WO1999049945A1 - Method of marking indicia onto a grass surface - Google Patents

Method of marking indicia onto a grass surface Download PDF

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WO1999049945A1
WO1999049945A1 PCT/GB1999/000040 GB9900040W WO9949945A1 WO 1999049945 A1 WO1999049945 A1 WO 1999049945A1 GB 9900040 W GB9900040 W GB 9900040W WO 9949945 A1 WO9949945 A1 WO 9949945A1
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grass
rolling
indicia
marking indicia
grass surface
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Malcolm John Siddall
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Turf Image Limited
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F19/00—Advertising or display means not otherwise provided for
    • G09F19/22—Advertising or display means on roads, walls or similar surfaces, e.g. illuminated
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63C—SKATES; SKIS; ROLLER SKATES; DESIGN OR LAYOUT OF COURTS, RINKS OR THE LIKE
    • A63C19/00—Design or layout of playing courts, rinks, bowling greens or areas for water-skiing; Covers therefor
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F19/00—Advertising or display means not otherwise provided for
    • G09F19/22—Advertising or display means on roads, walls or similar surfaces, e.g. illuminated
    • G09F19/228—Ground signs, i.e. display signs fixed on the ground

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  • This invention concerns a method of marking indicia, and more particularly onto a grass surface.
  • indicia we mean advertising messages, logos or similar, all intended to convey some meaning to the observer.
  • a method of marking indicia onto a grass surface comprises the steps of rolling the grass of the surface in one direction and rolling selected areas of the grass in a different direction to create the desired image of the indicia.
  • Either or both of the rolling operations may be accompanied by a mowing operation.
  • the unselected areas may be covered by a template to shield the underlying grass from the second rolling operation.
  • the template may be a flexible sheet of rubber, plastics or similar material. - 2 -
  • the sheet may be pegged to the ground at spaced intervals prior to the second rolling operation.
  • the area 10 comprises a grass surface. It might be a football ground, cricket ground, horse racing track or similar.
  • the area 10 is rolled - usually as part of a mowing operation - in the direction of the arrow X.
  • rolled we include the possibility of brushing or any other operation designed to deflect the blades of grass in a chosen direction.
  • a template comprising one or more sheets 11 of a flexible plastics material having a thickness of about 5 mm and a shape corresponding with that of the indicia to be created is or are laid over the area 10 in appropriate positions and secured by pegs 12 at spaced intervals around their outer edges.
  • the area 10 is then rolled again in a different direction, preferably 180° from the direction of the first rolling as indicated by the arrow Y.
  • the sheet or sheets 11 shield the underlying grass from the second rolling operation whereby the lay of the sward is undisturbed whilst that of the surrounding areas is reversed.
  • the resulting indicia is barely visible to the players of, for example, football on the ground and certainly no distraction, but is highly visible from the elevated position of spectators in the stands and television cameras.

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Abstract

There is disclosed a method of marking indicia onto a grass surface which comprises the steps of rolling the grass of the surface in one direction and rolling selected areas of the grass in a different direction to create the desired image of the indicia.

Description

METHOD OF MARKING INDICIA ONTO A GRASS SURFACE
This invention concerns a method of marking indicia, and more particularly onto a grass surface.
Both here and throughout the specification by "indicia" we mean advertising messages, logos or similar, all intended to convey some meaning to the observer.
It is known to mark such as cricket grounds, using a line marking paint, with indicia such as the name and logo of an organisation sponsoring the match or event. Whilst such indicia is highly visible to spectators, including those participating through television, it would likely be a distraction to competitors or players in all but events being as sedate as cricket for example.
According to the present invention a method of marking indicia onto a grass surface comprises the steps of rolling the grass of the surface in one direction and rolling selected areas of the grass in a different direction to create the desired image of the indicia.
Either or both of the rolling operations may be accompanied by a mowing operation.
The unselected areas may be covered by a template to shield the underlying grass from the second rolling operation.
The template may be a flexible sheet of rubber, plastics or similar material. - 2 -
The sheet may be pegged to the ground at spaced intervals prior to the second rolling operation.
The invention will be fiirther apparent from the following description, with reference to the single figure of the accompanying drawing which shows in diagrammatic form the steps for practising one method embodying same.
Referring now to the drawing, the area 10 comprises a grass surface. It might be a football ground, cricket ground, horse racing track or similar.
The area 10 is rolled - usually as part of a mowing operation - in the direction of the arrow X. By the term rolled we include the possibility of brushing or any other operation designed to deflect the blades of grass in a chosen direction.
A template comprising one or more sheets 11 of a flexible plastics material having a thickness of about 5 mm and a shape corresponding with that of the indicia to be created is or are laid over the area 10 in appropriate positions and secured by pegs 12 at spaced intervals around their outer edges.
The area 10 is then rolled again in a different direction, preferably 180° from the direction of the first rolling as indicated by the arrow Y.
The sheet or sheets 11 shield the underlying grass from the second rolling operation whereby the lay of the sward is undisturbed whilst that of the surrounding areas is reversed.
After the second rolling operation the sheet or sheets 11 are removed. - 3 -
The resulting indicia is barely visible to the players of, for example, football on the ground and certainly no distraction, but is highly visible from the elevated position of spectators in the stands and television cameras.
It will be appreciated that it is not intended to limit the invention to the above example only, many variations, such as might readily occur to one skilled in the art, being possible, without departing from the scope thereof.

