Laminated products and method of making same

Claim 1

A METHOD OF MAKING A LAMINATED PRODUCT THROUGH THE USE OF A PAIR OF ROLLERS DISPOSED TO PROVIDE A PRESSURE NIP THEREBETWEEN, SAID METHOD COMPRISING THE STEPS OF: (A) FEEDING A FIRST LAYER OF FLEXIBLE FABRIC MATERIAL OVER AND AROUND ONE OF SAID ROLLERS AND THROUGH SAID NIP; (B) FEEDING A LAYER OF POLYURETHANE FOAM MATERIAL OF GIVEN ORIGINAL THICKNESS BETWEEN .005 AND .075 INCH IN SUPERIMPOSED RELATION OVER SAID FIRST LAYER OF MATERIAL AND AROUND SAID ONE ROLLER SUCH THAT ONE FACE OF SAID LAYER OF FOAM MATERIAL IS EXPOSED; (C) APPLYING HEAT TO SAID LAYER OF SYNTHETIC RESIN FOAM MATERIAL BY SUBJECTING THE SAME TO FLAME AS THE SAME PASSES ABOUT SAID ONE ROLLER (1) TO SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETELY COLLAPSE THE FOAM MATERIAL AND REDUCE THE THICKNESS OF SAID FOAM LAYER BY AT LEAST HALF SAID ORIGINAL THICKNESS, AND (2) TO RENDER TACKY THE FACE OF SAID LAYER OF FOAM MATERIAL OPPOSITE SAID ONE FACE; (D) FEEDING THE COLLAPSED FOAM MATERIAL AS SUPERIMPOSED ON SAID FIRST LAYER THROUGH SAID NIP; AND (E) FEEDING THE SECOND LAYER OF FLEXIBLE FABRIC MATERIAL OVER AND AROUND THE OTHER OF SAID ROLLERS AND THROUGH SAID PRESSURE NIP SUCH THAT SAID COLLAPSED FOAM MATERIAL BONDS SAID FIRST LAYER OF MATERIAL OVER SAID SECOND LAYER OF MATERIAL TO FOAM A FLEXIBLE LAMINATION.