Abstract: An oven for bonding adhesives to the back surface of a textile article includes a housing with a transport frame for passing the textile article through a curing chamber within the housing. The oven also has an air source and a duct system that delivers an airflow into a cool zone on the opposite, pile surface side of the textile article. The airflow has a lower temperature than the elevated temperature of the curing chamber and is supplied to the cool zone in sufficient amounts such that the pressure in the cool zone exceeds the ambient pressure in the curing chamber.

Abstract: A method of producing a textile product has the steps of applying an adhesive coating to a first surface of a backing material having a first and second surface; passing a fluid towards the backing material to form a plurality of spaces through the adhesive and the backing material; and adhering the backing material to a textile fabric.

Abstract: A method of producing a water permeable, laminated textile product having the steps of applying an adhesive coating to the rear surface of the textile fabric having a front and rear surface, passing a fluid into a portion of the front surface to form a pluality of openings through the adhesive and the textile fabric and adhering a water permeable backing to the textile fabric.