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Title:
APPARATUS FOR INFILL EXTRACTION AND COLLECTION
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2014/151343
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
An apparatus for extracting and collecting particulate infill from an infilled artificial turf field. A vehicle has a first forward end and a second rearward end. An infill extractor is located at the first end of the vehicle and adapted to extract infill from a strip of infilled athletic turf. Extracted infill falls into a bottom section of the infill extractor. An infill mover is secured to the vehicle and adapted to move the extracted infill from the bottom section of the infill extractor toward the second end of the vehicle. An infill collector is connected to the second end of the vehicle and operable to cooperate with the infill mover to collect the moved infill. The infill collector includes a frame that is laterally movable relative to the vehicle from an operative "in use" position to a stowed position.

Inventors:
MONTZ JOSEPH E (US)
MOTZ DAVID P (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2014/025514
Publication Date:
February 05, 2015
Filing Date:
March 13, 2014
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
TECHNOLOGY LICENSING CORP (US)
International Classes:
A01B45/00; A01B49/00; A01B77/00; B60P1/00; E01C23/00
Domestic Patent References:
WO2012142610A12012-10-18
Foreign References:
US20100319510A12010-12-23
US5070687A1991-12-10
US20080282663A12008-11-20
US20130017023A12013-01-17
US20120006930A12012-01-12
Other References:
See also references of EP 2966956A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
BURGER, Thomas, J. et al. (Herron & Evans LLP,2700 Carew Tower,441 Vine Stree, Cincinnati OH, US)
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