System and method for making a golf ball with one or more patterned film layers
First Claim
1. A method of manufacturing a golf ball with a patterned layer, comprising:
- providing a golf ball, wherein the golf ball comprises a land area and a plurality of dimples;
forming a pattern on a film material by removing portions of film from the film material;
molding the film material with the pattern into substantially hemispherical cups of the film material with the pattern; and
thenapplying the substantially hemispherical cups of the film material with the pattern to the land area of the golf ball to form the patterned layer, wherein the pattern on the film is aligned with the dimples of the golf ball.
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Abstract
A system and method for manufacturing a golf ball with one or more patterned film layers is disclosed. The system and method may involve creating a patterned film layer and applying the patterned film layer to the surface of a golf ball. The patterned film layer may include a layer of film having cutouts leaving the remaining portions of film in a pattern. The pattern may include a net pattern. The patterned film layer may include a material that is relatively harder or relatively softer than the surface of the golf ball. The method may include removing portions of film from a film material to create a patterned film material, cutting the patterned film material into sheets, molding two patterned film sheets into substantially hemispherical cups, and applying the two substantially hemispherical cups to a golf ball.
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23 Claims
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1. A method of manufacturing a golf ball with a patterned layer, comprising:
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providing a golf ball, wherein the golf ball comprises a land area and a plurality of dimples; forming a pattern on a film material by removing portions of film from the film material; molding the film material with the pattern into substantially hemispherical cups of the film material with the pattern; and
thenapplying the substantially hemispherical cups of the film material with the pattern to the land area of the golf ball to form the patterned layer, wherein the pattern on the film is aligned with the dimples of the golf ball. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of manufacturing a golf ball with a patterned layer, comprising:
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providing a golf ball, wherein the golf ball comprises a land area and a plurality of dimples; forming a pattern on a film material by removing portions of film from the film material in a pattern; molding the film material with the pattern into substantially hemispherical cups of the film material with the pattern by placing film material with the pattern between a first set of mold halves; and
thenapplying the substantially hemispherical cups of the film material with the pattern to the land area of the golf ball to form the patterned layer, wherein the pattern on the film is aligned with the dimples of the golf ball. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of manufacturing a golf ball with a patterned layer, comprising:
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providing a golf ball, wherein the golf ball comprises a land area and a plurality of dimples; forming a pattern on a film material by removing portions of film from the film material in a pattern; molding the film material with the pattern into substantially hemispherical cups of the film material with the pattern by placing film material with the pattern between a first set of mold halves, pressing the first set of mold halves together, and inflating a bladder between the first set of mold halves; and
thenapplying the substantially hemispherical cups of the film material with the pattern to the land area of the golf ball, wherein the pattern on the film is aligned with the dimples of the golf ball. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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