Patent ID: 7736718

Claim:
A laminate comprising a relatively rigid, molded layer of a hard, tough and somewhat flexible material selected from a group consisting of polyurethanes, polyester type polyurethanes, epoxies, fluoropolymers, polyamides, polycarbonates, polyesters, polyethylene, polyolefins, polypropylene, polyvinyl chlorides, silicones, styrene acrylonitriles, other thermoplastic elastomers, and organic materials including rubber and leathers including cowhide and leathers having similar properties, attached to a cushion layer, the hard, tough and flexible layer having a Shore A hardness in the range of about 80 to about 93, a tear strength of at least about 50 N/mm, and the thickness of the hard, tough and flexible layer being at least 1.5+/−0.65 mm and varying in thickness in an amount in the range of about plus 1 mm to about plus 11 mm, the cushion layer comprising a layer of compressible foamed material and a layer of soft fabric.