Method of making and recycling a golf ball

Abstract

A method of making and recycling a golf ball is disclosed. The method may include processing a used golf ball to make the materials of the used golf ball reusable in a new golf ball. As a result, the disclosed method may decrease the waste of disposing of used golf balls and the costs associated with acquiring and/or processing new materials. The method of recycling a golf ball may generally include pulverizing used golf balls into particles. The used golf balls may be made of materials having different densities. The particles may be placed in a liquid that causes the particles of different materials to float to different levels based on the densities of the materials. At least a portion of the particles may be melted and injected into a sandwich mold to create a new golf ball.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of making a golf ball, comprising:
 injecting a first molten material into a mold chamber, thereby forming a cover layer; injecting a second molten material into the mold chamber, thereby forming a mantle layer within the cover layer; and   injecting a third molten material into the mold chamber, thereby forming a core layer within the mantle layer.   
     
     
         2 . The method of making a golf ball according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 delivering particles of a first material to a first heating chamber; and   heating the particles of the first material, thereby melting the particles of the first material into the first molten material.   
     
     
         3 . The method of making a golf ball according to  claim 2 , further comprising:
 loading the particles of the first material into a first hopper.   
     
     
         4 . The method of making a golf ball according to  claim 2 , further comprising:
 delivering particles of a second material to a second heating chamber; and   heating the particles of the second material, thereby melting the particles of the second material into the second molten material.   
     
     
         5 . The method of making a golf ball according to  claim 4 , further comprising:
 loading the particles of the second material into a second hopper.   
     
     
         6 . The method of making a golf ball according to  claim 4 , further comprising:
 delivering particles of a third material to a third heating chamber; and   heating the particles of the third material, thereby melting the particles of the third material into the third molten material.   
     
     
         7 . The method of making a golf ball according to  claim 6 , further comprising:
 loading the particles of the third material into a third hopper.