Patent ID: 6235661
Filing Date: 2001-05-22
Classification: B32B,B63B,B63C,Y10T

Abstract:
A composite material including:at least one first layer of foam material, the at least one first layer of foam material having an upper surface and a lower surface;at least one first layer of fabric material which is bonded to said upper surface of said at least one first layer foam material, said composite material including embossing which compresses and permanently alters the cross-sectional shape of said at least one first layer of foam material, wherein said embossing includes hinge portions which are formed in the shape of lines at which the foam has been sufficiently compressed so as to function as a hinge along said lines, thereby facilitating the bending of said at least one first layer of foam material along said lines; anda second layer of foam material and a second layer of fabric material, said second layer of foam material having an upper surface and a lower surface, said upper surface of said second layer of foam material being adjacent to said lower surface of said at least one layer of foam material, said second layer of fabric material being adjacent to said lower surface of said second layer of foam material; said at least one first layer of foam material, said at least one first layer of fabric material, said second layer of foam material and said second layer of fabric material being joined together along seams sewn therethrough.