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Arrangement for covering inclined loose material surfaces
Assignee: Bayer AG
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Filing: 1991-03-13
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Granted: 1992-08-11
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Expires: 2011-03-13
Abstract
Abstract Arrangement for covering the surface, which may be inclined, of loose material, in particular earth or waste dump material, comprising a sealing course which is provided with a top fill. In order to improve the adhesion between the sealing course and the top fill, a rough layer is arranged on the sealing course, on top of the rough layer an adhesive non-woven fabric, which cooperates with the rough layer in an adhesive manner, and on top of the non-woven fabric a retaining mat, which bonds with the top fill. The adhesive non-woven fabric and the retaining mat may be a known geotextile drainage layer which, when reversed, is used for a standard drainage arrangement.
Inventors
- 👤 Hartmut Fuhr
- 👤 Bernd Koglin
- 👤 Rolf Rink
- 👤 Josef Schafer
- 👤 Wolfgang Vogel
- 👤 Rudolf Krause
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 23:19
CPC Classifications
B; B09; B09B; B09B1/00; B09B1/004; E; E02; E02D; E02D31/00; E02D31/002; E02D31/004; Y; Y02; Y02W; Y02W30/00; Y02W30/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
139 words
In an arrangement for covering a surface, which may be inclined, of loose material, in particular earth or waste dump material, which arrangement comprises a sealing course with an adhesive roughness at least at the upper side and a top fill on top of this course, the improvement wherein an adhesive non-woven fabric (5) is arranged directly on the sealing course (2), the open surface of the fabric which faces the sealing course comprising free fibers whose diameter is smaller than the peak-to-valley height of the sealing course surface (4), and a retaining mat (6), which is bonded to the adhesive non-woven fabric (5), is arranged on the latter, the upper side of which mat comprises depressions (7) which are at least approximately as large as the particle size of a substantial particle fraction of the top fill (11).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
139 words
In an arrangement for covering a surface, which may be inclined, of loose material, in particular earth or waste dump material, which arrangement comprises a sealing course with an adhesive roughness at least at the upper side and a top fill on top of this course, the improvement wherein an adhesive non-woven fabric (5) is arranged directly on the sealing course (2), the open surface of the fabric which faces the sealing course comprising free fibers whose diameter is smaller than the peak-to-valley height of the sealing course surface (4), and a retaining mat (6), which is bonded to the adhesive non-woven fabric (5), is arranged on the latter, the upper side of which mat comprises depressions (7) which are at least approximately as large as the particle size of a substantial particle fraction of the top fill (11).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
Arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the adhesive roughness of the surface of the sealing course (2) is formed by projecting bodies which are bonded to the latter and the average height of which is less than 2 mm.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
Arrangement according to claim 1 wherein the adhesive roughness of the surface of the sealing course (2) is formed by spray particles (3, 4) which are welded to this surface.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
44 words
Arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the surface of the adhesive non-woven fabric (5) which faces the sealing course (2) comprises fibers whose diameter is less than one third of the average peak-to-valley height of the rough layer (4) of the sealing course (2).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
Arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the retaining mat (6) is a coarse non-woven fabric or net.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
Arrangement according to claim 5, wherein the non-woven fabric or net has an average fiber or strand spacing which is greater than the smallest substantial particle size of the top fill (11).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
Arrangement according to claim 5, wherein the average fiber spacing of the retaining mat is at least 1 mm.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
Arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the retaining mat comprises stamped depressions (7) whose dimensions are greater than the smallest substantial particle size of the top fill (11).
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
Arrangement according to claim 8, wherein the average depression dimensions, measured parallel to the mat plane, are at least 5 mm.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
Arrangement according to claim 5, wherein the fibers forming the upper side of the retaining mat (6) are of a wire-like rigidity.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
32 words
Arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the retaining mat is at least 10 mm thick and soft, i.e. it can be compressed by at least 5 mm by 10 g/cm 2 .
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
25 words
Arrangement according to claim 5, wherein the retaining mat has a cavity volume of at least 90%, preferably at least 95%, in the relaxed state.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
19 words
Arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the retaining mat (6) and the adhesive non-woven fabric(5) are firmly bonded together.
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