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1. A method of marking indicia onto a grass surface comprises the steps of rolling the grass of the surface in one direction and rolling selected areas of the grass in a different direction to create the desired image of the indicia.
2. A method according to claim 1, wherein either or both of the rolling operations is accompanied by a mowing operation.
3. A method according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the unselected areas are covered by a template to shield the underlying grass from the second rolling operation.
4. A method according to claim 3, wherein the template is a flexible sheet of rubber, plastics or similar material.
5. A method according to claim 4, wherein the sheet may be pegged to the ground at spaced intervals prior to the second rolling operation.
PCT/GB1999/000040 1998-03-31 1999-01-06 Method of marking indicia onto a grass surface WO1999049945A1 (en)

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AU19763/99A AU1976399A (en) 1998-03-31 1999-01-06 Method of marking indicia onto a grass surface

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GB2361572A (en) * 2000-03-09 2001-10-24 Malcolm John Siddall Method of forming indicia on a grass surface.
EP1417991A1 (en) * 2002-11-06 2004-05-12 Klaus Ortmanns Device for using lawn as advertising surface
EP1655709A1 (en) * 2004-11-03 2006-05-10 Otries Consulting Ltd. Device for using lawn as advertising surface
EP2149867A1 (en) * 2007-05-17 2010-02-03 Juan Miguel Mayordomo Vicente Static advertising system for all types of turf surfaces
WO2016156182A1 (en) * 2015-03-30 2016-10-06 Juan Miguel Mayordomo Vicente A device for marking natural and artificial grass areas
WO2019077168A1 (en) * 2017-10-17 2019-04-25 Investment Trust Pbs, S.L. Device for static advertising on playing fields with grass or the like

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EP0636393A1 (en) * 1993-07-28 1995-02-01 Athar International Services Sa Process of marking a lawn and apparatus for the application of this process
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US4077190A (en) * 1976-04-26 1978-03-07 Crites Edmond W Grass trimmer
US4306406A (en) * 1980-03-27 1981-12-22 Fulkerson David W Grass trimming apparatus
EP0636393A1 (en) * 1993-07-28 1995-02-01 Athar International Services Sa Process of marking a lawn and apparatus for the application of this process
WO1997018021A1 (en) * 1995-11-14 1997-05-22 Athar International Services S.A. Lawn marking device

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GB2361572A (en) * 2000-03-09 2001-10-24 Malcolm John Siddall Method of forming indicia on a grass surface.
GB2361572B (en) * 2000-03-09 2004-03-31 Malcolm John Siddall Method of marking indicia onto a grass surface
EP1417991A1 (en) * 2002-11-06 2004-05-12 Klaus Ortmanns Device for using lawn as advertising surface
DE10251994A1 (en) * 2002-11-06 2004-05-19 Klaus Ortmanns Device for using lawns as advertising space
WO2006048439A3 (en) * 2004-11-03 2006-08-03 Otries Consulting Ltd Device for using lawns as advertising surfaces
WO2006048439A2 (en) * 2004-11-03 2006-05-11 Otries Consulting Ltd. Device for using lawns as advertising surfaces
EP1655709A1 (en) * 2004-11-03 2006-05-10 Otries Consulting Ltd. Device for using lawn as advertising surface
EP2149867A1 (en) * 2007-05-17 2010-02-03 Juan Miguel Mayordomo Vicente Static advertising system for all types of turf surfaces
EP2149867A4 (en) * 2007-05-17 2012-01-11 Vicente Juan Miguel Mayordomo Static advertising system for all types of turf surfaces
WO2016156182A1 (en) * 2015-03-30 2016-10-06 Juan Miguel Mayordomo Vicente A device for marking natural and artificial grass areas
CN107529720A (en) * 2015-03-30 2018-01-02 胡安·米格尔·马约尔多莫·维森特 For marking the labelling apparatus of natural and chinampa
CN107529720B (en) * 2015-03-30 2020-08-28 胡安·米格尔·马约尔多莫·维森特 Marking device for marking natural and artificial turf
WO2019077168A1 (en) * 2017-10-17 2019-04-25 Investment Trust Pbs, S.L. Device for static advertising on playing fields with grass or the like
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