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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 1993
Filed:
Aug. 14, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
Francois Viollaz, Evian, FR;
Assignee:
Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B / ; A63B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
273228 ; 273230 ; 2732 / ; 525 92 ; 525175 ; 525176 ; 525183 ;
Abstract
The invention concerns a golf ball constituted of a three part structure, constituted of an elastomer core, an intermediate layer, and a thermoplastic envelope. The intermediate layer is made of a thermoplastic material containing at least 10%, and preferably at least 35% of ether block copolymer. The material may also be advantageously constituted of ether block copolymer to which is added 0 to 90% of ionomer(s) with respect to the total weight of the compound.