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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2016
Applicant:
Ten Cate Thiolon B.v., Nijverdal, NL;
Inventor:
Robin John Craven, Kidderminster, GB;
Assignee:
Ten Cate Thiolon B.V., Nijverdal, NL;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63C 19/02 (2006.01); E01C 13/00 (2006.01); E01C 13/08 (2006.01); B29B 17/00 (2006.01); E01C 13/02 (2006.01); B29B 9/08 (2006.01); B29B 9/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E01C 13/08 (2013.01); B29B 9/08 (2013.01); B29B 9/16 (2013.01); B29B 17/0026 (2013.01); B29B 17/0036 (2013.01); E01C 13/00 (2013.01); E01C 13/02 (2013.01); B29B 2009/163 (2013.01); Y02W 30/62 (2015.05); Y10T 428/249982 (2015.04);
Abstract
A method of forming a substrate for a sports surface of a sports pitch includes the steps of: a) Agglomerating plastics materials; b) Granulating the agglomerated plastics materials to form granules having a predetermined range of sizes; c) In situ coating the granules with a binding material so that they form a fluent material; d) Forming a layer of the fluent material on the site of the sports pitch; and e) Setting the laid material such that the granules adhere where they contact each other to form a voided water permeable structure.