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EP 1084736 A1 20010321 - Uniformly weighted golf ball

Title (en)

Uniformly weighted golf ball

Title (de)

Golfball mit gleichmässiger dichte

Title (fr)

Balles de golf avec densite uniforme

Publication

EP 1084736 A1 20010321 (EN)

Application

EP 00118668 A 20000829

Priority

US 38553299 A 19990830

Abstract (en)

A golf ball in which the density of the core (10) and the density of the cover (11) materials are essentially identical. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

A63B 37/02; A63B 37/06

IPC 8 full level

A63B 37/00 (2006.01); A63B 37/04 (2006.01); A63B 37/12 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A63B 37/0003 (2013.01); A63B 37/0066 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

[A] US 5273286 A 19931228 - SUN DONALD J C [US]
[A] US 5150906 A 19920929 - MOLITOR ROBERT P [US], et al
[A] US 4274637 A 19810623 - MOLITOR ROBERT P

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE GB SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1084736 A1 20010321; JP 2001079117 A 20010327

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 00118668 A 20000829; JP 2000261501 A 20000830