Artificial Turf Edging System with Anchoring Member
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Solution Overview
Problem
Artificial turf installations lack a realistic raised edge and require significant labor and costs for excavation and soil removal, resulting in a fake appearance and high installation costs.
Innovation Solution
An artificial turf edging system with a main body and anchoring portion that creates a raised edge, allowing for the placement of base material without excavation, and securely attaches artificial turf, mimicking a real-grass lawn edge while reducing installation labor and costs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If conventional artificial turf installation is used with flush mounting, then installation is simpler, but the appearance is fake and carpet-like without a realistic raised edge
Solution Approach 1:
The edging system is divided into separate components: an edging member with an anchoring portion that extends into the ground, a main body portion that forms the visible edge, and artificial turf blades attached to the exterior. This segmentation allows the raised edge structure to be installed without extensive excavation, as the anchoring portion can be driven into the ground independently of the base material preparation.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention transitions from a two-dimensional flush mounting approach to a three-dimensional raised edge structure. The edging member creates vertical dimension with the anchoring portion extending downward into the ground and the main body portion rising above the ground surface, providing a realistic lawn edge appearance while maintaining installation efficiency.
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 member with its anchoring portion is prepared in advance and can be directly driven into the ground to establish the perimeter boundary before base material is added. This preliminary action eliminates the need for extensive excavation to create space for the edging structure, as the anchoring portion is designed to be installed directly into the existing ground surface.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention extracts the edging function from the excavation process. Instead of excavating to create space for both base material and edging structure, the edging member is designed to be installed independently by driving the anchoring portion into the ground, separating the edging installation from the base material preparation steps.
3Ease of manufacture
If excavated soil is removed from the premises, then installation space is created, but additional costs for removal and dumping are incurred
Solution Approach 1:
The invention converts the previously harmful or unnecessary excavation step into a beneficial process. The anchoring portion is designed to be driven into the ground, utilizing the existing soil rather than requiring its removal. In fact, the soil provides the anchoring medium that secures the edging member in place, transforming what was previously a cost center (excavation and removal) into a functional benefit (anchoring).
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AI summary
A method and system for providing an artificial turf edge. In one embodiment, the system includes: a main body portion comprising a first surface and a second surface, the main body portion configured to provide a raised artificial turf edge when placed adjacent to an artificial turf surface, and the first surface is configured to provide a barrier that confines base material placed under the artificial turf surface; and a plurality of artificial turf blades extending outwardly from the second surface.