Patent ID: 8524031

Claim:
A method for making a multilayer product comprising an olefinic polymeric backing selected from the group consisting of homopolymers or copolymers of ethylene, propylene and butylene, and at least one wear layer comprised of ionomeric copolymers, the wear layer having a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein the method consists essentially of the following steps: preheating the backing at a temperature between 100° C. and 130° C., cold application of the bottom surface of the wear layer on the preheated backing without using a rolling cylinder to make a wear layer-backing assembly, attaching the backing to the wear layer without using a rolling cylinder by melting the wear layer at a temperature between 120° C. and 180° C. by means of blowing nozzles blowing pre-heated gas, the preheated gas exerting pressure on the wear layer in order to ensure that it adheres with the backing, and cooling to bring the product to a temperature close to room temperature.