COMPOSITE MATERIAL, METHOD OF MAKING AND ARTICLES FORMED THEREBY
A composite material, method of making and articles formed thereby. The composite material can comprise a gel-infused foam material.
1 . (canceled)
2 . A mattress topper according to claim 43 , further comprising a first gel layer disposed between the upper surface of the layer of gel-infused foam material and the barrier layer.
3 . A mattress topper according to claim 43 , further comprising a first material layer different from the gel material layer and the barrier layer, disposed between the upper surface of gel-infused foam material and the barrier layer.
4 . A mattress topper according to claim 43 , further comprising a first gel layer disposed between the upper surface of the layer of gel-infused foam material and the first material layer.
5 . (canceled)
6 . (canceled)
7 . A mattress topper according to claim 43 , wherein the first material layer comprises embossing.
8 . A mattress topper according to claim 43 , wherein the first material layer comprises text, graphics, color and combinations thereof.
9 . A mattress topper according to claim 43 wherein the first material layer is selected from the group consisting of woven materials, non-woven materials, spacer materials, and combinations thereof.
10 - 42 . (canceled)
43 . A mattress topper, comprising:
a layer of open-cell foam material comprising an upper surface;
a layer of gel-infused foam material in direct contact with the upper surface of said layer of open-cell foam material said layer of gel-infused foam material comprising an upper surface and having a second thickness, the gel infused foam layer comprising a polymeric gel material infused into the upper surface of the open-cell foam material; and
a barrier layer disposed adjacent to the upper surface of the gel-infused foam layer, opposite the layer of open-cell foam material, the barrier layer comprising a thermoplastic elastomer.
wherein the upper surfaces of the open-cell foam layer and the gel-infused foam layer are coplanar, and the second thickness of the layer of gel-infused foam material is less than the first thickness of the layer of open-cell foam material.