Infill for artificial turf system

    公开(公告)号:US12116734B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-15

    申请号:US16498612

    申请日:2018-03-29

    申请人: Brock USA, LLC

    IPC分类号: E01C13/08 D06N7/00

    摘要: An artificial turf system includes a turf assembly having a turf backing and artificial grass blades extending from the turf backing to form an artificial turf layer. Infill material is placed in between the blades of artificial grass. The infill material includes a plurality of wood particles, each particle defining a length dimension greater than a width or a thickness dimension. The length and one of the width or thickness dimensions defines an aspect ratio within a range of 1:2 to 10:1. In certain embodiments, the infill wood particles have a generally rounded edge profile along at least the length dimension. Each particle length dimension is oriented generally parallel to a grain structure of each particle. The plurality of particles maintains a water absorptive property that permits water to be retained by the particle and released over time to disperse heat from the infill material.

    Expanded Foam Product Molding Process and Molded Products Using Same

    公开(公告)号:US20230382023A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-30

    申请号:US18031252

    申请日:2021-10-12

    申请人: Brock USA, LLC

    IPC分类号: B29C44/34 B29C44/44

    摘要: A steam chest mold includes two mold sections defining a mold cavity and a plurality of steam tubes having steam ports positioned within the mold cavity. The mold cavity is closable to contain and compress a plurality of beads such as expanded polyolefin beads. The steam tubes pass through the beads such that steam is injected through the steam ports into the beads to facilitate localized melting and bonding o the bead interfaces to produce a water-impervious panel or billet form. The steam tubes permit bonding of interior beads in thick section billets and panels that cannot be accessed by perimeter steam sources.

    Base for turf system
    3.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11371194B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-28

    申请号:US17548178

    申请日:2021-12-10

    申请人: Brock USA, LLC

    摘要: An underlayment layer is configured to support an artificial turf assembly. The underlayment layer comprises a core with a top side and a bottom side. The top side has a plurality of spaced apart, upwardly oriented projections that define channels suitable for fluid flow along the top side of the core when the underlayment layer is positioned beneath an overlying artificial turf assembly.

    Base for turf system with vertical support extensions at panel edges

    公开(公告)号:US11111636B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-07

    申请号:US16667072

    申请日:2019-10-29

    申请人: Brock USA, LLC

    摘要: An underlayment layer is configured to support an artificial turf assembly. The underlayment layer comprises plurality of panels, each panel comprising a core with a top side and a bottom side. The top side has a plurality of top projections. The top projections form top side water drainage channels. The panels have edges, with the edges of one panel abutting the edges of adjacent panels, thereby forming a drainage path between adjacent panels. The panel edges have vertical support extensions that extend into the drainage paths between adjacent panels. The vertical support extensions have an upper surface for supporting an artificial turf assembly overlying the turf underlayment layer, and the panel edges having one or more complementary indentations corresponding to vertical support extensions of adjacent panels. When the panels move toward each other, thereby closing drainage paths between adjacent panels, the vertical support extensions are received in the corresponding indentations.

    Underlayment panel having drainage channels

    公开(公告)号:US10975532B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-13

    申请号:US16877762

    申请日:2020-05-19

    申请人: Brock USA, LLC

    发明人: Steven Lee Sawyer

    摘要: An impact-absorbing assembly includes a covering layer being one or more of artificial turf, rubber mats, polymer mats, short pile carpeting, particulate infill, wood chips, and ground rubber chips. Also included is a layer of underlayment panels positioned beneath the covering layer. The panels have a panel section with a plurality of drain holes formed therethrough. A top surface of the panels is configured to support the covering layer. A bottom surface of the panels has a plurality of bottom projections that cooperate to define bottom channels suitable to permit water flow across the bottom surface, the bottom channels being in fluid communication with the panel drain holes. The bottom projections define a first spring rate characteristic that is part of a first stage and a second spring rate characteristic is part of a second stage, the first stage having a smaller volume of material than the second stage.

    Base for turf system
    9.
    发明授权
    Base for turf system 有权
    草坪系统基地

    公开(公告)号:US08597754B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-12-03

    申请号:US13711687

    申请日:2012-12-12

    摘要: A turf underlayment layer for supporting an artificial turf assembly includes a plurality of panels assembled together, each panel being made from a plurality of polyolefin beads bonded together, each panel further including a core, a top side having a plurality of projections, and a bottom side having a plurality of projections, the top projections forming top side water drainage channels and the bottom projections forming bottom side water drainage channels, the panels having edges, with the abutment of the edges of adjacent panels defining a water flow connector slot at the intersection of abutting panels, thereby providing a path for the flow of water from the bottom side water drainage channels of one panel to the bottom side water drainage channels of an abutting panel.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于支撑人造草皮组合物的草坪底层层包括组装在一起的多个面板,每个面板由多个结合在一起的聚烯烃珠粒制成,每个面板还包括芯,顶侧具有多个突起,底部 侧面具有多个突起,顶部突起形成顶侧排水通道和形成底侧排水通道的底部突起,所述面板具有边缘,相邻面板的边缘的邻接在交叉点处限定水流连接器狭槽 从而提供了从一个面板的底侧排水通道到毗邻面板的底侧排水通道的水流动的路径。