Golf mat

a golf mat and golf technology, applied in the field of golf mats, can solve the problems of air-born particles that can be irritating to the golfer, unfavorable variations in the infill depth, etc., and achieve the effect of improving stability

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-05-29
TEXTILE MANAGEMENT ASSOCS
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A disadvantage of the loose infill covering/coating in a golf mat is that it is displaced when impacted by a club head, wh

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[0018]While the present invention will be described herein with reference to particular embodiments thereof, a latitude of modifications, various changes and substitutions are intended, and it will be appreciated that in some instances some features of the invention will be employed without a corresponding use of other features without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as described with respect to the preferred embodiments set forth herein.

[0019]A golf mat 10 of the present invention is shown in FIG. 1A, having artificial turf 11. FIG. 1B is an enlargened view of a section “A” of the mat of FIG. 1A for illustrating the construction of the artificial turf 11, and also showing alternative base layers 13 which can be of any number, thickness and resiliency. The artificial turf 11 includes a backing material 12 with two different kinds of fiber 14 and 16 sewn into it. Groups of fibers, each group including at least one grass-like fiber 14 and one non-linear fiber 16 p...

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A golf mat includes artificial grass fibers attached to and extending upward from a backing material, which may be one or more layers. The artificial grass fibers include groups of at least two different kinds of fiber sewn through a common path in the backing material. One of the kinds of fibers in each group is shaped so as to appear like a blade of grass. The other kind of fiber in each group is pre-stressed/crimped so that the relaxed shape of the fiber is nonlinear, resembling a curlicued or articulated form having lateral excursions. The lateral excursions cause portions of one such pre-stressed fiber to overlap and interfere with another, forming a mesh. The height of the pre-stressed fibers in their relaxed state in the turf is less than the height of the relatively unstressed artificial grass fiber(s). The crimped fibers form a resilient mat with impact characteristics similar to natural turf.

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[0001]The present application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10 / 733,806 filed Dec. 10, 2003.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates generally to golf mats, and more particularly to a golf mat having an artificial turf including a plurality of groups of fibers, each group including both non-linear fibers and substantially straight fibers sewn into a backing through a common opening, and having infill particles adhered to the non-linear fibers and lower portions of the straight fibers.DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART[0003]Golf mats for use as a practice playing surface are most effective if they simulate the feel of natural turf. A variety of mat constructions have been designed for this purpose. U.S. Pat. No. 6,156,396 uses a relatively thick base pad of resilient material (foam rubber), and an artificial grass-like carpet that is slidably positioned on the base so as to absorb club force, which is more like a natural turf than a rigidly m...

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IPC IPC(8): A63B69/36
CPCD05C17/02A41G1/009A63B69/3661E01C13/08A63B2209/00
Inventor AVERY, GEORGE S.
Owner TEXTILE MANAGEMENT ASSOCS
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