Troy P Squires

US Patent:

6858272, Feb 22, 2005

Filed:

Mar 14, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/808703

Inventors:

Troy Squires - Austin TX, US

International Classification:

A01N003/00

US Classification:

428 17, 428 15, 428 86, 428 88, 428 92, 428 95, 428137, 273DIG 13

Abstract:

An artificial turf system that includes a base and a turf assembly. The base is readily constructed, at least in part, from naturally occurring ground elements that are present upon initiation of the construction of the base. The base is constructed to include a drainage mechanism that is disposed near the surface of the base. The turf assembly is laid out upon the base and is constructed to pass fluid, e. g. , water, therethrough such that the fluid is specifically directed to the drainage mechanism of the base as it moves through the turf assembly. The turf assembly includes a plurality of layers such as an impermeable moisture barrier layer, a drainage layer, a filtering layer, and a turf mat.

US Patent:

62999591, Oct 9, 2001

Filed:

Sep 10, 1999

Appl. No.:

9/394378

Inventors:

Troy Squires - Leander TX
L. Alan Cole - Dalton GA
Raymond Walker - Dalton GA

Assignee:

Southwest Recreational Industries, Inc. - Leander TX

International Classification:

D05C 1702

US Classification:

428 87

Abstract:

The improved top dressed synthetic turf according to the patent invention provides thatch like fibers to retain top dressing and particularly the rubber or resilient particles in the dressing. The grasslike surface is formed by polyethylene co-polymer slit fibers more than two inches in height tufted through a fiberglass reinforced backing. The thatch zone fibers are dense and texturized so that they will contract to only about one inch in height after curing.