TWO-TONED COLOR GOLF BALL HAVING COLORED COMPONENT COVERED BY OPAQUE AND TRANSLUCENT COVER PARTS
The present invention is directed to a golf ball possessing an overall unique and perceptively pleasing golf ball having an overall color appearance of two colors wherein more than one golf ball layer/component contributes to the bi-color appearance without the need to position and align the outer layers/components in relation to the inner layer/component.
1 . A golf ball having an overall bi-color color appearance comprising:
a core and a cover disposed about the core;
the core having color A;
the cover comprising a cover portion CP 1 and a cover portion CP 2 , wherein CP 1 is opaque and has color B and CP 2 is translucent and has color D such that D≠A; and
wherein the golf ball has an overall color appearance comprising SA 1 and SA 2 , wherein SA 1 comprises an entire surface area of CP 1 and SA 2 comprises an entire surface area of CP 2 such that SA 1 is opaque and has a color appearance of the color B and SA 2 has a color appearance of a color E wherein E=A+D.
2 . The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein A=B.
3 . The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein A≠B.
4 . The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein B has a hue h 1 and D has a hue h 2 such that h 1 =h 2 .
5 . The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein B≠D.
6 . The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein the surface areas of CP 1 and CP 2 are substantially similar.
7 . A golf ball having an overall bi-color color appearance comprising:
a core and a cover disposed about the core;
the core having color A;
the cover comprising a cover portion CP 1 and a cover portion CP 2 , CP 1 and CP 2 having a boundary L, wherein CP 1 is opaque and has color B and CP 2 is translucent and has color D such that D≠A; and
wherein the golf ball has an overall color appearance comprising two colors SA 1 and SA 2 that have the boundary L,
such that SA 1 is opaque and has a color appearance of the color B and SA 2 has a color appearance of a color E wherein E=A+D.
8 . The golf ball of claim 7 , wherein boundary L is planar.
9 . The golf ball of claim, 7 , wherein boundary L is nonplanar.
10 . The golf ball of claim 7 , wherein CP 1 and CP 2 have substantially similar surface areas.
11 . The golf ball of claim 7 , wherein A=B.
12 . The golf ball of claim 7 , wherein A≠B.
13 . The golf ball of claim 7 , wherein B has a hue h 1 and D has a hue h 2 such that h 1 =h 2 .
14 . The golf ball of claim 7 , wherein B≠D.
15 . A golf ball having an overall bi-color color appearance comprising:
a core, a cover disposed about the core and an intermediate layer disposed between the core and the cover;
the intermediate layer having color A;
the cover comprising a cover portion CP 1 and a cover portion CP 2 , wherein CP 1 is opaque and has color B and CP 2 is translucent and has color D such that D≠A; and
wherein the golf ball has an overall color appearance comprising SA 1 and SA 2 , wherein SA 1 comprises an entire surface area of CP 1 and SA 2 comprises an entire surface area of CP 2 such that SA 1 is opaque and has a color appearance of the color B and SA 2 has a color appearance of a color E wherein E=A+D.
16 . The golf ball of claim 15 , wherein CP 1 and CP 2 have substantially similar surface areas.
17 . The golf ball of claim 15 , wherein A=B.
18 . The golf ball of claim 15 , wherein A≠B.
19 . The golf ball of claim 15 , wherein B has a hue h 1 and D has a hue h 2 such that h 1 =h 2 .
20 . The golf ball of claim 15 , wherein B≠D.