Artificial turf system including a geogrid and an existing turf

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12359379-B2
Application number	US-202418428500-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 31, 2024
Priority date	Dec 7, 2017
Publication date	Jul 15, 2025
Grant date	Jul 15, 2025

Abstract

An artificial turf system provides an existing artificial turf including a plurality of existing artificial turf fibres and an existing artificial turf backing configured to carry the plurality of existing artificial turf fibres, a new artificial turf comprising a plurality of artificial turf fibres and an artificial turf backing layer, where the artificial turf backing layer comprises a carrier structure configured to carry the plurality of artificial turf fibres, and a geogrid positioned between the existing artificial turf and the backing layer of the new artificial turf.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for manufacturing an artificial turf system, comprising:
placing a geogrid on a used artificial turf, the used artificial turf comprising a plurality of used artificial turf fibers and a used artificial turf backing layer configured to carry the plurality of used artificial turf fibers; and
placing an unused artificial turf on the geogrid, wherein
the unused artificial turf comprises a plurality of artificial turf fibers and an artificial turf backing layer, said artificial turf backing layer comprising a carrier structure configured to carry the plurality of artificial turf fibers, wherein
the unused artificial turf is placed on the geogrid such that the backing layer of the unused artificial turf is adjacent to the geogrid,
wherein the geogrid comprises two or more polymeric grid layers,
wherein each polymeric grid layer of the two or more polymeric grid layers are formed of a plurality of polymeric strands arranged parallel,
wherein the used artificial turf has a top surface that is tilted, and
wherein the method further comprises:
determining a tilt of the top surface; and
designing a polymeric strand cross section that varies along a length of each polymeric strand of the plurality of polymeric strands of at least one polymeric grid layer to offset the tilt of the top surface such that when the geogrid is placed on the used artificial turf, a top surface of the geogrid is horizontal.

2. The method for manufacturing an artificial turf system according to claim 1 , wherein the used artificial turf comprises an infill layer, the method further comprising applying additional infill to the infill layer of the used artificial turf for leveling out any unevenness before the geogrid is placed on the used artificial turf.

3. The method for manufacturing an artificial turf system according to claim 1 , wherein the used artificial turf comprises an infill layer, the method further comprising evenly distributing the infill of the infill layer with a levelling device for leveling out any unevenness before the geogrid is placed on the used artificial turf.

4. The method for manufacturing an artificial turf system according to claim 1 , wherein a formation of the plurality of polymeric strands of each polymeric grid layer of the two or more polymeric grid layers have a fixed width between pairs of neighboring parallel polymeric strands, and wherein the two or more polymeric grid layers are arranged on top of each other such that each polymeric strand of the plurality of polymeric strands crosses at least one other polymeric strand of the plurality of polymeric strands.

5. The method for manufacturing an artificial turf system according to claim 1 , wherein the backing of the unused artificial turf comprises latex or polyurethane.

6. The method for manufacturing an artificial turf system according to claim 1 , wherein the placing of the geogrid on the used artificial turf is performed such that the geogrid is in direct contact with the used artificial turf, and wherein the placing of the unused artificial turf on the geogrid is performed such that the geogrid is in direct contact with the backing layer of the unused artificial turf.

Assignees

• Apt Advanced Polymer Tech Corp
• Polytex Sportbelage Produktions Gmbh
• Polytex Sportbelaege Produktions Gmbh

Inventors

• Brown Kris

Classifications

• Y10T428/23914

  Interlaminar · CPC title

• E01C2201/20

  Drainage details · CPC title

• E01C2013/086

  Combination of synthetic and natural grass · CPC title

• E01C13/02

  Foundations, e.g. with drainage or heating arrangements {(E01C13/003, E01C13/083, E01C13/10 take precedence; drainage of soil E02B11/00)} · CPC title

• D10B2505/202

  Artificial grass · CPC title