Hybrid composite golf ball and method of manufacture
AssigneeElement 21 Corp.
InventorFrancis Joseph Gojny
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Abstract
A golf ball comprising a spherical solid core covered by a spherical shell cover, the cover made of a composite material including one of a plastic and a rubber compounded with a metallic flake.
Claims10
A golf ball formed by an injection molding process within a mold having interior mold surfaces, the golf ball comprising a spherical core covered by a spherical shell cover, wherein at least one of the spherical core and the shell cover of the golf ball is made of a composite of a plastic and a rubber, compounded with a plurality of metallic flakes, each of the flakes having flat surfaces aligned parallel to the mold's interior surfaces resulting in a brick-wall-like arrangement with overlapping peripheral flake edges, whereby a desired spring-back recovery property in the golf ball is produced.
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