Multi-piece solid golf ball
US6468169B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 29, 1998 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 1, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63B2037/087
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A multi-piece solid golf ball comprising a core consisting of an inner sphere and an enclosure layer surrounding the inner sphere and a cover surrounding the core and consisting of an outer layer and an inner layer is characterized in that the outer layer of the cover has a hardness of 40-60 in Shore D, the inner layer of the cover has a hardness of 55-70 in Shore D, the surface hardness of the enclosure layer is higher in Shore D than the surface hardness of the inner sphere, the inner sphere has a hardness expressed by a distortion of 3.0-8.0 mm under an applied load of 100 kg, and the ratio of the hardness A of the inner sphere to the hardness B of the ball, both expressed by a distortion under an applied load of 100 kg, is in the range: 1.1≦A/B≦3.5.
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