Process for manufacturing an article of latex foam and corresponding article of latex foam

摘要

Process for manufacturing a latex foam article (32,34,35,36), as a mattress, a cushion and the like, comprising the steps of preparing a mixture comprising rubber latex and the components of the latex, of foaming said mixture of rubber latex, of injecting said mixture on a laying surface, of gelling, of vulcanizing, of extracting said article.

The process is characterized by the further step of adding to said mixture before the step of foaming a predetermined quantity of single fibres (33, 33', 37) chemically inert with respect to said mixture.

The article manufactured as mentioned displays characteristics of rigidity and lightness determined by the presence of the single fibres.