集器装置和草皮卷绕装置来促进填充的合成草皮的成本有效的去除以及随后在相同的部位安装新的草皮,同时具有最小的地下破坏 。 安装在机动车辆上的填充提取器/收集器装置从车辆前方的表面移动相对狭窄的填充人造草皮条,并将条带引导到填充物移除站。 在搅拌条带以提取填充物之后,填充物移除站反转条并将带重新导向车辆的前部。 在将钢带重新导向车辆前部后,车辆在未填充钢带上行驶。 同时,提取器/收集器装置将提取的填充物向后移动到位于拖车中的袋子。 草皮切割装置在填充提取之前使用,而草坪卷起装置可以在填充提取之前或之后使用,这取决于是否在现场或在远程位置进行填充提取。

    Apparatus and methods for facilitating the removal of existing turf and installing new turf
    6.
    发明授权
    Apparatus and methods for facilitating the removal of existing turf and installing new turf 有权
    用于便于移除现有草坪并安装新草皮的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US09010450B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-04-21

    申请号:US13793353

    申请日:2013-03-11

    摘要: A turf cutter device, an infill extractor/collector device, and a turf wind-up device are used to facilitate the cost-effective removal of an infilled synthetic turf and the subsequent installation of a new turf at the same site, with minimal subsurface disruption. An infill extractor/collector device mounted on a motorized vehicle moves a relatively narrow strip of filled artificial turf from the surface, in front of the vehicle, and directs the strip to an infill removal station. The infill removal station inverts the strip and redirects the strip back toward the front of the vehicle, after agitating the strip to extract the infill. After redirecting the strip toward the front of the vehicle, the vehicle drives over the unfilled strip. Meanwhile, the extractor/collector device moves the extracted infill rearwardly to a bag located in a trailer. The turf cutter device is used prior to infill extraction, while the turf wind up device may be used before or after infill extraction, depending on whether infill extraction takes place at the field or at a remote site, respectively.

    摘要翻译: 使用草坪切割装置,填充提取器/收集器装置和草坪卷绕装置来促进填充的合成草皮的成本有效的去除以及随后在相同的部位安装新的草皮,同时具有最小的地下破坏 。 安装在机动车辆上的填充提取器/收集器装置从车辆前方的表面移动相对狭窄的填充人造草皮条,并将条带引导到填充物移除站。 在搅拌条带以提取填充物之后,填充物移除站反转条并将带重新导向车辆的前部。 在将钢带重新导向车辆前部后,车辆在未填充钢带上行驶。 同时,提取器/收集器装置将提取的填充物向后移动到位于拖车中的袋子。 草皮切割装置在填充提取之前使用,而草坪卷起装置可以在填充提取之前或之后使用,这取决于是否在现场或在远程位置进行填充提取。

    Relocatable turf
    7.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12091825B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-17

    申请号:US16275540

    申请日:2019-02-14

    IPC分类号: A01G20/00 A01G20/20 E01C13/08

    摘要: A turf surface 80 comprising:



    (a) a reinforcing root-permeable mat 10;
    (b) a removable root-permeable backing 60 located beneath the reinforcing root-permeable mat 10;
    (c) a layer of growth media 42 located on the reinforcing root-permeable mat 10; and
    (d) natural grass plants 30 having roots 32 extending downwardly through the layer of growth media 42 and the reinforcing root-permeable mat 10 and the removable root-permeable backing 60;
    wherein, in use, prior to being laid at a destination site, the removable root-permeable backing 60 is separated from the reinforcing root-permeable mat 10, so that any roots 34 which engage with and extend through the removable root-permeable backing 60 are substantially removed from the turf surface 80.

    Method And Apparatus For Incorporating Already Used And Extracted Infill Into The Subsurface Of A Newly Installed Field

    公开(公告)号:US20190186081A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-20

    申请号:US16281358

    申请日:2019-02-21

    摘要: Particulate infill from a worn down infilled artificial turf, particularly a sand/rubber mixture which includes crumb rubber from vehicle tires, is extracted from a prior field and then thereafter incorporated into the top surface of the compacted base at the same site, thereby to assure better drainage conditions in the compacted base for the subsequently installed field. The extracted and incorporated infill helps to maintain open drainage channels throughout the top of the compacted base, particularly in areas where limestone is prevalent. Otherwise, the limestone “fines” are susceptible to compacting and creating a cement-like crust at the top of the base. An existing infill extractor/collector device is modified to operate in a second mode, so that instead of merely performing the conventional bagging of the already-used infill, the already-used infill is laterally diverted back on to the base at the same site, and thereafter, distributed and tilled into the base. By incorporating the extracted infill into the base of the new field, the need to bag, remove, and dispose of the used infill is eliminated, along with the time and costs associated therewith, while at the same time improving the drainage of the new field. Two structures for diverting the collected infill are disclosed.

    Apparatus for infill extraction and collection
    9.
    发明授权
    Apparatus for infill extraction and collection 有权
    填充提取和收集装置

    公开(公告)号:US09027662B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-05-12

    申请号:US13834168

    申请日:2013-03-15

    摘要: An apparatus for extracting and collecting particulate infill from an infilled artificial turf field. A vehicle has a first forward end and a second rearward end. An infill extractor is located at the first end of the vehicle and adapted to extract infill from a strip of infilled athletic turf. Extracted infill falls into a bottom section of the infill extractor. An infill mover is secured to the vehicle and adapted to move the extracted infill from the bottom section of the infill extractor toward the second end of the vehicle. An infill collector is connected to the second end of the vehicle and operable to cooperate with the infill mover to collect the moved infill. The infill collector includes a frame that is laterally movable relative to the vehicle from an operative “in use” position to a stowed position.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于从填充的人造草坪田中提取和收集颗粒填充物的装置。 车辆具有第一前端和第二后端。 填充提取器位于车辆的第一端,并适于从填充的运动草皮条中提取填充物。 提取的填充物落入填料提取器的底部。 将填充动力器固定到车辆上并且适于将提取的填充物从填充物提取器的底部移动到车辆的第二端。 填充收集器连接到车辆的第二端并且可操作地与填充动力器配合以收集移动的填充物。 填充收集器包括一框架,该框架相对于车辆可从可操作的“使用”位置侧向移动到收起位置。

    Subsurface warming system for an athletic field

    公开(公告)号:US11851826B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-26

    申请号:US17577074

    申请日:2022-01-17

    发明人: Mark Heinlein

    IPC分类号: E01C13/02 E01C13/08

    CPC分类号: E01C13/02 E01C13/083

    摘要: A subsurface warming system for an athletic field supplies positive pressurization to a particulate subsurface via a piping network with pipes that have openings. The system enables control of the temperature of the supplied air by varying the flow resistance at an output end of a constant air supply source, such as a positive displacement blower. By increasing the flow resistance at the output end of the blower, with a variably controllable valve equipped with a modulating actuator, the operating temperature of the blower increases and thereby causes a corresponding increase in the temperature of the air supplied therefrom. By varying the flow resistance, as needed, a user can vary the temperature of the air supplied to the piping network and eventually to the subsurface, to allow the problem associated with freezing of the subsurface during the winter season, for an athletic field that may be an artificial turf.