CPC B32B 38/0004 (2013.01) [B32B 5/20 (2013.01); B32B 5/32 (2013.01); B32B 7/022 (2019.01); B32B 2250/03 (2013.01); B32B 2250/22 (2013.01); B32B 2250/242 (2013.01); B32B 2266/0221 (2013.01); B32B 2266/025 (2013.01); B32B 2270/00 (2013.01); B32B 2305/022 (2013.01); B32B 2305/026 (2013.01); B32B 2307/404 (2013.01); B32B 2307/536 (2013.01); B32B 2307/72 (2013.01); B32B 2307/732 (2013.01); B32B 2471/04 (2013.01)] | 7 Claims |
1. A mat, including:
a first foam layer, having a first hardness and a first porosity;
a second foam layer, connected with a side of the first foam layer, having a second hardness and a second porosity larger than the first porosity; and
a third foam layer, connected with a side of the second foam layer opposite to the first foam layer, having a third hardness larger than both of the first hardness and the second hardness and a third porosity smaller than the first porosity;
wherein the second foam layer includes a first connecting surface facing the first foam layer and a second connecting surface facing the third foam layer, and a size of the contact area between the first connecting surface and the first foam layer is different from a size of the contact area between the second connecting surface and the third foam layer;
wherein a thickness of the second foam layer is larger than or equal to a thickness of the first foam layer and is smaller than a thickness of the third foam layer;
wherein the thickness of the third foam layer is at least twice the thickness of the second foam layer;
wherein the first foam layer and the third foam layer are made from materials including polyethylene (PE) and ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA), and a PE content of the first foam layer is less than a PE content of the third foam layer;
wherein the second foam layer is made from materials including PE;
wherein a EVA content of the first foam layer is more than a EVA content of the third foam layer;
wherein the thickness of the second foam layer is at least twice the thickness of the first foam layer;
wherein the size of the contact area between the first connecting surface and the first foam layer is larger than the size of the contact area between the second connecting surface and the third foam layer;
wherein a density of a side of the second foam layer adjacent to the first connecting surface is larger than a density of a side of the second foam layer adjacent to the second connecting surface;
wherein the second foam layer is a closed-cell foam and includes a plurality of cells, and the plurality of cells are partially open toward the third foam layer on the second connecting surface;
wherein the first foam layer and the third foam layer are closed-cell structures;
wherein the second foam layer further includes a middle portion located between the first connecting surface and the second connecting surface, at least one of the first connecting surface and the second connecting surface has a hardness larger than a hardness of the middle portion;
wherein a melting point of the second foam layer is lower than melting points of the first foam layer and the third foam layer;
wherein as measured by a C type hardness tester, a value of the first hardness is within a range from 20 to 35, a value of the second hardness is within a range from 20 to 35, and a value of the third hardness is larger than 40;
wherein the first foam layer includes a plurality of blocks embedded within one another, and the plurality of blocks have at least two different colors;
wherein the third foam layer includes a contact surface opposite to the second foam layer, the contact surface has a plurality of first grooves and a plurality of second grooves extending arcuately and recessed thereon, and at least a portion of the plurality of first grooves extends transversely to the plurality of second grooves;
wherein the plurality of first grooves are arranged side by side and form a plurality of first units, the plurality of second grooves are arranged side by side and form a plurality of second units, and the plurality of first units and the plurality of second units are alternatively arranged; and
wherein a surface of the first foam layer opposite to the second foam layer has an embossing structure.
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