Method of making a golf ball with a multi-layer core
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1. A method of making a golf ball comprising the steps of:
- forming a laminate;
cutting the laminate into a plurality of patterns;
forming the plurality of patterns around a center having a center hardness; and
forming a cover thereon,wherein the golf ball has a compression of about 85 or less; and
wherein the laminate comprises a plurality of layers comprising at least a first layer having a first hardness, a second layer having a second hardness, and a third layer disposed between the first and second layers having a third hardness greater than the first hardness, and wherein each layer is formed from a thermoset material and having a thickness of about 0.1 inches or less.
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Abstract
A method for making a multilayer golf ball including a solid center having a center hardness, a plurality of laminates cut into a plurality of shapes formed around the center to create an inner ball, and a cover formed around the inner ball, wherein the plurality of layers can include at least a first layer having a hardness greater than the center hardness and a second layer having a hardness greater than the first layer hardness, and optionally a third layer disposed between the first and the second layers having a hardness greater than the first layer hardness.
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37 Claims
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1. A method of making a golf ball comprising the steps of:
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forming a laminate; cutting the laminate into a plurality of patterns; forming the plurality of patterns around a center having a center hardness; and forming a cover thereon, wherein the golf ball has a compression of about 85 or less; and wherein the laminate comprises a plurality of layers comprising at least a first layer having a first hardness, a second layer having a second hardness, and a third layer disposed between the first and second layers having a third hardness greater than the first hardness, and wherein each layer is formed from a thermoset material and having a thickness of about 0.1 inches or less. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of making a golf ball comprising the steps of:
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forming a laminate; cutting the laminate into a plurality of patterns; forming the plurality of patterns around a center having a center hardness; and forming a cover thereon, wherein the laminate comprises a plurality of layers, each layer having a thickness of about 0.1 inches or less, the plurality of layers comprise at least a first layer having a first hardness, a second layer having a second hardness, a third layer disposed between the first and second layers having a third hardness greater than the first hardness. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of making a golf ball comprising the steps of:
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forming a center having a center hardness; forming a laminate, wherein the laminate comprises; a plurality of layers comprising a first layer having a first hardness and comprising at least one thermoplastic material, a second layer having a second hardness and comprising at least one thermoset material, and a third layer disposed between the first and second layers having a third hardness greater than the first hardness, wherein the first hardness is from about 70 to about 75 Shore C, the second hardness is from about 75 to about 80 Shore C, and the third hardness is from about 72 to about 77 Shore C; cutting the laminate into a plurality of patterns; forming the plurality of patterns around the center; and forming a cover thereon, wherein the step of forming the plurality of patterns around the center comprises vacuum forming at least one laminate to a top mold cavity and at least one other laminate to a bottom mold cavity. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method of making a golf ball comprising the steps of:
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forming a center having a center hardness; forming a laminate, wherein the laminate comprises; a plurality of layers comprising a first layer having a first hardness and comprising at least one thermoplastic material, a second layer having a second hardness and comprising at least one thermoset material, and a third layer disposed between the first and second layers having a third hardness greater than the first hardness; cutting the laminate into a plurality of patterns; forming the plurality of patterns around the center; and forming a cover thereon, wherein the step of forming a cover comprises injection molding the cover around the ball. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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