US 7,544,730 B2
Rubber composition comprising catechols and/or resorcinols and the use thereof in golf balls
Brian Comeau, Berkley, Mass. (US); David A. Bulpett, Boston, Mass. (US); and Douglas S. Goguen, New Bedford, Mass. (US)
Assigned to Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, Mass. (US)
Filed on Mar. 07, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/370,735.
Prior Publication US 2007/0213144 A1, Sep. 13, 2007
Int. Cl. A63B 37/06 (2006.01); A63B 37/00 (2006.01); C08K 5/13 (2006.01); C08L 9/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 524—346  [524/345; 525/263; 525/266; 473/371] 18 Claims
 
1. A golf ball comprising at least one layer formed from a rubber composition comprising:
(a) a base rubber;
(b) a free radical initiator; and
(c) a catechol, wherein the catechol is present in an amount of from 0.1 parts to 1.5 parts by weight per 100 parts of the base rubber.