Method for injection molding balata golf ball covers
US5698150A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 7, 1995 |
| Grant date | Dec 16, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29K2105/26
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method for manufacturing hemispherical shells for covering a golf ball core, which comprises: mixing a quantity of balata sufficient to form a desired number of hemispherical shells configured and adapted for covering golf ball cores; transferring a predetermined quantity of the mixed balata to an extruder and extruding a plurality of strands of the balata at a temperature of between about 140.degree. and 280.degree. F.; cutting the strands into pellets of a desired size and injection molding the pellets into a hemispherical shell.
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