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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2000
Alan C. Bettencourt, Solana Beach, CA (US);
Callaway Golf Company, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Abstract
A replaceable mold cavity for use in the production of golf balls is disclosed herein. The mold cavity has a plastic insert with an inverse dimple pattern thereon that is formed from a plastic molding material, and a support cup in which the plastic insert is placed for the golf ball molding operation. The plastic insert may have a metal layer thereon that has an identical inverse dimple pattern. The entire replaceable mold cavity may also be composed of a plastic material. The use of plastic molding materials to form the plastic insert, or the entire mold cavity, allows for rapid production of golf balls having different dimple patterns which allows for expedited testing and introduction of new golf balls.