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Textile damping material and tee-off golfing mat and impact and water absorbing mat made thereof
Assignee: Wunderlich Gebr & Co KG GmbH
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Filing: 1997-02-18
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Granted: 1999-06-01
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Expires: 2017-02-18
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed is a textile damping material which has the structure of a flexible, three-dimensional, textile spacing structure (50) which is stable in respect of shape. The spacing structure (50) has an upper layer portion (7) and a lower layer portion (9) which are made up of single-thread or multi-thread yarn, wherein the two layer portions (7, 9) are spaced from each other and connected to each other by elastic pile threads (8). Also disclosed is an impact and water absorbing mat for motor vehicles and a tee-off golfing mat, each obtained by use of the textile damping material. The tee-off golfing mat has a damping layer (10).
Inventors
- 👤 Peter Muhlberger
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 09:28
CPC Classifications
D; D04; D04B; D04B21/00; D04B21/14; D04B21/16; A; A47; A47L; A47L23/00; A47L23/22; A47L23/26; A47L23/266; A63; A63B; A63B69/00; A63B69/36; A63B69/3661; B; B32; B32B; B32B5/00; B32B5/22; B32B5/24; B32B5/26; B60; B60R; B60R13/00; B60R13/08; D06; D06N; D06N7/00; D06N7/0063; D06N7/0071; D06N7/0081; F; F16; F16F; F16F7/00; F16F7/003; F16F7/006; F24; F24S; F24S10/00; F24S10/50; F24S10/501; D06N2201/00; D06N2201/02; D06N2201/0218; D06N2201/0236; D06N2201/0254; D06N2201/0263; D06N2203/00; D06N2203/02; D06N2203/04; D06N2203/041; D06N2203/042; D06N2203/045; D06N2203/048; D06N2203/06; D06N2203/061; D06N2203/065; D06N2203/068; D06N2205/00; D06N2205/04; D06N2209/00; D06N2209/10; D06N2209/101; D06N2209/12; D06N2209/126; D10; D10B; D10B2403/00; D10B2403/01; D10B2403/011; D10B2403/0112; D10B2403/0114; D10B2403/02; D10B2403/021; D10B2403/0213; D10B2505/00; D10B2505/20; D10B2505/202; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E10/00; Y02E10/40; Y02E10/44; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/23907; Y10T428/23979; Y10T428/23986; Y10T428/23993; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24149; Y10T428/24273; Y10T428/24298; Y10T428/24314; Y10T428/24322; Y10T428/24331
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
146 words
A tee-off golfing mat comprising an upper, artificial turf layer (5) and a bottom, ground layer (6), said upper artificial turf layer including a hardened stabilization material (3) comprising a lower backing material (2) and an upper stabilization layer (4), said upper stabilization layer (4) having anchored therein a plurality of piles (1), and secured to the lowermost surface of the backing material (2), said bottom ground layer (6) which comprises an impact absorbing damping layer (10) and a bottom layer (15), the impact damping layer (10) comprising a spacing material (50) including an upper layer portion (7) and a lower layer portion (9), both formed of a multi-thread yarn with an elastic resilient pile thread (8) continuously threaded back and forth between the upper layer portion (7) and the lower layer portion (9) to impart to the spacing material (50) a stabilizing effect and flexibility.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
146 words
A tee-off golfing mat comprising an upper, artificial turf layer (5) and a bottom, ground layer (6), said upper artificial turf layer including a hardened stabilization material (3) comprising a lower backing material (2) and an upper stabilization layer (4), said upper stabilization layer (4) having anchored therein a plurality of piles (1), and secured to the lowermost surface of the backing material (2), said bottom ground layer (6) which comprises an impact absorbing damping layer (10) and a bottom layer (15), the impact damping layer (10) comprising a spacing material (50) including an upper layer portion (7) and a lower layer portion (9), both formed of a multi-thread yarn with an elastic resilient pile thread (8) continuously threaded back and forth between the upper layer portion (7) and the lower layer portion (9) to impart to the spacing material (50) a stabilizing effect and flexibility.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
A tee-off golfing mat as claimed in claim 1, wherein the elastic resilient pile thread (8) is a single wire.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
A tee-off golfing mat as claimed in claim 1, wherein the upper layer portion (7) and the lower layer portion (9) are anchored respectively in an upper carrier layer (11) and a lower carrier layer (12).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
49 words
A tee-off golfing mat as claimed in claim 1, wherein the hardened stabilization material (3) is a solidified plastic of polyvinyl chloride, acrylate, butadiene styrene, polyamide, polyurethane, polyester, mixed or graft polymers of polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene, ethylene vinyl acetate, rubber, polyvinyl chloride/acrylate mixtures or latex, or a solidified adhesive.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
A tee-off golfing mat as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pile (1) comprises single-thread portions of polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride, polyamide, polyacrylonitrile, polyester, or polyvinyl chloride-vinyl.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
A tee-off golfing mat as claimed in claim 1, wherein the backing material (2) is a tufted, woven, knitted or double-rib material, a spun fleece or a needle felt.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
A tee-off golfing mat as claimed in claim 1, wherein the upper stabilization layer (4) is provided with at least one hole (20) for receiving a tee (21).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
32 words
A tee-off golfing mat as claimed in claim 1, wherein the upper stabilization layer (4) is provided with at least one longitudinal slot (22) for receiving a preselected number of tees (21).
