Claims
- 1. A multi-layer, wound golf ball comprising:
a solid center; at least one intermediate layer disposed over the center; a wound layer of a tensioned material disposed over the at least one intermediate layer; and a cover disposed over the wound layer, wherein at least one of the cover or the at least one intermediate layer is formed from a component which comprises a thermoset material; wherein the tensioned material comprises a material selected from the group consisting of fiber, glass, carbon, polyether urea, polyether block copolymers, polyester urea, polyester block copolymers, isotactic-poly(propylene), polyethylene, polyamide, poly(oxymethylene), polyketone, poly(ethylene terephthalate), polyp-phenylene terephthalamide), poly(acrylonitrile), diaminodicyelohexylmethane, dodecanedicarboxylic acid, natural rubber, polyisoprene rubber, styrene-butadiene copolymers, styrene-propylene diene copolymers, another synthetic rubber, or block, graft, random, alternating, brush, multi-arm star, branched, or dendritic copolymers, and combinations thereof.
- 2. The golf ball of claim 1, wherein the tensioned material comprises a material selected from the group consisting of polyether urea, natural rubber, cis-polyisoprene rubber, and combinations thereof.
- 3. The golf ball of claim 1, wherein the component comprises at least two different thermoset materials.
- 4. A multi-layer, wound golf ball comprising:
a center; at least one intermediate layer disposed over the center; a wound layer of a tensioned material disposed over the at least one intermediate layer; and a cover disposed over the wound layer, wherein the tensioned material comprises a material selected from the group consisting of fiber, glass, carbon, polyether urea, polyether block copolymers, polyester urea, polyester block copolymers, isotactic-poly(propylene), polyethylene, polyamide, poly(oxymethylene), polyketone, poly(ethylene terephthalate), poly(p-phenylene terephthalamide), poly(acrylonitrile), diaminodicyclohexylmethane, dodecanedicarboxylic acid, and combinations thereof.
- 5. The golf ball of claim 4, wherein the center comprises a material selected from the group consisting of polybutadiene, natural rubber, polyisoprene, styrene-butadiene copolymers, styrene propylene-diene copolymers, and combinations thereof.
- 6. The golf ball of claim 5, wherein the center has a diameter from about 0.9 inches (23 mm) to 1.5 inches (38 mm).
- 7. The golf ball of claim 4, wherein at least one of the outermost intermediate layer or the cover has a Shore D hardness from about 30 to 85.
- 8. The golf ball of claim 4, wherein the tensioned material comprises polyether urea.
- 9. The golf ball of claim 4, wherein the wound layer has a thickness from about 0.9 mm to 8 mm.
- 10. The golf ball of claim 4, wherein the wound layer has a thickness less than 1 mm.
- 11. The golf ball of claim 4, wherein at least one of the cover or the at least one intermediate layer is formed from a component which comprises a thermoset material.
- 12. The golf ball of claim 11, wherein the at least one intermediate layer comprises a thermoset material and the cover comprises a thermoplastic material.
- 13. The golf ball of claim 11, wherein the at least one intermediate layer comprises a thermoplastic material and the cover comprises a thermoset material.
- 14. The golf ball of claim 11, wherein the at least one intermediate layer and the cover each comprise a thermoset material.
- 15. The golf ball of claim 14, wherein the at least one intermediate layer and the cover each comprise the same thermoset material.
- 16. The golf ball of claim 4, wherein the cover is a single layer.
- 17. A multi-layer, wound golf ball comprising:
a center; at least one intermediate layer disposed over the center; a wound layer of a tensioned material disposed over the at least one intermediate layer and having a thickness of less than 1 mm; and a cover disposed over the wound layer.
- 18. The golf ball of claim 17, wherein the center comprises a material selected from the group consisting of polybutadiene, natural rubber, polyisoprene, styrene-butadiene copolymers, styrene propylene-diene copolymers, and combinations thereof.
