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Thread wound golf ball

US5704852A · kind A · utility

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8Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 21, 1995
Grant dateJan 6, 1998
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Expiry dateJul 21, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63B37/0064
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The present invention provides a thread wound golf ball which keeps good hit feeling inherently holding in thread wound golf balls and attains long flying distance which is equal to that attained by the two-piece solid golf ball. The thread wound golf ball comprises a center composed of a vulcanized molded article of a rubber composition, a thread rubber layer formed on said center and a cover covering on said thread rubber layer, wherein said center has a diameter of 30 to 35 mm and a strain amount formed between an initial loading of 10 kg and a final loading of 30 kg is 1.2 to 2.5 mm. The cover of the thread rubber layer has many dimples thereon and the product of total volume of the dimples and the diameter of the center is 8,500 to 11,000 mm.sup.3.mm.

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