US3940146A
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Golf ball cover
Assignee: Uniroyal Inc
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Filing: 1972-08-21
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Granted: 1976-02-24
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Expires: 1992-08-21
Abstract
Abstract This invention relates to an improved golf ball cover comprised of an ionomer based upon the copolymers of, e.g., ethylene and acrylic or methacrylic acid and a chlorosulfonated polyethylene. Covers made in accordance with this invention exhibit high durability features.
Inventors
- 👤 James F. Little
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 06:44
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63B; A63B37/00; A63B37/0003; A63B37/0023; A63B37/0024; A63B37/007; A63B37/0072; A63B37/0074; C; C08; C08L; C08L23/00; C08L23/02; C08L23/04; C08L23/08; C08L23/0846; C08L23/0869; C08L23/0876; C08L23/26; C08L23/32; C08L23/34; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S273/00; Y10S273/04; Y10S273/22
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
183 words
In a golf ball made up of a core and a thermoplastic cover said cover containing: (a) an ionic copolymer of (1) at least 50 mole percent (based on the alphaolefin-acid copolymer) of one or more olefins selected from the group consisting of ethylene and alphaolefins having up to 10 carbon atoms and of (2) from 0.2 to 25 mole percent (based on the alphaolefin-acid copolymer) of an alpha, beta ethylenically unsaturated mono- or dicarboxylic acid having from 3 to 8 carbon atoms, said copolymer containing in substantially uniform distribution a metal ion having a valence of 1 to 3 in monocarboxylic acid containing copolymers and a valence of 1 in dicarboxylic acid-containing copolymers; and (b) from about 5 to about 10 parts by weight of a filler per 100 parts by weight of said ionic copolymer, the improvement comprising the addition to the cover composition of from about 5 to about 20 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of said ionic copolymer, of a chlorosulfonated polyethylene containing from 25 to 35 percent chlorine and from 0.1 to 1.4 percent sulfur.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
183 words
In a golf ball made up of a core and a thermoplastic cover said cover containing: (a) an ionic copolymer of (1) at least 50 mole percent (based on the alphaolefin-acid copolymer) of one or more olefins selected from the group consisting of ethylene and alphaolefins having up to 10 carbon atoms and of (2) from 0.2 to 25 mole percent (based on the alphaolefin-acid copolymer) of an alpha, beta ethylenically unsaturated mono- or dicarboxylic acid having from 3 to 8 carbon atoms, said copolymer containing in substantially uniform distribution a metal ion having a valence of 1 to 3 in monocarboxylic acid containing copolymers and a valence of 1 in dicarboxylic acid-containing copolymers; and (b) from about 5 to about 10 parts by weight of a filler per 100 parts by weight of said ionic copolymer, the improvement comprising the addition to the cover composition of from about 5 to about 20 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of said ionic copolymer, of a chlorosulfonated polyethylene containing from 25 to 35 percent chlorine and from 0.1 to 1.4 percent sulfur.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
The golf ball cover of claim 1, wherein the chlorosulfonated polyethylene contains 29% chlorine and 1.4% sulfur.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
The golf ball cover of claim 1, wherein the amount of chlorosulfonated polyethylene is about 10 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of said ionic copolymer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
180 words
In a golf ball made up of a core and a thermoplastic cover said cover containing: (a) an ionic copolymer of (1) at least 50 mole percent (based on the alphaolefin-acid copolymer) of one or more olefins selected from the group consisting of ethylene and alphaolefins having up to 10 carbon atoms and of (2) from 0.2 to 25 mole percent (based on the alphaolefin-acid copolymer) of an alpha, beta ethylenically unsaturated mono- or dicarboxylic acid having from 3 to 8 carbon atoms, said copolymer containing in substantially uniform distribution a metal ion having a valence of 1 to 3 in monocarboxylic acid containing copolymers and a valence of 1 in dicarboxylic acid-containing copolymers; and (b) an amount of filler sufficient to impart high durability and good "click" and "feel" to said golf ball, the improvement comprising the addition to the cover composition of from about 5 to about 20 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of said ionic copolymer, of a chlorosulfonated polyethylene containing from 25 to 35 percent chlorine and from 0.1 to 1.4 percent sulfur.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
180 words
In a golf ball made up of a core and a thermoplastic cover said cover containing: (a) an ionic copolymer of (1) at least 50 mole percent (based on the alphaolefin-acid copolymer) of one or more olefins selected from the group consisting of ethylene and alphaolefins having up to 10 carbon atoms and of (2) from 0.2 to 25 mole percent (based on the alphaolefin-acid copolymer) of an alpha, beta ethylenically unsaturated mono- or dicarboxylic acid having from 3 to 8 carbon atoms, said copolymer containing in substantially uniform distribution a metal ion having a valence of 1 to 3 in monocarboxylic acid containing copolymers and a valence of 1 in dicarboxylic acid-containing copolymers; and (b) an amount of filler sufficient to impart high durability and good "click" and "feel" to said golf ball, the improvement comprising the addition to the cover composition of from about 5 to about 20 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of said ionic copolymer, of a chlorosulfonated polyethylene containing from 25 to 35 percent chlorine and from 0.1 to 1.4 percent sulfur.
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