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
153 words
A tee-off golfing mat comprising an upper, artificial turf layer (5) and a bottom, ground layer (6), said upper artificial turf layer including a hardened stabilization material (3) comprising a lower backing material (2) and an upper stabilization layer (4), said upper stabilization layer (4) having anchored therein a plurality of piles (1), the thickness of the stabilization layer (4) being between 1 and 5 mm, and secured to the lowermost surface of the backing material (2), said bottom ground layer (6) which comprises an impact absorbing damping layer (10) and a bottom layer (15), the impact damping layer (10) comprising a spacing material (50) including an upper layer portion (7) and a lower layer portion (9) with an elastic resilient pile thread (8) continuously threaded back and forth between the upper layer portion (7) and the lower layer portion (9) to impart to the spacing material (50) a stabilizing effect and flexibility.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
153 words
A tee-off golfing mat comprising an upper, artificial turf layer (5) and a bottom, ground layer (6), said upper artificial turf layer including a hardened stabilization material (3) comprising a lower backing material (2) and an upper stabilization layer (4), said upper stabilization layer (4) having anchored therein a plurality of piles (1), the thickness of the stabilization layer (4) being between 1 and 5 mm, and secured to the lowermost surface of the backing material (2), said bottom ground layer (6) which comprises an impact absorbing damping layer (10) and a bottom layer (15), the impact damping layer (10) comprising a spacing material (50) including an upper layer portion (7) and a lower layer portion (9) with an elastic resilient pile thread (8) continuously threaded back and forth between the upper layer portion (7) and the lower layer portion (9) to impart to the spacing material (50) a stabilizing effect and flexibility.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
A tee-off golfing mat as claimed in claim 9, wherein the length of the piles (1) is between 5 and 15 mm.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
36 words
A tee-off golfing mat as claimed in claim 9, wherein the upper layer portion (7) and the lower layer portion (9) are anchored respectively in an upper carrier layer (11) and a lower carrier layer (12).
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
49 words
A tee-off golfing mat as claimed in claim 9, wherein the hardened stabilization material (3) is a solidified plastic of polyvinyl chloride, acrylate, butadiene styrene, polyamide, polyurethane, polyester, mixed or graft polymers of polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene, ethylene vinyl acetate, rubber, polyvinyl chloride/acrylate mixtures or latex, or a solidified adhesive.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
27 words
A tee-off golfing mat as claimed in claim 9, wherein the pile (1) comprises single-thread portions of polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride, polyamide, polyacrylonitrile, polyester, or polyvinyl chloride-vinyl.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
29 words
A tee-off golfing mat as claimed in claim 9, wherein the backing material (2) is a tufted, woven, knitted or double-rib material, a spun fleece or a needle felt.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
28 words
A tee-off golfing mat as claimed in claim 9, wherein the upper stabilization layer (4) is provided with at least one hole (20) for receiving a tee (21).
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
32 words
A tee-off golfing mat as claimed in claim 9, wherein the upper stabilization layer (4) is provided with at least one longitudinal slot (22) for receiving a preselected number of tees (21).
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