Coated one-piece golf ball
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- US · United States
- Patent Type
- Applications(United States)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- SUMITOMO RUBBER IND LTD
- Publication Date
- 2002-07-25
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
Abstract
Description
[0001] The present invention relates to a coated one-piece golf ball. More particularly, it relates to a coated one-piece golf ball having excellent adhesion of a paint layer to a golf ball body and good appearance.
[0002] One-piece solid golf ball has been conventionally obtained by coating a white paint on the surface of a golf ball body, and then coating a clear paint on the white paint layer in order to impart brightly white appearance to the surface of the golf ball. However, since a color of the white paint and that of the golf ball body were different, there was problem that the white paint was removed when it was hit repeatedly, and the appearance of the golf ball was poor. Further, since one-piece golf ball has been mainly used at driving ranges for practicing golf, in which golf balls are hit repeatedly, there was problem that a piece of the paint layer having been removed at the time of hitting was adhered on a face of a golf club when the white paint is used for the golf ...