NATURAL TURF WITH BINDER

• US 20100088957A1
• Filed: 10/09/2008
• Published: 04/15/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/09/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Stabilizer Solutions, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Stabilizer Solutions, Inc.
• Inventors: Hubbs, Jonathan W.
• Application Number:
  US12/248,851
• Publication Number:
  US 20100088957A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 47/1.1R
• CPC Class Codes: A01G 20/10 Pre-cultivated sod or turf; Apparatus therefor

Abstract

A playing surface according to the invention includes turf, sand, fibers and organic binder, wherein the playing surface may be harvested in rolls. A field including the playing surface may have a sand base layer.

Claims

1. A playing field comprising:

turf, a soil comprising at least 80% sand, fibers and organic binder.

2. The playing field of claim 1 that is harvested in a roll, and wherein the roll is between 3 feet and 8 feet wide and between 10 feet and 40 feet in length, and the playing surface has turf on one side and at least some sand on the opposite side.

3. The playing field of claim 1 that further comprises one or more of the group consisting of:

polymeric binder, fertilizer, gypsum, wax, gel, clay, and oil.

4. The playing field of claim 1 that includes between 4 and 20 pounds of fibers per one ton of soil.

5. The playing field of claim 1 that includes soil other than sand.

6. The playing field of claim 1 wherein the roll is wrapped around a mandrel or other cylindrical object.

7. The playing field of claim 1 wherein the organic binder includes dried and ground plantago seed husk.

8. The playing field of claim 6 wherein the organic binder comprises 90% or more dried and ground plantago husk.

9. The playing field of claim 1 that includes 8-15 pounds of organic binder per one ton of soil.

10. The playing surface of claim 1 that includes 4-20 pounds of organic binder per one ton of soil.

11. The playing surface of claim 1 wherein the fibers include inorganic fibers.

12. The playing surface of claim 1 wherein the fibers are plastic strips.

13. The playing surface of claim 12 wherein the plastic strips are comprised of polypropylene.

14. The playing surface of claim 1 wherein the fibers are between ½

″ and

2″

long.

15. The playing surface of claim 1 that is at least 3½

″

thick.

16. The playing surface of claim 1 that is at least 4″

thick.

17. The playing surface of claim 1 wherein the roll is at least 25 feet long.

18. The playing surface of claim 1 wherein the roll is at least 30 feet long.

19. The playing surface of claim 1 wherein the roll is at least 40 feet long.

20. The playing surface of claim 1 wherein the roll is at least 4 feet wide.

21. The playing surface of claim 1 wherein the roll is at least 5 feet wide.

22. The playing surface of claim 1 wherein the roll is at least 6 feet wide.

23. The playing surface of claim 1 wherein the roll is at least 8 feet wide.

24. A composite surface including the playing surface of claim 1 positioned on a base layer comprised of sand.

25. The composite surface of claim 24 wherein the base layer is between 6″

and 12″

deep.

26. The composite surface of claim 24 wherein the base layer is water permeable.

27. The composite surface of claim 24 wherein the base layer includes an upper surface that comprises a mixture of sand and organic binder.

28. The composite surface of claim 27 wherein the upper surface includes between 2-10 lbs. of organic binder per ton of sand.

29. The composite surface of claim 27 wherein the upper surface is between 2″

and 4″

deep.

30. The composite surface of claim 27 wherein the upper surface was wetted and tamped to form a hard surface.