Patent ID: 7563479

Claim:
A method of coating a thermoplastic composition on a substrate, said method comprising: a) dispensing a molten thermoplastic composition from a coating device in the form of a continuous film, said thermoplastic composition comprising ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, said thermoplastic composition having a complex viscosity of less than about 500 poise at about 1000 radians/second at a temperature of less than about 160° C. and a complex viscosity ranging from about 100 poise to about 1,000 poise at about 1 radian/second at a temperature of less than about 160° C.; b) suspending the continuous film between the coating device and a substrate comprising a textile material; and c) contacting a substrate with said continuous film to form a continuous coating of said thermoplastic composition on said substrate, said textile substrate substantially retaining its textile character.