Patent ID: 6692379
Filing Date: 2004-02-17
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A multi-layer golf ball comprising:a core having at least one layer; a cover disposed concentrically about the core and having at least one layer; and an intermediate layer formed of a responsive viscoelastic composition disposed between the core and the at least one cover layer, wherein the intermediate layer is less than about 0.01 inches thick, wherein the intermediate layer comprises a solid, semi-solid, gel, or gel-like material, and wherein the responsive viscoelastic composition consists essentially of at least one of polydimethyl silooxane, dimethyl cyclosiloxane, a hydroxy-terminated polydimethyl siloxane, polyvinyl alcohol, an acrylic plastisol, an acrylic organosol, a hydrocarbon-based gel, a sulfonate ionomer, butyl rubber ionomer, an ionized crosslinked polyacrylamide gel, a microporous fast-response gel, a thermoplastic elastomer gel, or a blend thereof.