Patent ID: 7101163

Claim:
An apparatus for the continuous production of slabstock foam from a liquid reaction mixture, comprising: (a) a floor plate, (b) a mixer for preparing a foam forming liquid reaction mixture, (c) an inlet for feeding the liquid reaction mixture from said mixer to said floor plate, wherein the volume of said inlet is between 3 and 20 liters, for a conveyed volume of 200 to 600 liters of reaction mixture per minute, (d) a transporting system for moving a liner in the conveying direction, said transporting system being located downstream from said floor plate, (e) lateral boundaries attached to said transporting system in the conveying direction, wherein said inlet for feeding the liquid reaction mixture discharges the liquid reaction mixture from underneath, in front of, or through said floor plate, with said inlet and said floor plate being arranged such that the reaction mixture above the floor plate is still substantially liquid.