US 5,156,405 AGranted

Golf ball

AssigneeSumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.

InventorsKatsutoshi Kitaoh, Mikio Yamada, Akihiko Hamada

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Abstract

A golf ball comprising a core, a cover, and a clear paint outer layer. The cover comprises 100 parts by weight of an ionomer resin, a light stabilizer and an ultraviolet (UV) absorber such that the total amount of the light stabilizer and the UV absorber is present in an amount of 0.1 to 5 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the cover resin and an amount ratio of the light stabilizer / the UV absorber is from 75/25 to 25/75. The clear paint comprises a light stabilizer and a UV absorber in an amount of 0.1 to 20 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the paint solid and an amount ratio of the light stabilizer / the UV absorber of 75/25 to 5/95. The clear paint further comprises a fluorescent whitening agent in an amount of 0.04 to 1.6 parts by weight based on 100 parts weight of the paint solid.

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Dependent claims

A golf ball comprising:

a ball body which is composed of a core and a cover, and a clear paint layer coated on the ball body,
wherein said cover comprises 100 parts by weight of a cover resin, a light stabilizer and an ultraviolet (UV) absorber such that the total amount of the light stabilizer and the UV absorber is present in an amount of 0.1 to 5 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the cover resin and the amount ratio of the light stabilizer/the UV absorber is from 75/25 to 25/75, and
said clear paint layer comprises a light stabilizer and a UV absorber in an amount of both of 0.1 to 20 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the paint solid of said clear paint and the amount ratio of the light stabilizer/the UV absorber is from 75/25 to 5/95, and said clear paint further comprises a fluorescent whitening agent in an amount of 0.04 to 1.6 parts by weight based on 100 parts weight of the paint solid.

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