Patent ID: 8425350
Filing Date: 2013-04-23
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A method of making a golf ball, said method comprising: forming a core precursor member having a first portion and a second portion; placing a tag between said first portion and said second portion thereby creating a combined member, said tag having at least one perforation; placing said combined member into a mold structure; molding said combined member in the mold structure, said molding causing material from one of said first portion and said second portion to flow into said at least one perforation to contact the other of said first portion and said second portion; enclosing a core member, obtained through said molding, in a shell, wherein said tag is a substantially planar structure which is substantially symmetrical about an axis which coincides with a diametric axis of said golf ball, and wherein said tag comprises an antenna, said antenna comprising a first wing and a second wing which are symmetrically disposed about said diametric axis, and wherein at least a portion of said at least one perforation separates at least a portion of each of said first wing and said second wing.