(19)
(11) EP 2 166 153 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
24.12.2014 Bulletin 2014/52

(43) Date of publication A2:
24.03.2010 Bulletin 2010/12

(21) Application number: 08007368.7

(22) Date of filing: 21.06.2001
(27) Previously filed application:
 21.06.2001 PCT/CA01/00922
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
E01C 13/08(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

(30) Priority: 21.06.2000 US 598149

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
01944842.2 / 1292733

(71) Applicant: TARKETT INC.
Farnham, Quebec J2N 1J7 (CA)

(72) Inventor:
  • Prevost, Jean
    Westmount Québec H3Y 2X8 (CA)

(74) Representative: Schwanhäußer, Gernot et al
Ostertag & Partner Patentanwälte Epplestr. 14
70597 Stuttgart
70597 Stuttgart (DE)

   


(54) Synthetic grass


(57) A synthetic grass assembly for installation on a supporting substrate comprising a pile fabric with a flexible sheet backing (1) and a plurality of upstanding synthetic ribbons (2) of a selected length, the ribbons (2) extending upwardly from an upper surface of the backing (1), an infill layer (3) of particulate material disposed interstitially between the upstanding ribbons (2) upon the upper surface of the backing (1) with a depth less than the length of the ribbons, the particulate material selected from the group consisting of hard and resilient granules. The infill layer (3) comprises a bottom course (5) of intermixed hard and resilient granules of substantially identical size distribution, disposed upon the top surface of the backing (1), and a top course (6) substantially exclusively of resilient granules disposed upon the bottom course (5), an upper portion of the synthetic ribbons (2) extends upwardly from a top surface of the top course (6).







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