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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2011
Applicants:
Kae Iizuka, Chichibushi, JP;
Eiji Takehana, Chichibushi, JP;
Hiroyuki Nagasawa, Chichibushi, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 37/12 (2006.01); A63B 37/00 (2006.01); A63B 43/00 (2006.01); A63B 37/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 37/0013 (2013.01); A63B 37/0022 (2013.01); A63B 43/008 (2013.01); A63B 37/0097 (2013.01); A63B 37/0076 (2013.01);
Abstract
In a colored golf ball having a core, a cover of two or more layers encasing the core, and a coat of paint applied to a surface of an outermost layer of the cover, the outermost cover layer is formed of a resin composition which includes (a) a thermoplastic resin, (b) a fluorescent color-containing color pigment and/or dye, and (c) titanium oxide. A layer adjoining an inner side of the outermost layer is formed of a resin composition containing a resin. The colored golf ball has an excellent rebound and weatherability, and also is endowed with a high brightness and a sense of quality and elegance.