PROTECTIVE IMPACT ABSORBING STRUCTURES WITH INTERNAL REINFORCEMENT AND MATERIALS THEREFOR
Disclosed herein are conformable protection pads with a reinforcing layer.
1 . A cushioning material section, comprising a foam layer disposed between opposing first and second barrier layers, and a reinforcing layer disposed between the second barrier layer and the foam layer.
2 . The cushioning material section of claim 1 , wherein the reinforcing layer is porous.
3 . The cushioning material section of claim 1 , wherein the reinforcing layer is a nonwoven fabric.
4 . The cushioning material section of claim 1 , wherein the reinforcing layer is a hydro-entangled nonwoven.
5 . The cushioning material section of claim 1 , further comprising a first fabric layer disposed adjacent to the first TPE layer, opposite the foam layer.
6 . The cushioning material section of claim 2 , further comprising a second fabric layer disposed adjacent to the second TPE layer, opposite the reinforcing layer.
7 . The cushioning material section of claim 1 , further comprising a first fabric layer disposed adjacent to the first TPE layer, opposite the foam layer, and a second fabric layer disposed adjacent to the second TPE layer, opposite the reinforcing layer.