Method for making a multilayered golf ball
Patent 6635133 Issued on October 21, 2003. Estimated Expiration Date: 
January 14, 2020. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
January 14, 2020. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesInventors
AssigneeApplicationNo. 09/482336 filed on 01/14/2000US Classes:156/146, Prior to bonding of laminae (e.g., golf balls)156/228, Of preshaped laminae between closed similarly shaped press platens or clamps156/245, In configured mold156/304.2, Joining of nonplanar elements; e.g., configured hollow objects, etc.264/239, MECHANICAL SHAPING OR MOLDING TO FORM OR REFORM SHAPED ARTICLE264/248, Fusion bonding of preformed bodies and shaping at joint only264/250, By separately molding different article portions473/354Liquid interiorExaminersPrimary: Crispino, RichardAssistant: Purvis, Sue A. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesA63B 37/08 (20060101)A63B 37/00 (20060101) A63B 37/02 (20060101) B29C 43/02 (20060101) B29C 43/14 (20060101) B29C 65/02 (20060101) A63B 45/00 (20060101) AbstractThe invention provides a method for making a golf ball. Two cups are molded from an elastomer separately from an inner sphere. In one embodiment of the method, the cups are molded on both sides of a single mold part with hemispherical protrusions that form cavities in the cups. An inner sphere is placed within the cavities, and the cups are joined, by preferably crosslinking the cups together or applying adhesive there between. To retain the characteristics of the cup material where the cups meet, an embodiment of the cups can be formed with nonplanar mating surfaces that mesh with each other. The nonplanar mating surfaces preferably have a pattern that is symmetrical about the inner sphere, such as concentric ridges, for example a tongue and a groove. | |
