Abrasion resistant coated golf equipment
US6596837B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 27, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jul 22, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 23, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63B37/0024
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Golf equipment, or a portion thereof, with improved abrasion resistance is obtained by applying a coating comprising hard filler particles, a coupling agent and a polymer precursor preferably comprising a plurality of reactive monomers and/or oligomers. Colloidal silica may be used as the filler, silanes of the form Y—(CH2)nSiX3, wherein Y is an organofunctional group providing the bonding with the polymer matrix attached to the central silicon atom via the stable (CH2)n carbon chain and X represents the silicon-functional or alkoxy group that hydrolyzes and subsequently reacts with the active sites on inorganic surfaces. The coating may be hardened by curing with ultraviolet radiation or solvent evaporation and crosslinking.
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