Artificial tennis-playing court and process
US3974312A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 9, 1975 |
| Grant date | Aug 10, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 9, 1995 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/249985
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An artificial tennis-playing court surface which comprises a flat, woven, fiber-glass, base sheet, one surface of the sheet characterized by a plurality of napped, generally upright, glass fibers and a layer of a cross-linked resin bonded to the upper surface, the resin forming a coating about and between the napped glass fibers to provide a rough, resin, fiber-coated surface, and a backing sheet secured to the opposite surface of the fiber-glass base sheet. A process of manufacturing an artificial tennis court-playing surface, which process comprises: napping the surface of a woven fiber-glass base sheet to provide a napped surface comprising a plurality of fine glass fibers protruding therefrom; coating the napped surface with a thin layer of a cross-linkable resin to coat the napped fibers and between the napped fibers; and securing a backing sheet to the fiber-glass base sheet.
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