Method of in-mold coating golf balls
US5849168A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 14, 1996 |
| Grant date | Dec 15, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 14, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29L2031/54
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of applying a coating material to an outer surface of a golf ball, the method comprising molding a golf ball having an outer dimpled surface under a pressure greater than ambient pressure within a mold cavity; formulating a golf ball coating composition; introducing a sufficient amount of the coating composition into the mold cavity between the golf ball outer surface and an inner surface of the mold cavity to substantially surround and coat the entire outer surface of the golf ball; curing the coating composition upon the ball outer surface and removing the coated ball from the mold cavity.
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