Method of printing onto a box or packaging medium for golf balls

• US 20060060099A1
• Filed: 09/14/2005
• Published: 03/23/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/17/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bridgestone Sports Co Limited (Bridgestone Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Bridgestone Sports Co Limited (Bridgestone Corporation)
• Inventors: Ohira, Takashi
• Application Number:
  US11/225,021
• Publication Number:
  US 20060060099A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 101/483
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 3/286 on boxes
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 3/407 for marking on special material
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 3/4073 Printing on three-dimensional objects not being in sheet or web form, e.g. spherical or cubic objects B41J3/283, B41J3/286 take precedence; building up a 3D object using individual droplets from jetting heads B29C64/112

Abstract

A method is disclosed which enables a label that includes lettering or a design desired by the consumer to be easily and rapidly printed onto the surface of a golf ball box or packaging medium with an inkjet printer.

Claims

1. A method of printing onto a golf ball box or golf ball packaging medium, the method being comprised of printing a label that includes lettering or a design onto a surface of the box or packaging medium with an inkjet printer.

2. The printing method of claim 1, wherein the box or packaging medium has a three-dimensional shape.

3. The printing method of claim 1, wherein the inkjet printer is an on-demand printer.

4. The printing method of claim 1, wherein the inkjet printer uses a water-based pigment ink.

5. The printing method of claim 1, wherein the box or packaging medium has an image-receiving layer which absorbs an ink solvent and on a surface of which the label is printed.

6. The printing method of claim 5, wherein the image-receiving layer is composed of at least one water-absorbing film.

7. A printed golf ball box which comprises:

a golf ball box having a surface, and

a label that includes lettering or a design printed on the surface of the box with an inkjet printer.

8. The printed golf ball box of claim 7 which additionally comprises a protective layer formed on a surface of the label so as to cover the label.

9. A printed golf ball packaging medium which comprises:

a golf ball packaging medium having a surface, and

a label that includes lettering or a design printed on the surface of the packaging medium with an inkjet printer.

10. The printed golf ball packaging medium of claim 9 which additionally comprises a protective layer formed on a surface of the label so as to cover the label.