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Multi-piece golf ball, manufacturing method thereof and mold for manufacturing the same

US7192367B2 · kind B2 · utility

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9Claims
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Filing dateMar 26, 2004
Grant dateMar 20, 2007
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Expiry dateAug 19, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63B37/02
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The present invention provides a multi-piece golf ball comprising a core 3, a first intermediate layer 5, a second intermediate layer 7, and a cover 9, wherein the first intermediate layer 5 comprises a plurality of ribs 51 formed on the core 3; the second intermediate layer 7 is placed in concave portions surrounded by the ribs 51; and the cover 9 forms an outermost layer; with each of the ribs extending so that its width increases from the cover side to the core side; the concave portions being shaped into a funnel-like form by the side surfaces of the ribs; the hardness of the core 3, the first intermediate layer 5 and the second intermediate layer 7 being different from each other; and the hardness of the first intermediate layer 5 being greater than that of the second intermediate layer 9.

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