Patent ID: 8771434

Claim:
An artificial turf remover and infill separator comprising: an artificial turf removing station comprises an angular ramp, and wherein said angular ramp comprises a front end and a rear end; an infill separating station comprising: rotatable spinning devices, wherein each of said rotatable spinning devices comprises corners, and wherein each of said corners comprises chain links; a first infill collection conveyor belt comprising a first end and a second end, wherein infill material removed from artificial turf falls onto said first infill collection conveyor belt via gravitational force, and wherein said infill is conveyed from said first end to said second end of said first infill collection conveyor belt; a first pair of rotatable rollers, wherein rotation of said first pair of rotatable rollers guides said artificial turf over said first pair of rotatable rollers away from said angular ramp; fin-shaped picks; and a second pair of rotatable rollers, wherein rotation of said second pair of rotatable rollers guides said artificial turf between said second pair of rotatable rollers and over said fin-shaped picks, and wherein said fin-shaped picks contact a face of said artificial turf, thereby loosening said infill material from said artificial turf; and an artificial turf collection station.