US 6,981,927 B2
Golf ball surface configuration for improved buffing
Steven Aoyama, Marion, Mass. (US)
Assigned to Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, Mass. (US)
Filed on Jun. 06, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/455,391.
Prior Publication US 2004/0248668 A1, Dec. 09, 2004
Int. Cl. A63B 37/14 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 473—378 4 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of forming a golf ball product, comprising:
providing mating mold parts that cooperate to form a mold by aligning parting surfaces of said mold parts, said mold having interior surfaces of a generally spherical shape with an enlarged flared area toward the parting surfaces;
placing a primary golf ball product within said mold;
molding a layer on said primary golf ball product to form a golf ball product, said golf ball product having a generally spherical shape with a flared volume along a parting line of said golf ball product;
removing said golf ball product from said mold; and
substantially removing said flared volume from said golf ball product.