Golf ball and method of making same
OwnerJames A. Murphyinventor
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Abstract
A high visibility light reflective golf ball is provided. The golf ball has light reflective material on the surface of the resin cover. The reflective material is fashioned as particles from aluminized polyester, aluminum foil, Metalflake.COPYRGT. Paint, or holographic film. In the preferred embodiment the material is incorporated into a clear coat applied to the cover. In alternative embodiments, the material is incorporated in or on the resin cover or in a paint applied to the resin cover and then protected with a clear finish coat. The percentage of surface of the ball covered with the reflective material may vary, preferablly in a range of 5% to 75% of the surface area, depending upon the light reflective properties desired.
Claims13
In a golf ball having a core, an outer cover comprised of a resin cover material surrounding the core, and a protective coating over the cover, the improvement comprising:
- a plurality of individual light reflective particles randomly dispersed over a surface of the ball and suspended in said protective coating applied to the cover to reflect light thereby rendering the golf ball more highly visible.
A light reflective golf ball comprising:
- a core:
- a resin cover surrounding said core;
- a protective clear coating on said resin cover;
- and
- a plurality of individual light reflective particles suspended in said clear coating.
A method of making a light reflective golf ball comprising the steps of:
- bonding a cover about a core:
- painting said cover;
- and
- applying a clear coat to said painted cover, said clear coat having a plurality of discrete light reflective particles suspended therein, said step of applying said clear coat resulting in said light reflective particles being randomly dispersed over said painted cover.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.