- 19. The golf ball of claim 17, wherein the center has a diameter from about 3.05 cm to 3.8 cm.
- 20. The golf ball of claim 17, wherein the tensioned material comprises a material selected from the group consisting of fiber, glass, carbon, polyether urea, polyether block copolymers, polyester urea, polyester block copolymers, isotactic-poly(propylene), polyethylene, polyamide, poly(oxymethylene), polyketone, poly(ethylene terephthalate), poly(p-phenylene terephthalamide), poly(acrylonitrile), diaminodicyclohexylmethane, dodecanedicarboxylic acid, natural rubber, polyisoprene rubber, styrene-butadiene copolymers, styrene-propylene diene copolymers, another synthetic rubber, or block, graft, random, alternating, brush, multi-arm star, branched, or dendntic copolymers, and combinations thereof.
- 21. The golf ball of claim 20, wherein the tensioned material comprises polyether urea, natural rubber, cis-polyisoprene rubber, or combinations thereof.
- 22. The golf ball of claim 17, wherein at least one of the cover or the at least one intermediate layer is formed from a component which comprises a thermoset material.
- 23. The golf ball of claim 22, wherein the at least one intermediate layer comprises a thermoset material and the cover comprises a thermoplastic material.
- 24. The golf ball of claim 22, wherein the at least one intermediate layer comprises a thermoplastic material and the cover comprises a thermoset material.
- 25. The golf ball of claim 22, wherein the at least one intermediate layer and the cover comprise a thermoset material.
- 26. The golf ball of claim 25, wherein the at least one intermediate layer and the cover comprise the same thermoset material.
- 27. The golf ball of claim 17, wherein the cover is a single layer.
- 28. The golf ball of claim 17, wherein at least one of the intermediate layer or the cover has a Shore D hardness from about 30 to 85.
- 29. A multi-layer, wound golf ball comprising:
a fluid-filled center; at least one intermediate layer disposed over the center; a wound layer of a tensioned material disposed over the at least one intermediate layer; and a cover disposed over the wound layer; wherein at least one of the cover or the at least one intermediate layer is formed from a component which comprises a thermoset material; and wherein the tensioned material comprises a material selected from the group consisting of fiber, glass, carbon, polyether urea, polyether block copolymers, polyester urea, polyester block copolymers, isotactic-poly(propylene), polyethylene, polyamide, poly(oxymethylene), polyketone, poly(ethylene terephthalate), polyp-phenylene terephthalamide), poly(acrylonitrile), diaminodicyclohexylmethane, dodecanedicarboxylic acid, natural rubber, polyisoprene rubber, styrene-butadiene copolymers, styrene-propylene diene copolymers, another synthetic rubber, or block, graft, random, alternating, brush, multi-arm star, branched, or dendritic copolymers, and combinations thereof.
- 30. The golf ball of claim 29, wherein the tensioned material comprises polyether urea.
- 31. A multi-layer, wound golf ball comprising:
a center; at least one intermediate layer disposed over the center; a wound layer of a tensioned material disposed over the at least one intermediate layer; and a cover disposed over the wound layer; wherein at least one of the cover or the at least one intermediate layer is formed from a component which comprises a material selected from the group consisting of a thermoset material, and wherein the tensioned material comprises fiber, glass, carbon, polyether urea, polyether block copolymers, polyester urea, polyester block copolymers, isotactic-poly(propylene), polyethylene, polyamide, poly(oxymethylene), polyketone, poly(ethylene terephthalate), poly(p-phenylene terephthalamide), poly(acrylonitrile), diaminodicyclohexylmethane, dodecanedicarboxylic acid, or block, graft, random, alternating, brush, multi-arm star, branched, or dendritic copolymers, and combinations thereof.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a Continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/641,758 filed Aug. 21, 2000, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
Continuations (1)
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09641758 |
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10028290 |
Dec 2001 |
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