Amusement devices: games – Board games – pieces – or boards therefor – Electrical
Patent
1988-01-15
1989-12-05
Lieberman, Allan M.
Amusement devices: games
Board games, pieces, or boards therefor
Electrical
524413, 524423, 524432, 524908, 525196, 525221, 5253278, 5253302, A63B 3712, C08K 314, C08K 330, C08L 3302
Patent
active
048848140
ABSTRACT:
The subject invention relates to golf ball technology, and more particularly, golf ball cover technology. The invention is concerned with a particular mixture of ionic resins as a golf ball cover composition.
Ionomers have been widely used as golf ball cover materials for the past 15 years. While these ionomers are very durable, they have a deficiency as a golf ball cover material in that they tend to be hard. This invention is concerned with a mixture of a hard ionomer with a soft ionomer in order to produce a golf ball cover composition wherein the cover is softer than the prior art ionomer covers.
A golf ball covered in accordance with this invention is durable and a skilled golfer can impart back spin to the ball in play.
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Bahr Donald R.
Lieberman Allan M.
Spalding & Evenflo Companies, Inc.
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