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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2014
Applicant:
Apt Advanced Polymer Technology Corp., Harmony, PA (US);
Inventors:
Larry E. Mashburn, Dalton, GA (US);
David A. Brown, Jr., Chatsworth, GA (US);
Timothy J. Gentry, Sr., Talking Rock, GA (US);
Assignee:
APT ADVANCED POLYMER TECHNOLOGY CORP., Harmony, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B28B 3/20 (2006.01); B09B 3/00 (2006.01); B29B 17/02 (2006.01); E01C 13/08 (2006.01); B29B 9/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B09B 3/00 (2013.01); B29B 9/10 (2013.01); B29B 17/02 (2013.01); E01C 13/08 (2013.01); B29B 2017/0217 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for purifying and recycling synthetic turf are provided. The method includes removing a section of used synthetic turf, feeding the section to a rotating beater to knock sand infill loose, and passing the section through a rotating brush roll wherein a turf filament surface is directly contacted by the rotating brush roll to knock any entrained infill material loose from the section of used synthetic turf.