Fluid or liquid filled non-wound golf ball
AssigneeAcushnet Company
InventorsHerbert C. Boehm, William E. Morgan, Walter L. Reid, Samuel A. Pasqua, Jr., Christopher Cavallaro, Kevin M. Harris
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AssigneeAcushnet Company
InventorsHerbert C. Boehm, William E. Morgan, Walter L. Reid, Samuel A. Pasqua, Jr., Christopher Cavallaro, Kevin M. Harris
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A golf ball having a diameter of approximately 1.68 to 1.90 inches and comprising: a fluid mass at the center of the ball; a first, solid, non-wound mantle layer surrounding the fluid mass comprised of a polymer material selected from the group of thermoset rubber material, thermoplastic elastomeric material and plastic and having an inner diameter in the range of 30 to 70% of the ball diameter; a second, solid, non-wound mantle layer surrounding and abutting the first mantle layer and being a polymer material selected from the group of thermoset rubber material and thermoplastic elastomeric material and having an outer diameter in the range of 80 to 98% of the ball diameter, a hardness of approximately 30 to 95 Shore C and a resiliency greater than 40 bashore; and a cover surrounding the second mantle layer.
A golf ball having a diameter and being comprised of a core and a cover, wherein the core is further comprised of a fluid mass at the center of the ball, a first mantle layer surrounding the fluid mass and a second, solid, non-wound mantle layer surrounding and abutting the first mantle layer, wherein the first mantle layer has an inner diameter of 30 to 70% of the ball diameter and is a polymer material selected from the group of thermoset rubber, plastic, and thermoplastic elastomeric material and the second mantle layer has an outer diameter of 80 to 98% of the ball diameter and the second mantle layer is a polymer material selected from the group of thermoset rubber materials and thermoplastic elastomeric materials.
A golf ball having a diameter of approximately 1.68 to 1.90 inches and comprising:
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