Patent ID: 7850498

Claim:
A sports mat comprising: a foam sheet made of polyethylene foam and has a density in the range of 2 to 8 pcf and a thickness in the range of 2 to 8 mm; a patterned laminate comprising a first plastic film laminated to a top surface of said foam sheet, a second plastic film laminated to a top surface of said first plastic film, and a pattern printed in either said top surface of said first plastic film or a bottom surface of said second plastic film; said pattern being visible from outside of said sports mat; and a skid proof layer having a thickness less than that of said patterned laminate, being coated over said top surface of said second plastic film and being made of thermal plastic rubber; wherein said skid proof layer together with said patterned laminate and said foam sheet defines a plurality of indentations and protrusions spread over a top surface of said skid proof layer so as to strengthen connection therebetween.