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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 17, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., Hyogo-Ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
473373 ; 473375 ; 473377 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a hollow, solid golf ball having improved shot feel at the time of hitting by improving the impact absorption, while maintaining excellent flight performance. The present invention relates to a hollow, solid golf ball comprising a hollow core and a cover formed on the core, wherein the hollow core is composed of a hollow portion having a diameter of 5 to 23 mm and a hollow core outer layer, and the hollow core outer layer has an elastic modulus of 265 to 985 kgf/cm.sup.2.