METHOD OF MAKING AND RECYCLING A GOLF BALL
First Claim
1. A method of making a golf ball, comprising:
- injecting a first molten material into a mold chamber, thereby forming a cover layer;
injecting a second molten material into the mold chamber, thereby forming a mantle layer within the cover layer; and
injecting a third molten material into the mold chamber, thereby forming a core layer within the mantle layer.
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Abstract
A method of making and recycling a golf ball is disclosed. The method may include processing a used golf ball to make the materials of the used golf ball reusable in a new golf ball. As a result, the disclosed method may decrease the waste of disposing of used golf balls and the costs associated with acquiring and/or processing new materials. The method of recycling a golf ball may generally include pulverizing used golf balls into particles. The used golf balls may be made of materials having different densities. The particles may be placed in a liquid that causes the particles of different materials to float to different levels based on the densities of the materials. At least a portion of the particles may be melted and injected into a sandwich mold to create a new golf ball.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of making a golf ball, comprising:
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injecting a first molten material into a mold chamber, thereby forming a cover layer; injecting a second molten material into the mold chamber, thereby forming a mantle layer within the cover layer; and injecting a third molten material into the mold chamber, thereby forming a core layer within the mantle layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of making a golf ball, comprising:
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pulverizing a golf ball into particles; placing the particles into a liquid, thereby causing a first group of particles to settle at a first level and a second group of particles to settle at a second level that is different from the first level, wherein the first group of particles are of a material having a different density than the density of the material of the second group of particles; and using at least a portion of one of the first group of particles and the second group of particles to form a new golf ball. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of making a golf ball, comprising:
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pulverizing a used golf ball into particles; placing the particles into a liquid, thereby causing a first group of particles to settle at a first level and a second group of particles to settle at a second level that is different from the first level, wherein the first group of particles are of a material having a different density than the density of the material of the second group of particles; removing the first group of particles while keeping the first group of particles separate from the first group of particles; removing the second group of particles while keeping the second group of particles separate from the first group of particles; and using at least a portion of one of the first group of particles and the second group of particles to form a new golf ball. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of making a golf ball, comprising:
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selling a golf ball having a trace element to a consumer; collecting the golf ball; inputting the trace element data into a computer program; calculating with the computer program an incentive award associated with the collected golf ball; communicating the award to a user; pulverizing the collected golf ball into particles; separating the particles of the collected golf ball into a first group of particles and a second group of particles; and using at least a portion of one of the first group of particles and the second group of particles to form a new golf ball. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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