March 29, 1927.
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- GAME BALL
Filed March 50. 19-26
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Patented Man 29, 1927,
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‘UNITED STATESPATE/NT OFFICE. "
' GmRLES W. COFFIELD, OF BOWIE, TEXAS.
GAME Bung
Application ?led March 30, 1928. Serial No. 98,471.
This/invention relates to new and‘ useful having radium'or equivalent material as its 45 ‘
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improvements in'game balls.‘ _
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base is‘ ?lled into the sumps ?ush with the
The object of the invention is to provide surface
the body of the ball, thus forming
a vame ball of the type which is adapted luminousofbuttons
or spots on the’ surface of.
tube struck with a club, such as a golf ball, the ball. .
with a luminous._ application,
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whereby said
In order to protect these buttons "a trans!
ball may be located at night or in ‘dark parent jacket “or covering 13 is molded
places.
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This jacket may be formed
further object of-the invention is to ,of a celluloid or pyroxylin compositiomor
in provide
a luminous ball with a transparent any of the well known transparent coating;
covering‘of such a nature ‘as to cover and' now in common use‘. The ‘coating must be
protect the luminous matter without destroy tough enough to withstand the impact of the
.ing the luminosity, and at the same time to /club Without fracturing or‘chipping off and
withstand the impact of the club without must also snugly embrace vor adhere to the
fracturing.
ball.
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777A construction designed to carry out the, . It is evident the invention maybe applied 60
7‘ invention will be hereinafter described_to to the ball in various Ways. For instance
I gether with other features ‘of. the invention. in‘ Figs. 3and 4 I have shownthe ball 10
The invention will be more readily under
a smooth surface, but this is. not es
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stood from areading of the following speci-r 4. having
sential, and entirelycoated with a luminous "
?cation and by reference to‘ the accompany‘ “coating 12’ and covered with the jacket 13.
ing drawings, in which an example of the
invention is shown and wherein:
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Fig. 1 is a View of a golf ball constructed ‘
A'ball made in accordance with my invcn-'
in‘ accordance with my 1nvention,_a portion tion
may be’readily located at night or in
of the covering being omitted, ‘
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Fig. 2 1s a diametrical cross-sectlonal view
dark places owing to itsv luminosity. Such
a_ ball will enable the'playingv of golf and 70
. taken on the line 2——2 of Fig. 1,
similar games at night and permit the ?nish
I 'Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig." l of an king of games which would otherwise be
other form of the invention, and
stopped because‘of darknessQ
Fig. 4 is a diametrical cross-sectional view. _
.taken on the line 4—4' of Fig. 3.
Various changes in the size, shape and de
sign of the ball as well as modifications and,
In the drawings, the numeral, IO'desig-J alterations
may be made within the scope of
'nates a golf ball of any suitable construc the appended
claim.
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tion, the surface of which is formed with‘ “That I claim is:
spaced sumps ‘or recesses 11, WhlCll may be .
‘Asolid game ball having a plurality‘ of‘ 80
concaved or otherwise sha ed in cross-sec separated
recesses ‘upon its periphery. lumi
tion. These sumps may be regularly spaced nous m‘aterial?lling
said recesses flush with
apart or grouped, or arranged in any other
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desirable-manner. VV-hile I have shown and completely enclosing the surface of covering
the
ball
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described a golf ball, the invention may be and sairlmaterial. v
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applied to any analogous. ball. A suitable In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.
; luminous composition or material 12, such" as “radium pamt” many other material 1 ,
f 1' i .1 CHARLES w. COFFIELD.