Patent ID: 7140972
Filing Date: 2006-11-28
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A spherical, luminescent golf ball comprising: a spherical outer layer of a translucent polymer material, allowing for transmission and diffusion of light, said spherical outer layer having a first spherical center; a substantially inner chamber comprising a first hemisphere having a first liquid compound, a second hemisphere having a second liquid compound, and a planar circular portioning element configured to border said first hemisphere and said second hemisphere; said planar circular partitioning element separating said first hemisphere and said second hemisphere, said planar circular partitioning element configured to rupture when sufficient external force is applied to said golf ball, thereby allowing said first liquid compound and said second liquid compound to mix and form a chemiluminescent liquid mixture that produces light energy; a cord coupled to the planar circular partitioning element, said cord configured to provide said sufficient external force to said ball by mechanically displacing and rupturing said planar circular portioning element; and said substantially inner chamber having a second spherical center that coincides with the first spherical center of the spherical outer layer, which is configured to provide substantially even weight distribution through said ball.