UNCOATED GOLF BALL
An uncoated golf ball may include a core, an ultraviolet dis-colorable cover about the core and having an exposed outermost surface and a stamp directly upon the outermost surface of the ultraviolet dis-colorable cover.
1 . An uncoated finished golf ball comprising:
a core;
an ultraviolet dis-colorable cover about the core and having an exposed outermost surface; and
a stamp directly upon the outermost surface of the ultraviolet dis-colorable cover, wherein the stamp is uncovered and exposed and wherein portions of the ultraviolet dis-colorable cover are uncovered and exposed.
2 . The uncoated golf ball of claim 1 , wherein the ultraviolet dis-colorable cover comprises at least one of polyurethane and polyurea.
3 . The uncoated golf ball of claim 1 , wherein the ultraviolet dis-colorable cover comprises polyurethane.
4 . The uncoated golf ball of claim 1 , wherein the ultraviolet dis-colorable cover comprises polyurea.
5 . The uncoated golf ball of claim 1 further comprising at least one intermediate layer between the core and the ultraviolet dis-colorable cover.
6 . The uncoated golf ball of claim 5 , wherein the core comprises a thermoset rubber composition and wherein the at least one intermediate layer comprises an ionomer composition.
7 . The uncoated golf ball of claim 6 , wherein the at least one intermediate layer comprises an inner mantle layer and an outer mantle layer.
8 . The uncoated golf ball of claim 7 , wherein the inner mantle comprises a fully neutralize copolymer and when outer mantle comprises the ionomer composition.
9 . The uncoated golf ball of claim 7 , wherein the uncoated golf ball consists of the core, the inner mantle layer, the outer mantle layer, the cover and the stamp.
10 . The uncoated golf ball of claim 1 , wherein the core comprises a thermoset rubber composition.
11 . An uncoated finished golf ball package comprising:
a packaging;
a plurality of uncoated finished golf balls within the packaging, each of the plurality of uncoated finished golf balls comprising:
a core;
an ultraviolet di s-colorable cover having an exposed outermost surface about the core.
12 . The uncoated golf ball package of claim 11 , wherein the ultraviolet dis-colorable cover comprises at least one of polyurethane and polyurea.
13 . The uncoated golf ball package of claim 11 further comprising at least one intermediate layer between the core and the ultraviolet dis-colorable cover.
14 . The uncoated golf ball package of claim 13 , wherein the core comprises a thermoset rubber composition and wherein the at least one intermediate layer comprises an ionomer composition.
15 . The uncoated golf ball package of claim 14 , wherein the at least one intermediate layer comprises an inner mantle layer and an outer mantle layer.
16 . The uncoated golf ball package of claim 15 , wherein the inner mantle comprises a fully neutralize copolymer and when outer mantle comprises the ionomer composition.
17 . The uncoated golf ball package of claim 15 , wherein the uncoated golf ball consists of the core, the inner mantle layer, the outer mantle layer, the cover and a stamp.
18 . The uncoated golf ball package of claim 11 , wherein the core comprises a thermoset rubber composition.
19 . A method for forming an uncoated finished golf ball, the method comprising:
forming a cover about a core, the cover having outermost exposed surface formed from an ultraviolet dis-colorable material; and
forming an identifier directly upon selected portions of the outermost surface of the cover, wherein the identifier and portions of outermost exposed surface of the cover of the finished golf ball are uncovered and exposed.
20 . The method of claim 19 , wherein the ultraviolet dis-colorable material consists of a polyurethane or a polyurea.