Composite material, method of making and articles formed thereby

Abstract

A composite material, method of making and articles formed thereby. The composite material can comprise a gel-infused foam material.

What is claimed is: 
     
         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.