CUSHIONED ABSORBENT MAT
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1. A cushioned mat, comprising:
- a cushioning layer, comprising an open cell, viscoelastic, polyurethane foam material having a thickness between 1 cm and 5 cm;
a surface layer, comprising a woven textile material comprising microfibers having a linear density of less than about 1 denier/filament and a weight between 200 and 300 g/m2 and having a pile height between 0.1 and 0.175 in;
a flexible glue layer, adhering a first side of the cushioning layer to the absorbent surface layer; and
constructed and arranged to allow moisture to be wicked from the cushioning layer to the absorbent surface layer by the woven textile material; and
a non-slip rubberized base material, secured to a second side of the cushioning layer and configured and arranged to allow the mat to sit securely on a floor surface.
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Abstract
A cushioned, absorbent article such as a mat including a layer of absorbent, quick-drying woven textile material, a layer of viscoelastic polyurethane foam material having an open cell structure, the layer of foam material being glued and sewed to the layer of woven textile material to form a textile and foam assembly and typically a rubberized base material, glued to a foam material side of the textile and foam assembly.
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19 Claims
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1. A cushioned mat, comprising:
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a cushioning layer, comprising an open cell, viscoelastic, polyurethane foam material having a thickness between 1 cm and 5 cm; a surface layer, comprising a woven textile material comprising microfibers having a linear density of less than about 1 denier/filament and a weight between 200 and 300 g/m2 and having a pile height between 0.1 and 0.175 in; a flexible glue layer, adhering a first side of the cushioning layer to the absorbent surface layer; and
constructed and arranged to allow moisture to be wicked from the cushioning layer to the absorbent surface layer by the woven textile material; anda non-slip rubberized base material, secured to a second side of the cushioning layer and configured and arranged to allow the mat to sit securely on a floor surface.
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- 2. An article for use as a mat and/or cushion said article including a layer of compressible material and wherein on at least one surface of the layer of the compressible material there is provided a layer of fabric or textile material.
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17. A method of manufacturing a cushioned absorbent mat comprising, in the following order;
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providing an absorbent, quick drying layer of woven textile material in a sheet sized for use as a mat; gluing the absorbent, quick-drying woven layer of textile material to a sheet of viscoelastic polyurethane foam material layer having an open cell structure; sewing the material to the foam material to obtain a sewed textile and foam assembly; and gluing a foam material side of the sewed textile and foam assembly to a sheet of non-slip rubberized base material. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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