Multi-coating layer color golf ball
View Patent ↗Golf ball comprising a core, a cover disposed the core, and at least two coating layers surrounding the cover. At least one of the coating layers is a color effects coating layer disposed between the cover and an outer coating layer and comprising a color effects providing composition formed from a mixture of a mica-based luster pigment consisting of a metal oxide coated mica in an amount of from about 5 wt. % to about 50 wt. % of the color effects providing composition and titanium dioxide coated alumina in an amount of from about 50 wt. % to about 95 wt. % thereof. The color effects coating layer comprises the color effects providing composition in an amount of from about 1% to about 30% of total resin solids, and the color effects providing composition is formed from metal oxide coated mica and titanium dioxide coated alumina in a wt. ratio of from about 1:1 to about 1:19.
1. A golf ball comprising a core, a cover disposed the core, and at least two coating layers surrounding the cover; wherein at least one of the coating layers is a color effects coating layer disposed between the cover and an outer coating layer; the color effects coating layer comprising a color effects providing composition formed from a mixture of (a) a mica-based luster pigment consisting of a metal oxide coated mica in an amount of from about 5 wt. % to about 50 wt. % of the color effects providing composition; and (b) titanium dioxide coated alumina in an amount of from about 50 wt. % to about 95 wt. % of the color effects providing composition.
2. The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein the color effects coating layer comprises a reaction product of the color effects providing composition, a resin, a crosslinking agent and a solvent.
3. The golf ball of claim 2 , wherein the color effects coating layer comprises the color effects providing composition in an amount of from about 1% to about 30% of total resin solids.
4. The golf ball of claim 2 , wherein the resin comprises at least one polyurethane.
5. The golf ball of claim 3 , wherein the color effects providing composition is formed from metal oxide coated mica and titanium dioxide coated alumina in a wt. ratio of about 1:19.
6. The golf ball of claim 3 , wherein the color effects providing composition is formed from metal oxide coated mica and titanium dioxide coated alumina in a wt. ratio of about 1:9.
7. The golf ball of claim 3 , wherein the color effects providing composition is formed from metal oxide coated mica and titanium dioxide coated alumina in a wt. ratio of about 1:3.
8. The golf ball of claim 3 , wherein the color effects providing composition is formed from metal oxide coated mica and titanium dioxide coated alumina in a wt. ratio of about 1:1.
9. The golf ball of claim 3 , wherein the color effects providing composition is formed from metal oxide coated mica and titanium dioxide coated alumina in a wt. ratio of from about 1:1 to about 1:19.
10. The golf ball of claim 9 , wherein the color effects providing composition and resin, combined, are mixed with the crosslinking agent in a wt. ratio of from about 1.5:1 to about 35:1.
11. The golf ball of claim 2 , wherein the solvent comprises H 2 O.
12. The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein an inner coating layer is disposed between the cover and the color effects coating layer.
13. The golf ball of claim 12 , wherein the inner coating layer, color effects coating layer, and outer coating layer, combined, have a thickness of from about 0.1 μm to about 100 μm.
14. The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein the color effects coating layer has a thickness of from about 0.1 μm to about 50 μm.
15. The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein the color effects coating layer and the outer coating layer, combined, have a thickness of from about 0.1 μm to about 100 μm.
16. The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein the cover comprises at least one of an ionomer resin and a urethane composition.