Claims
- 1. A manufacture comprising a plurality of fibers partially embedded in a solidified plasticized sulfur matrix with one end of the fibers extending outward from the matrix to form a turf or carpet-like surface.
- 2. A manufacture in accordance with claim 1 wherein the sulfur is plasticized with dicyclopentadiene, aliphatic polysulfide, aromatic polysulfides, or mixtures thereof.
- 3. A manufacture in accordance with claim 1 wherein the fibers are wool, cotton, nylon, polypropylene, polyethylene, polyurethane, or mixtures thereof.
- 4. A manufacture in accordance with claim 1 wherein the fibers are polypropylene.
- 5. A manufacture in accordance with claim 1 wherein the plasticized sulfur comprises, by weight, 0.1 to 10% organic compound sulfur plasticizer, 0.1 to 10% inorganic filler and above about 50% sulfur.
- 6. A manufacture in accordance with claim 1 wherein the plasticized sulfur comprises, by weight, about 65 to 97% sulfur, about 1 to 7% dicyclopentadiene, about 1 to 5% glass fiber, and about 1 to 15% talc.
- 7. A manufacture in accordance with claim 1 prepared by embedding the fibers in the molten plasticized sulfur and then allowing the plasticized sulfur to solidify.
- 8. A manufacture in accordance with claim 1 wherein the fibers are polypropylene and wherein the manufacture is prepared by embedding the fibers in the molten plasticized sulfur and then allowing the plasticized sulfur to solidify.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 474,457, filed May 29, 1974, now abandoned.
The disclosure of my application entitled "Supported Turf or Carpet-Like Material", Ser. No. 474,456, filed May 29, 1974, now U.S. Pat. No. 3,935,352, is related hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
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