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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 24, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kazushige Sugimoto, Hyogo-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., Hyogo-ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 3/706 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 3/706 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a thread wound golf ball having soft and good shot feel at the time of hitting, excellent durability and excellent flight performance. The present invention related to a thread wound golf ball comprising a thread wound core composed of a center and a thread rubber layer formed on the center, and a cover composed of an inner cover formed on the thread rubber layer and an outer cover formed on the inner cover, wherein the outer cover has higher hardness than the inner cover, and has a Shore D hardness of not less than 65.