Safety Surface

摘要

A safety surface for use in a designated area of a playground or other activity area includes a primary shock absorbing layer formed with a plurality of bags, and a border arranged for placement along selected edges of the designated area. The bags are sized and shaped to abut adjacent bags, with a portion of the bags arranged to abut the border. Each of the bags is filled with a plurality of pieces of a shock absorbent material, and includes one or more internal dividers arranged to divide the interior of the bag into a plurality of interior compartments. A top layer is arranged to overlie the bags and arranged for securement to the border. The top layer may be formed by discrete tiles that are joined together along seams by an elongate channel connector. The border may be formed of border sections joined at articulating joints.

主权项

1. A safety surface for use over a supporting base in a playground area, the safety surface comprising:
a primary shock absorbing layer formed of a plurality of bags disposed horizontally adjacent each other across the playground area, each bag being flexible and filled with a plurality of pieces of shock absorbent material; a border along a horizontal periphery of the primary shock absorbing layer; and a top layer overlying the primary shock absorbing layer and defining an activity surface, the top layer being flexible and being retained by the border; wherein the border and the top layer prevent the bags from migrating relative to each other.