Patent ID: 6913726
Filing Date: 2005-07-05
Classification: A63B,B29C,B29D,B29L

Abstract:
1. A method of making golf ball cores including the steps of: (a) provding three mold plates, including a top mold plate, a center mold plate, and a bottom mold plate, each mold plate having at least two mold inserts therein wherein each mold insert forms a portion of a spherical cavity in the shape of the core, the mold plates being movable towards and away from each other and, when together, the cavity of each mold insert being in registration with the corresponding cavity of the other inserts to collectively define the spherical cavity; (b) loading a preform slug into each mold insert of the center plate; (c) compression molding the loaded preform slug by bringing together the mold plates to form a plurality of the golf ball cores; (d) separating the top mold plate from the center mold plate, the center mold plate retaining the plurality of golf ball cores therein; (e) moving the center mold plate away from the bottom mold plate; and (f) stripping the cores from the center mold plate.