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Apparatus for manufacturing a golf ball

  • US 5,472,330 A
  • Filed: 12/03/1993
  • Issued: 12/05/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/07/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus for removing a burr from a seam of a golf ball shaped by a pair of opposing molds, the seam having a plurality of dimples and lands disposed therein, comprising:

  • a ball fixing means for securely holding the golf ball; and

    a cutting means for removing the burr from the seam of the golf ball, the cutting means comprising a cutting member and a rotary shaft wherein,the cutting member being disposed at an end of the rotary shaft and having a radius of curvature smaller than a sectional radius of curvature of each of the dimples disposed on the seam and means for rotating the rotary shaft on an axis parallel to the seam of the golf ball to move the cutting member forward into contact with one of the plurality of dimples on the seam and backward to bring the cutting member in contact with one of the lands on the seam, whereby the cutting member is pressed successively against the seam of the golf ball retained by the ball fixing means for removing the burr while maintaining the integrity of the dimples and lands on the seam.

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