Outdoor sports floor system

Abstract

An outdoor game court may include a porous sports floor. The sports floor may be configured to allow water to flow through the sports floor to the ground below. The sports floor may also be configured to be easily removed. Thus, the game court may be installed in areas where conventional game courts would not be allowed.

1 . An outdoor sports floor comprising:
 a playing surface, the playing surface comprising a plurality of tiles coupled together;   a layer of synthetic separation material positioned under the playing surface, the synthetic separation material being water permeable;   wherein the synthetic separation material includes a plastic fabric material;   wherein the outdoor sports floor is configured to allow water to travel from the playing surface to natural soil beneath the outdoor sports floor.   
   
   
       2 . (canceled) 
   
   
       3 . The outdoor sports floor of  claim 1  wherein the playing surface is made at least in part of plastic. 
   
   
       4 . The outdoor sports floor of  claim 1  wherein the playing surface includes a repeating pattern of holes to allow the water to pass through the playing surface. 
   
   
       5 . (canceled) 
   
   
       6 . The outdoor sports floor of  claim 1  wherein the layer of synthetic separation material is positioned in contact with the natural soil. 
   
   
       7 . The outdoor sports floor of  claim 1  wherein the layer of synthetic separation material is a first layer of synthetic separation material, and wherein the outdoor sports floor comprises a second layer of synthetic separation material positioned under the playing surface. 
   
   
       8 . The outdoor sports floor of  claim 1  comprising a layer of fill material positioned between the playing surface and the layer of synthetic separation material. 
   
   
       9 . The outdoor sports floor of  claim 1  wherein the layer of synthetic separation material is a first layer of synthetic separation material, and wherein the outdoor sports floor comprises a layer of fill material positioned between the first layer of synthetic separation material and a second layer of synthetic separation material. 
   
   
       10 . The outdoor sports floor of  claim 1  comprising a plurality of support panels positioned between the playing surface and the layer of synthetic separation material, the layer of support panels being configured to support the playing surface. 
   
   
       11 . The outdoor sports floor of  claim 1  wherein the playing surface includes a plurality of interlocking tiles coupled together and the layer of synthetic separation material is a first layer of synthetic separation material, and wherein the outdoor sports floor comprises
 a second layer of synthetic separation material;   a layer of fill material positioned between the first layer of synthetic separation material and the second layer of synthetic separation material;   a plurality of support panels positioned to support the plurality of interlocking files, the plurality of support panels being positioned between the plurality of interlocking tiles and the second layer of synthetic separation material.   
   
   
       12 . An outdoor sports floor comprising:
 a playing surface, the playing surface comprising a plurality of tiles coupled together;   a plurality of support panels positioned under the playing surface, the plurality of support panels being configured to support the playing surface;   wherein the outdoor sports floor is configured to allow water to travel from the playing surface to natural soil beneath the outdoor sports floor.   
   
   
       13 . (canceled) 
   
   
       14 . The outdoor sports floor of  claim 12  wherein the playing surface is made at least in part of plastic. 
   
   
       15 . The outdoor sports floor of  claim 12  wherein the playing surface includes a repeating pattern of holes to allow the water to pass through the playing surface. 
   
   
       16 . The outdoor sports floor of  claim 12  wherein the plurality of support panels are spaced apart from each other to allow the water to flow between the plurality of support panels. 
   
   
       17 . The outdoor sports floor of  claim 12  wherein the plurality of support panels are porous to allow the water to flow through each one of the plurality of support panels. 
   
   
       18 . The outdoor sports floor of  claim 12  wherein the plurality of support panels are made at least in part of plastic. 
   
   
       19 . The outdoor sports floor of  claim 12  comprising a layer of fill material positioned between the plurality of support panels and the natural soil. 
   
   
       20 . The outdoor sports floor of  claim 12  comprising a layer of synthetic separation material positioned between the plurality of support panels and the natural soil. 
   
   
       21 . A method of making an outdoor sports floor, the method comprising:
 placing synthetic separation material over a piece of ground, the synthetic separation material being water permeable, wherein the synthetic separation material includes a plastic fabric material;   placing a playing surface over the synthetic separation material, wherein placing the playing surface over the synthetic separation material includes coupling a plurality of tiles together to form the playing the surface;   wherein the outdoor sports floor is configured to allow water to travel from the playing surface to the piece of ground beneath the outdoor sports floor.   
   
   
       22 . The method of  claim 21  comprising placing fill material over the synthetic separation material, the fill material being positioned between the synthetic separation material and the playing surface. 
   
   
       23 . The method of  claim 21  comprising placing a plurality of support panels over the synthetic separation material, the plurality of support panels being positioned between the synthetic separation material and the playing surface. 
   
   
       24 . (canceled) 
   
   
       25 . The outdoor sports floor of  claim 12  wherein the plurality of support panels are made at least in part of a rigid support material.