Process of manufacturing artificial turf

Abstract

According to an embodiment of the disclosure a stitching arrangement for tufts of artificial turf includes a first stitching path along a substrate following a pattern. The pattern has at least two diagonally right stitches before two diagonally left stitches, and at least one straight stitch interspersed between each diagonally right stitch and each diagonally left stitch.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A stitching arrangement for tufts of artificial turf comprising:
 a first stitching path along a substrate following a pattern, the pattern having at least two diagonally right stitches before two diagonally left stitches, and at least one straight stitch interspersed between each diagonally right stitch and each diagonally left stitch.   
     
     
         2 . The stitching arrangement of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a second stitching path along the substrate following the pattern and closest in proximity amongst stitching paths to the first stitching path, wherein
 the second stitching path follows the pattern from a different starting point from the first stitching path, and 
 the starting point for the first stitching path is in a first row and the starting point for the second stitching path is staggered from the substrate in a second row. 
   
     
     
         3 . The stitching arrangement of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 a third stitching path along a substrate following the pattern and closest in proximity to the second stitching path, wherein
 the third stitching path follows the pattern from a different starting point from the first stitching path and the second stitching path, 
 the starting point for the third stitching path is in the first row, and 
 a spacing between the third stitching path and the second stitching path is greater than a spacing between the second stitching path and the first stitching path. 
   
     
     
         4 . The stitching arrangement of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 a third stitching path along a substrate following the pattern and closest in proximity to the second stitching path, wherein
 the third stitching path follows the pattern from a different starting point from the first stitching path and the second stitching path, 
 the starting point for the third stitching path is in the second row, and 
 a spacing between the third stitching path and the second stitching path is greater than a spacing between the second stitching path and the first stitching path. 
   
     
     
         5 . The stitching arrangement of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a plurality of first stitching paths along the substrate following the pattern, the plurality of first stitching paths having a point in a first stitching path row corresponding to a same point for each respective first stitching paths in the pattern, the first stitching path one of the plurality of first stitching paths; and   a plurality of second stitching paths along the substrate following the pattern, the plurality of second stitching paths having a point in a second stitching path row corresponding to a same point for each respective second stitching path in the pattern; and   wherein the second stitching path row is staggered forward from the first stitching path row.   
     
     
         6 . The stitching arrangement of  claim 5 , wherein:
 moving along the second stitching path row and the first stitching path row, there are approximately two points in the second stitching path row for every point in the first stitching path row.   
     
     
         7 . The stitching arrangement of  claim 5 , wherein:
 moving along the second stitching path row and the first stitching path row, there is an alternating two points in the second stitching path row and the first stitching path row.   
     
     
         8 . The stitching arrangement of  claim 1 , wherein
 the at least two diagonally right stitches in the pattern are at least three diagonally right stitches; and   the at least two diagonally left stitches in the pattern are at least three diagonally left stitches.   
     
     
         9 . The stitching arrangement of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the at least two diagonally right stitches in the pattern are at least four diagonally right stitches; and   the at least two diagonally left stitches in the pattern are at least four diagonally left stitches.   
     
     
         10 . A stitching arrangement for tufts of artificial turf comprising:
 a first stitching path along a substrate following a pattern, the pattern having:
 a first portion of an oscillation from a baseline having at least one diagonally right stitch from the baseline before having at least one diagonally left stitch back towards the baseline; 
 a second portion of an oscillation from the baseline having at least one diagonally left stitch from the baseline before having at least one diagonally right stitch back towards the baseline; 
 a straight stitch between the first and second portions of the oscillation along the baseline; and 
 at least one additional straight stitch between diagonal stitches on each portion of the oscillation that is not on the baseline. 
   
     
     
         11 . The stitching arrangement of  claim 10 , further comprising:
 a second stitching path along the substrate following the pattern and closest in proximity amongst stitching paths to the first stitching path, wherein
 the second stitching path follows the pattern from a different starting point from the first stitching path, and 
 the starting point for the first stitching path is in a first row and the starting point for the second stitching path is staggered from the substrate in a second row. 
   
     
     
         12 . The stitching arrangement of  claim 10 , wherein:
 the first portion of the oscillation from baseline has at least two diagonally right stitches from the baseline before having at least two diagonally left stitch back towards the baseline.   
     
     
         13 . The stitching arrangement of  claim 10 , wherein:
 the second portion of an oscillation from the baseline has at least two diagonally left stitch from the baseline before having at least two diagonally right stitch back towards the baseline.   
     
     
         14 . A method of stitching tufts of artificial turf comprising:
 moving a first stitching needle along a substrate in a pattern having at least two diagonally right stitches before two diagonally left stitches, and at least one straight stitch interspersed between each diagonally right stitch and each diagonally left stitch.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising:
 moving a second stitching needle along the substrate in the pattern and closest in proximity amongst needles to the first stitching needle, wherein
 the second stitching needle follows the pattern from a different starting point from the first stitching needle, 
 the starting point for the first stitching needle is in a first row and the starting point for the second stitching needle is staggered from the substrate in a second row. 
   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising:
 moving a third stitching needle along the substrate following the pattern, wherein
 the third stitching needle follows the pattern from a different starting point from the first stitching needle and the second stitching needle, 
 the starting point for the third stitching needle is in the first row, and 
 a spacing between the third stitching needle and the second stitching needle is greater than a spacing between the second stitching needle and the first stitching needle. 
   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising:
 moving a third stitching needle along the substrate following the pattern, wherein
 the third stitching needle follows the pattern from a different starting point from the first stitching needle and the second stitching needle, 
 the starting point for the third stitching needle is in the second row, and 
 a spacing between the third stitching needle and the second stitching needle is greater than a spacing between the second stitching needle and the first stitching needle. 
   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising:
 moving a plurality of first stitching needles along the substrate following the pattern, the plurality of first stitching needles being in a first row, the first stitching needle one of the plurality of first stitching needles,   moving a plurality of second stitching needles along the substrate following the pattern, the plurality of second stitching needles in a second row that is staggered forward from the first row.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein:
 there are approximately two stitching needles in the second row for every needle in the first row.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein:
 moving along the second row and the first row, there is an alternating two stitching needles in the second row and the first row.