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Closed cell foam ground pad and methods for making same

US4980936A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 3, 1987
Grant dateJan 1, 1991
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 3, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47C27/146
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A flexible pad is disclosed for supporting a load above an underlying surface. The pad is thermoformed from closed cell material comprising a plurality of closed cells. A substantial portion of the cells are elongated in a direction generally parallel to ribs and velleys formed in the upper and lower surface and lower surfaces of the pad.

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