Patent Application
20230383478
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The disclosure relates to modular turf systems and more particularly pertains to a new modular turf system for connecting interlocking artificial turf tiles together wherein each tile has a customizable overall surface for applications such as mini golf.
The prior art relates to turf systems. The prior art includes a variety of turf systems having interlocking panels that combine to create a mini golf course. Known prior art lacks a system comprising of interchanging tiles having varying layouts wherein the interchanging tiles are connected together by channel locking fastening.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a plurality of tiles. Each tile of the plurality of tiles is interlocking with each other. Each tile of the plurality of tiles has a plurality of sides. Each side of the plurality of sides has a channel wherein the each channel defines a slot space. A connector has a base and the base has a pair of sides. Each side of the pair of sides is coupled to a respective one of a pair of slot inputs. Each of the slot inputs is configured for being inserted into the slot space of each channel. A plug is positioned in the center of each of the tiles. The plug is a hole where the hole defines a space for a golf ball to be stored in.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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Each of the tiles 12 has a plurality of sides 20. Each of the sides 20 has a channel 22. The channel 22 defines a space for a slot 24. The slot 24 has a rectangular shape 21 and extends for the entire length of each of the sides 20. The purpose of each of the tiles 12 is for connecting to each other and creating the interchanging turf assembly 10.
Each connector 26 of a plurality of connectors 26 has a base 28 being elongated. The base has a pair of sides 30. Each side 30 of the pair of sides 30 is coupled to a respective one of a slot input 32 of a pair of slot inputs 32. Each of the slot inputs 32 is complementary with the slot 24.
Furthermore, each of the slot inputs 32 has the rectangular shape 21 and extends for the entire length of each of the sides 30. The purpose of each of the slot inputs 32 is to be inserted into the channel 22 of each of the sides 20. Each of the slot inputs 32 is coupled to each side 30 of the pair of sides 30 for the entire length of the base 28. Each of the connectors 26 helps attach each of the tiles 12 to each other.
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A corner bumper 42 has a triangular shaped base 44 with a peripheral edge 46. The peripheral edge 46 can have a concave bend 48. The corner bumper 42 has a pair of edges 50. Each of the edges 50 is positioned perpendicular to each other. The corner bumper 42 has a bottom surface 52. A pair of slot inputs 32 is coupled to the bottom surface 52. Each of the slot inputs 32 are positioned perpendicular to each other. Each of the slot inputs 32 are positioned adjacent to a respective one of each of the edges 50.
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Each of the tiles 12 has a plug 54. The plug 54 is a lid that encloses a hole 56. The hole 56 defines a space where a golf ball 15 can be stored in when the user 17 is golfing. The hole 56 is positioned in a center 55 of each of the tiles 12. The plug 54 can be removed from the top layer 14 of each of the tiles 12 to expose the hole 56 to the user 17 as shown in
In use, the user 17 can connect each of the tiles 12 together by using the plurality of connectors 26. Each of the connectors 26 combines each of the tiles 12 together by engaging with each of the slot inputs 32 with the slots 24 as shown in
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
