IP Library Granted Patent US 7,281,995
Granted Patent B2
US 7,281,995 · App. 10/160,043 · Granted Oct 16, 2007

Three-piece solid golf ball

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Patent No.
US 7,281,995
App. No.
10/160,043
Granted
Oct 16, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides a three-piece solid golf ball having excellent shot feel, controllability, rebound characteristics, scuff resistance, yellowing resistance and productivity. The present invention relates to a three-piece solid golf ball comprising a core composed of a center and an intermediate layer formed on the center, and a cover formed on the core, wherein the cover comprises a mixture of polyurethane-based thermoplastic elastomer and polyamide-based thermoplastic elastomer as a base resin.

Claims (6)

1. A three-piece solid golf ball comprising a solid core composed of a vulcanized rubber center formed from a rubber composition and an intermediate layer formed on the center, and a cover formed on the core,

wherein the cover comprises a mixture of polyurethane-based thermoplastic elastomer and polyamide-based thermoplastic elastomer as a base resin, wherein the polyurethane-based thermoplastic elastomer is formed by using cycloaliphatic diisocyanate and a blend weight ratio (a:b) of the urethane-based thermoplastic elastomer (a) to the polyamide-based thermoplastic elastomer (b) is 95:5 to 60:40.

2. The golf ball according to claim 1 , wherein the cycloaliphatic diisocyanate is at least one selected from the group consisting of 4,4′-dicyclohexylmethane diisocyanate, 1,3-bis(isocyanatomethyl)cyclohexane, isophorone diisocyanate, and trans-1,4-cyclohexane diisocyanate.

3. The golf ball according to claim 1 , wherein the cover has a Shore D hardness of 35 to 55.

4. The golf ball according to claim 1 , wherein a blend weight ratio (a:b) of the urethane-based thermoplastic elastomer (a) to the polyamide-based thermoplastic elastomer (b) is 90:10 to 70:30.

5. The golf ball according to claim 1 , wherein a blend weight ratio (a:b) of the urethane-based thermoplastic elastomer (a) to the polyamide-based thermoplastic elastomer (b) is 95:5 to 80:30.

Assignments (2)
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 →