LIGHT EMITTING GOLF BALL
First Claim
1. A light-emitting golf ball characterized in that first hollow portions extend from the surface toward the center of a core and are arranged at equal intervals, second hollow portions having a diameter less than that of the first hollow portions extend from bottom zones of the first hollow portions toward the center of the core, narrow holes extend through the core from the second hollow portions to portions of the core that are opposed to the second hollow portions, chemical light-emitting bodies include sealed vessels made of a flexible transparent material and sealed glass vessels accommodated in the sealed vessels and are detachable from the core, the sealed vessels have cylindrical portions and round light-emitting portions having a diameter greater than that of the cylindrical portions and contain a first chemical that exhibits chemiluminescence when being mixed with another chemical, the sealed glass vessels are filled with a second chemical, the cylindrical portions are tightly fit in the second hollow portions, and the light-emitting portions are fit in the first hollow portions.
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Abstract
A light-emitting golf ball is provided. The light-emitting golf ball is characterized in that hemispherical first hollow portions extend from the surface toward the center of a core, second hollow portions having a diameter less than that of the first hollow portions extend from bottom zones of the first hollow portions toward the center of the core, narrow holes extend through the core from the second hollow portions to portions of the core that are opposed to the second hollow portions, a ball body includes a transparent cover layer extending over the core surface, chemical light-emitting bodies include sealed vessels made of a flexible transparent material, the sealed vessels have cylindrical portions and round light-emitting portions having a diameter greater than that of the cylindrical portions, the cylindrical portions are tightly fit in the second hollow portions, and the light-emitting portions are fit in the first hollow portions. The light-emitting golf ball has a brightness greater than that of conventional light-emitting golf balls and therefore can be visually identified from a distance. The light-emitting golf ball can be used many times by replacing the chemical light-emitting bodies with other ones. The balance of the ball is well maintained and therefore the flying performance thereof is not deteriorated.
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Citations
6 Claims
- 1. A light-emitting golf ball characterized in that first hollow portions extend from the surface toward the center of a core and are arranged at equal intervals, second hollow portions having a diameter less than that of the first hollow portions extend from bottom zones of the first hollow portions toward the center of the core, narrow holes extend through the core from the second hollow portions to portions of the core that are opposed to the second hollow portions, chemical light-emitting bodies include sealed vessels made of a flexible transparent material and sealed glass vessels accommodated in the sealed vessels and are detachable from the core, the sealed vessels have cylindrical portions and round light-emitting portions having a diameter greater than that of the cylindrical portions and contain a first chemical that exhibits chemiluminescence when being mixed with another chemical, the sealed glass vessels are filled with a second chemical, the cylindrical portions are tightly fit in the second hollow portions, and the light-emitting portions are fit in the first hollow portions.
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2. A light-emitting golf ball characterized in that hemispherical first hollow portions extend from the surface toward the center of a core and are arranged at equal intervals, second hollow portions having a diameter less than that of the first hollow portions extend from bottom zones of the first hollow portions toward the center of the core, narrow holes extend through the core from the second hollow portions to portions of the core that are opposed to the second hollow portions, a ball body includes a transparent or translucent cover layer extending over the core surface and surfaces of the first hollow portions, chemical light-emitting bodies include sealed vessels made of a flexible transparent material and sealed glass vessels accommodated in the sealed vessels and are detachable from the core, the sealed vessels have cylindrical portions and round light-emitting portions having a diameter greater than that of the cylindrical portions and contain a first chemical that exhibits chemiluminescence when being mixed with another chemical, the sealed glass vessels are filled with a second chemical, the cylindrical portions are tightly fit in the second hollow portions, and the light-emitting portions are fit in the first hollow portions.
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