Brush for maintenance of indoor and outdoor padel turfs

Abstract

A padel turf sand brush (1) and method for maintenance of padel turfs. The brush (1) comprises a base member (2). The brush (1) further comprises a brush shaft (7). The brush (1) further comprises a first (9) and a second elongated brush portion (10). The first (9) and the second elongated brush portion (10) interact when the brush (1) is in use by being moved on top of the surface of the padel turf, such that the padel turf sand is transferred from areas of the padel turf having too much sand to areas of the padel turf having too little sand, as some of the sand being brushed stays in front, in the direction of travel, of the first (9) and the second elongated brush portion (10), for a certain period of time.

1 . A padel turf sand brush for maintenance of indoor or outdoor padel turfs, comprising a base member, wherein the base member comprises a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein the base member further has a main direction defined as the direction of travel when the brush is in use, and a secondary direction defined as being perpendicular to the main direction, wherein the main direction and the secondary direction are substantially in the horizontal plane when the brush is in use, wherein the brush further comprises a brush shaft arranged to the base member, wherein the base member and the brush shaft are interconnected by means of a connecting part, characterized in that the brush has a weight of at least 10 kg and comprises a plurality of elongated brush portions, arranged to the bottom surface of the base member, wherein the each elongated brush portion comprises a plurality of bristles, and wherein each elongated brush portion are substantially elongated in the secondary direction and distributed with a distance in the main direction so that the padel turf sand is trapped between a first and a second of said plurality of elongated brush portions during movement of the brush in the main direction for distribution of sand from areas with excess of sand to areas with a shortage of sand. 
     
     
         2 . Padel turf sand brush according to  claim 1 , wherein the brush further comprises a collection container detachably arranged to the base member, for the collection of litter, residues, among others. 
     
     
         3 . Padel turf sand brush according to  claim 1 , wherein the length of the bristles is shorter than the distance between the first and the second elongated brush portion, for providing said transfer effect of sand in front of the first and the second of said plurality of elongated brush portion in the direction of travel. 
     
     
         4 . Padel turf sand brush according to  claim 1 , wherein the length of the bristles is 15-40 mm, preferably 25-35 mm. 
     
     
         5 . Padel turf sand brush according to  claim 1 , wherein the distance between the first and the second elongated brush portion is 30-150 mm preferably 41-60 mm. 
     
     
         6 . Padel turf sand brush according to  claim 1 , wherein the weight of the padel turf sand brush is between 10 and 40 kg, preferably between 13 and 30 kg and more preferably between 14 and 25 kg. 
     
     
         7 . Padel turf sand brush according to  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of elongated brush portions comprise at least three elongated brush portions, preferably at least four elongated brush portions or more preferably more than five elongated brush portions, or about seven elongated brush portions, for trapping said sand between two adjacent elongated brush portions so as to transfer the sand between elongated brush portions in the direction of travel. 
     
     
         8 . Padel turf sand brush according to  claim 1 , wherein the base member has a rectangular shape, and wherein the width of the base member is 400-500 mm and the length of the base member is 700-800 mm, for providing an interaction between the brush and the artificial grass of the padel turf. 
     
     
         9 . Padel turf sand brush according to  claim 1 , wherein the connecting part at a first end is connected to a first end of the brush shaft, and wherein the connecting part at a second end is further connected to a front portion of the base member in the direction of travel. 
     
     
         10 . Padel turf sand brush according to  claim 1 , further comprising a first bumper arranged at a first corner of the base member, and a second bumper arranged at a second corner of the base member, for preventing the base member to collide into glass walls of the padel court when in use. 
     
     
         11 . Padel turf sand brush according to  claim 10 , further comprising a third bumper arranged at a third corner of the base member, and a fourth bumper arranged at a fourth corner of the base member, for preventing the base member to collide into the glass walls of the padel court when in use. 
     
     
         12 . Padel turf sand brush according to  claim 1 , wherein the brush further comprises a first wheel arranged at a first corner on the top surface of the base member, and a second wheel arranged at a second corner on the top surface of the base member, for the first and the second wheel to function as transportation means for the brush when the base member is tipped over from the horizontal position to an at least partly vertical position, so that the base member rests on the first and the second wheel. 
     
     
         13 . Padel turf sand brush according to  claim 12 , wherein the brush further comprises a third wheel arranged at a third corner on the top surface of the base member, and a fourth wheel arranged at a fourth corner on the top surface of the base member, for the third and the fourth wheel to function as transportation means for the brush when the base member is tipped over 90° from the horizontal position to a vertical position, so that the base member rests on the third and the fourth wheel. 
     
     
         14 . Padel turf sand brush according to  claim 13 , wherein the first, second, third and fourth wheel function as bumpers for avoiding collisions into glass walls of the padel court when in use. 
     
     
         15 . Padel turf sand brush according to  claim 1 , wherein the base member is rigid. 
     
     
         16 . Padel turf sand brush according to  claim 1 , wherein the brush shaft comprises a telescopic function. 
     
     
         17 . A method for redistributing sand at a padel turf, using a padel turf sand brush comprising a plurality of elongated brush portions arranged to a bottom surface of a base member wherein each brush portion comprises a plurality of bristles and the padel turf sand brush having a weight of at least 10 kg, the method comprising the steps of:
 transporting the brush onto the padel turf while having the base member in an at least partly vertical orientation,   tipping the base member into a substantially horizontal orientation coinciding with a surface of the padel turf,   moving the brush on the padel turf along a main direction so that sand is trapped between a first and a second of the plurality of elongated brush portions for distributing sand from areas with excess of sand to areas with shortage of sand.   
     
     
         18 . The method according to  claim 17 , further comprising the step of
 tipping the base member back into an at least partly vertical orientation,   transporting the brush away from the padel turf while having the base member in the at least partly vertical orientation.   
     
     
         19 . The method according to  claim 16 , wherein the brush further comprises a first wheel and a second wheel and wherein the first and second wheel function as transportation means for the brush when the base member is in the at least partly vertical position. 
     
     
         20 . (canceled) 
     
     
         21 . A brush for maintenance of indoor and outdoor padel turfs, comprising a base member, wherein the base member comprises a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein the base member is arranged horizontally when being used, wherein the base member further has a main direction defined as the direction of travel when the brush is in use, and a secondary direction defined as being perpendicular to the main direction, wherein the main direction and the secondary direction are substantially in the horizontal plane when the brush is in use, wherein the brush further comprises a brush shaft arranged to the base member, wherein the base member and the brush shaft are interconnected by means of a connecting part, wherein the brush further comprises a first and a second elongated brush portion, arranged to the bottom surface of the base member, wherein the first and the second elongated brush portion comprises a plurality of bristles, and wherein the first and the second elongated brush portion are substantially elongated in the secondary direction, and wherein the first and the second elongated brush portion are distributed in the main direction, wherein the first and the second elongated brush portion interact when the brush is in use by being moved on top of the surface of the padel turf, such that the padel turf sand is transferred from areas of the padel turf having too much sand to areas of the padel turf having too little sand, as some of the sand being brushed stays in front, in the direction of travel, of the first and the second elongated brush portion, for a certain period of time.