Patent ID: 7976933

Claim:
A sports mat comprising: a first foam layer formed therebottom with a plurality of elongated ridges parallel to one another; a second foam layer laminated to a top of said first foam layer, wherein said first and second foam layers are both made of polyethylene foam containing an additive of elastic resin and have a density in the range of 2 to 8 pcf and a total thickness in the range of 2 to 8 mm; and a patterned laminate bonded to a top of said second foam layer and comprising a first plastic film laminated to said second foam layer, a second plastic film laminated to said first plastic film, and a pattern placed in between said first and second plastic films and visible through said second plastic film; wherein said pattern laminate together with said second foam layer is embossed to define a plurality of concaves in an exterior surface thereof.