Patent ID: 7223085

Claim:
A mold for forming a golf ball having a core, the mold comprising: (a) a first mold plate having at least one first hemispherical cavity and a first set of members for contacting a first side of the core, wherein the first set of members comprise at least two, separate pins each comprising at least two projections at a free end for contacting the core; (b) a second mold plate having at least one second hemispherical cavity and a second set of members for contacting a second side of the core, wherein the second set of members comprise at least two, separate pins each comprising at least two projections at a free end for contacting the core, wherein upon mating the first mold plate with the second mold plate, each first hemispherical cavity and each second hemispherical cavity form a molding cavity for receiving the core, wherein the molding cavity defines an outer spherical surface, wherein each pin of the first and second members is movable between an extended position where the at least two projections are spaced from the outer spherical surface and contact the core, and a retracted position where the projections form a portion of the outer spherical surface of the cavity, and wherein each pin of the first set of members is unaligned with each pin of the second set of members.