Plant husbandry – Miscellaneous – Modified earth's surface – e.g. – sod – turf – reinforced
Patent
1996-11-06
1998-12-22
Fox, David T.
Plant husbandry
Miscellaneous
Modified earth's surface, e.g., sod, turf, reinforced
47 56, 47 58, 428 17, A01C 2900, A01C 104, A01B 7900, A01N 300
Patent
active
058507086
ABSTRACT:
An improved playing surface including a synthetic turf base positioned atop a foundation. The synthetic turf base includes synthetic grass fibers secured to a backing material. The synthetic turf base also includes a surface layer of growth medium intermixed with the synthetic grass fibers. Natural grass is planted in the surface layer of growth medium wherein the natural grass includes natural grass blades and roots. The backing is provided with perforations or openings sufficient in number to permit the roots of the natural grass to extend through the backing into the sub-base of the foundation. The improved playing surface may include synthetic grass fibers of varying lengths, longer synthetic grass fibers can be formed of contrasting colors in order to provide line and boundary indicators. A mesh-type material is placed underneath the adjoining layers of backing material in order to reinforce the interface between separate sections of backing material.
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Fox David T.
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