IP Library Granted Patent US 7,497,790
Granted Patent B2
US 7,497,790 · App. 09/987,469 · Granted Mar 3, 2009

Golf ball

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Patent No.
US 7,497,790
App. No.
09/987,469
Granted
Mar 3, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides a golf ball having excellent shot feel, controllability, rebound characteristics, scuff resistance, yellowing resistance and productivity. The present invention relates to a golf ball comprising a core and a cover covering the core, wherein the cover comprises polyurethane-based thermoplastic elastomer formed by using cycloaliphatic diisocyanate as a base resin.

Claims (13)

1. A golf ball comprising

a core and

a cover covering the core,

wherein the core is formed from a rubber composition comprising cis-1,4-polybutadiene and

the cover, having a thickness of 0.5 to 1.5 mm and a hardness in Shore D of 33 to 52, comprises polyurethane-based thermoplastic elastomer formed by using nonionic cycloaliphatic diisocyanate in the backbone structure of the polyurethane molecule as a base resin selected from the group consisting of 4,4′-dicyclohexylmethane diisocyanate, 1,3-bis (isocyanatomethyl)cyclohexane, isophorone diisocyanate, and trans-1,4cyclohexane diisocyanate;

and the core has a deformation amount of 2.5 to 4.5 mm, when applying from an initial load of 98 N to a final load of 1275 N on the core, and

the golf ball has a deformation amount of 2.4 to 4.0 mm, when applying from an initial load of 98 N to a final load of 1275 N on the golf ball.

2. The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein the core deformation amount is 2.6 to 4.2 mm.

3. The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein the core deformation amount is 2.7 to 4.0 mm.

4. The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein the thermoplastic elastomer is formed by using 4,4′-dicyclohexylmethane diisocyanate.

5. The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein the cover further comprises another thermoplastic elastomer or ionomer resin in an amount of 0 to 40 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the whole resin for the cover.

6. The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein the deformation amount for the golf ball is 2.5 to 3.7 mm.

7. The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein the deformation amount for the golf ball is 2.6 to 3.4 mm.

Assignments (4)
MERGER Recorded Apr 17, 2018
From: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.
To: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 045959/0204 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 12, 2018
From: SRI SPORTS LIMITED
To: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.
Reel/Frame 045932/0024 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 16, 2005
From: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
To: SRI SPORTS LIMITED
Reel/Frame 016561/0471 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 15, 2002
From: SASAKI, TAKASHI; KATO, AKIRA; IWAMI, SATOSHI
To: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 012471/0916 →