Golf ball having partial cured UV coating
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsArthur P. Molinari, Bradley C. Tutmark
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Abstract
A golf ball may include a UV curable coating layer that is only partially cured upon finishing. The golf ball may be used in its partially cured state in a game of golf, where the partially cured state may be advantageous for play under wet conditions. The coating layer may then further cure upon exposure to UV light, such as ambient environmental light from the sun during a game of golf in sunny conditions. As a result of this further curing, the coating may transition to a cured state that is associated with play characteristics that are advantageous for play under sunny dry conditions.
Claims2
A finished golf ball usable in a game of golf, comprising:
- a core;
- a cover layer substantially surrounding the core, the cover layer including at least one dimple and at least one land area adjacent to the dimple;
- a partially cured coating layer overlapping at least a portion of the cover layer, at least a portion of the coating layer comprising a partially cured UV curable material;
- wherein the UV curable material present in the partially cured coating layer of the finished golf ball is capable of undergoing further curing when exposed to UV light;
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- wherein the coating layer of the finished golf ball comprises a first portion comprising the UV curable material and a second portion comprising a non-UV curable material, wherein the first portion is associated with the at least one dimple and the second portion is associated with the at least one land area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.