Multi-layer golf ball and method of manufacturing
AssigneeTaylor Made Golf Company, Inc.
InventorsPhilippe Renard, Dean Snell
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Abstract
A golf ball consisting of a multi-piece cover surrounding a core. The cover consists of a multi-sheet structure which includes at least three thin layers of thermoplastic with each layer having a thickness of no more than 0.030 inches. The hardness of the multi-sheet structure varies between adjacent layers so that the reaction of the ball varies depending upon the amount of deformation of the ball upon impact with a golf club. The method of manufacturing a golf ball includes producing a cover from a multi-layer member, with at least one layer having a thickness of no more than 0.030 inches.
Claims23
A golf ball comprising:
- (a) a core;
- (b) a multi-layered structure surrounding said core said structure comprising at least three thin layers, wherein said at least three layers each have a different hardness so as to provide a hardness gradient formed by said at least three layers of the multi-layered structure from the innermost layer to the outermost layer, and wherein said layers each have a thickness of about 0.010 inches to about 0.030 inches.
A golf ball comprising:
- (a) a core;
- (b) a multi-layered cover surrounding said core said cover comprising at least three layers, wherein each of said at least three layers has a different hardness so as to provide a hardness gradient formed by said at least three layers of the multi-layered cover from the innermost layer to the outermost layer, and wherein each of said layers has a thickness of about 0.010 inches to about 0.030 inches.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.