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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2004
Applicant:
Donn A. Wilber, Escondido, CA (US);
Inventor:
Donn A. Wilber, Escondido, CA (US);
Assignee:
Callaway Golf Company, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 45/14 (2006.01); B29C 45/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and assembly for molding golf balls is disclosed herein. The invention includes an injection mold assembly () with a first mold half () having a plurality of cavities and at least one locating pin () and a second mold half () having a plurality of cavities and at least one aperture for engagement with at least one bushing () and a spring () for exerting a lateral force against the second mold half (). Preferably, the locating pin has a first taper section () and a second taper section (). Preferably, the bushing () has a first cavity(and a second cavity ().