Patent ID: 9563796
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: A41G,G06K

Claim:
1. A synthetic grass implant with external RFID tag and coil antenna for ground marking of grassed surfaces, comprising: an implant comprising a body portion configured for being placed in ground, said body portion including first and second ends, said body portion including a top surface proximate said first end and in which is mounted a plurality of artificial grass strands configured for projecting upwardly therefrom and above a surface of adjacent ground in which the implant is to be inserted, said top surface disposed substantially flush with said ground surface when said implant is installed in the ground, said top surface including a plurality of recessed holes, each of said plurality of recessed holes configured for being utilized for installing said implant in said ground and for interconnecting with a leg of an externally mounted RFID and coil antenna mounting device, said second end of said body portion having a predetermined tapered shape and size; and an externally mounted RFID and coil antenna mounting device including a main body portion having a top surface, a bottom surface and a cavity in which is disposed an RFID device and an antenna coil electrically coupled to said RFID device, a plurality of support legs coupled to said bottom surface of said main body portion, each of said plurality of support legs configured for interconnecting with one of said plurality of recessed holes in said top surface of said implant body portion.