Raised Border Artificial Turf Edging System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional artificial turf installations lack a realistic raised edge, resembling a real-grass lawn, and require significant labor and costs for excavation and soil removal during installation.
Innovation Solution
An artificial turf edging system that includes a raised border piece with a main wall extending upwardly and flanges to create a simulated cut edge, allowing the artificial turf to be installed without extensive excavation, by using a base material layer and securing the turf over the border piece, which reduces labor and material costs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If conventional artificial turf is installed flush with the adjacent surface, then installation is simpler, but the appearance resembles fake carpet rather than natural grass
Solution Approach 1:
The edging system divides the artificial turf installation into distinct segments: a raised border portion that creates the natural grass edge appearance, and a main turf area that can be installed flush with the adjacent surface. This segmentation allows the border to provide aesthetic value while the main area maintains installation simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The raised border acts as an intermediary element between the artificial turf and the adjacent surface. It mediates the visual transition, creating the appearance of a natural grass edge while allowing the main turf area to be installed in a simple, flush manner with the adjacent surface.
2Reliability
If excavation is performed to create space for base material, then proper drainage and support are achieved, but labor costs and installation time increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The edging system performs preliminary action by pre-forming the raised border structure that defines the installation area and provides the containment shape for base material. This preliminary structuring eliminates the need for extensive excavation to create the containment shape, as the border itself provides the necessary form.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention extracts the containment function from the excavation process. Instead of excavating the ground to create a depression for base material, the raised border is installed to provide the containment shape, thereby eliminating the need for extensive earth removal while still achieving proper drainage and support.
3Ease of manufacture
If excavation and soil removal are performed, then base material can be properly installed, but additional costs for soil removal and dumping fees are incurred
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts the containment function from the excavation process. Instead of excavating the ground to create a depression for base material, the raised border is installed to provide the containment shape, thereby eliminating the need for extensive earth removal and associated disposal costs while still enabling proper base material installation.
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AI summary
A method and system for providing an artificial turf edge. In one embodiment, the system includes: a first raised border piece having a first main wall, a first bottom flange extending outwardly from a bottom portion of the first main wall at a first predetermined angle, and a first top flange extending outwardly from a top portion of the first main wall at a second predetermined angle, wherein the first bottom flange and the first top flange extend outwardly from the first main wall such that they are substantially parallel to one another, and wherein top surfaces of the first main wall, the first bottom flange and the first top flange are configured to be coupled to a piece of artificial turf so as to simulate an edge of a real grass lawn.