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Wound golf ball

US5674137A · kind A · utility

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2Claims
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Filing dateAug 1, 1995
Grant dateOct 7, 1997
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Expiry dateAug 1, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63B2037/087
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A wound golf ball comprising a liquid center, thread rubber wound thereon, and a cover enclosing the wound center, wherein PA1 said cover has a multi-layer structure having a total thickness of 1.0 to 4.0 mm and including an outer layer having a first hardness and a thickness of 0.4 to 3.0 mm and an inner layer having a second hardness higher than the first hardness, the outer layer of said cover being formed of a first resin having a Shore D hardness of 40 to 55, and the inner layer is formed of a second resin having a Shore D hardness of 55 to 68, the difference in hardness between the first and second resins being at least 5 in Shore D hardness.

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