Packaging for golf equipment using soft touch coating

Abstract

The present invention is directed to golf ball packages using a coating that gives a soft touch and antiglare effects. In addition, the soft touch coating can be applied to golf equipments, such as golf balls, golf gloves and golf clubs, and to golf displays. The coating may also have a color traveling effect.

1 . A golf ball package comprising 
 a plurality of golf balls, and    a container enclosing the golf balls wherein at least a portion of the container has one or more layers of a soft touch coating, wherein    the coating further comprises 
 a water-based coating composition, and  
 a suspension of a plurality of silicone rubber particles in water.  
   
   
   
       2 . The golf ball package of  claim 1 , wherein the silicone rubber particles have an average particle size of less than 200 micrometers.  
   
   
       3 . The golf ball package of  claim 2 , wherein the silicone rubber particles have an average particle size of 1 to 100 micrometers.  
   
   
       4 . The golf ball package of  claim 1 , wherein the water-based coating composition is a member selected from the group consisting of water-based polyurethane resin coating compositions, water-based alkyd resin coating compositions, water-based aminoalkyd resin coating compositions, water-based epoxy resin coating compositions, water-based acrylic resin coating compositions, water-based silicone-modified epoxy resin coating compositions, water-based silicone-modified polyester resin coating compositions, and water-based silicone resin coating compositions.  
   
   
       5 . The golf ball package of  claim 1 , wherein the silicone rubber particle is present in 1 to 150 weight parts per 100 weight parts of total solids in the water-based coating composition.  
   
   
       6 . The golf ball package of  claim 1 , wherein the silicone rubber particle further comprise an organopolysiloxane, a filler and a pigment, wherein 
 the organopolysiloxane is attached to a member selected from the group consisting of an alkeny group, hydrogen, and a vinyl group.    
   
   
       7 . The golf ball package of  claim 6 , wherein the filler is a member selected from the group consisting of precipitated silica, fumed silica, calcined silica, fumed titanium oxide, powdered quartz, diatomaceous earth, asbestos, aluminosilicic acid, iron oxide, zinc oxide, and calcium carbonate.  
   
   
       8 . The golf ball package of  claim 1 , wherein the silicone rubber particles comprise a first average particle size, and a second average particle size, wherein the first average particle size is 0.1 to less than 4 micrometers, and the second average particle size is 4 to 200 micrometers.  
   
   
       9 . The golf ball package of  claim 8 , wherein the first average particle size is 0.1 to 3.5 micrometers.  
   
   
       10 . The golf ball package of  claim 9 , wherein the second average particle size is 4 to 100 micrometers.  
   
   
       11 . A golf ball package comprising 
 a plurality of golf balls, and    a container enclosing the golf balls wherein at least a portion of the container has one or more layers of a soft touch coating, wherein    the coating further comprises a two-component thermosetting polyurethane that is substantially saturated.    
   
   
       12 . The golf ball package of  claim 11 , wherein the polyurethane further comprises a component wherein the component is selected from a group consisting of a UV absorber, a hindered amine light stabilizer, an antioxidant, an optical brightener, an abrasion filler, a coupling agent, a colorant, and a combination thereof.  
   
   
       13 . The golf ball package of  claim 11 , wherein 
 the coating has a coefficient of friction of 0.8 to 1.5, and    the coating has a 60° gloss of 80 to 95 gloss units.    
   
   
       14 . The golf ball package of  claim 11 , wherein the coating has a thickness of 0.0001 inch to 0.01 inch.  
   
   
       15 . The golf ball package of  claim 11 , wherein the coating is translucent, transparent, or pigmented.  
   
   
       16 . A golf ball package comprising 
 a plurality of golf balls, and    a container enclosing the golf balls wherein at least a portion of the container has at least one coating layers, wherein    said at least a portion of the container comprises a color traveling effect composition, and a soft touch composition.    
   
   
       17 . The golf ball packaging of  claim 16 , wherein the color traveling effect composition and the soft touch composition are in the same coating layer.  
   
   
       18 . The golf ball packaging of  claim 16 , wherein the color traveling effect composition and the soft touch composition are in different coating layers.  
   
   
       19 . The golf ball packaging of  claim 16 , wherein the color traveling effect composition and the soft touch composition comprise an ordered periodic array of particles held in a matrix, and the particles have an average size of 0.01 to 1 micron.  
   
   
       20 . The golf ball package of  claim 19 , wherein 
 a difference between a first refractive index of the particles and a second refractive index of the matrix is at least 0.01.    
   
   
       21 . The golf ball package of  claim 19 , wherein the particles comprises a polymer selected from the group consisting of a polyurethane, an acrylic polymer, an alkyd polymer, a polyester, a siloxane-containing polymer, a polysulfide, an epoxy-containing polymer, a polymer derived from an epoxy-containing polymer, alumina, silica, titanium dioxide, cadmium selenide, and a combination thereof.  
   
   
       22 . The golf ball package of  claim 19 , wherein the matrix made from a polymer selected from the group consisting of a polyurethane, an acrylic polymer, an alkyd polymer, a polyester, a siloxane-containing polymer, a polysulfide, an epoxy-containing polymer, a polymer derived from an epoxy-containing polymer, alumina, silica, titanium dioxide, cadmium selenide, and a combination thereof.  
   
   
       23 . A soft touch golf equipment comprising 
 a golf equipment, and    one ore more layers of a soft touch coating on the golf equipment or a portion of a golf equipment, wherein    the coating further comprises 
 a water-based coating composition, and  
 a suspension of a plurality of silicone rubber particles in water.  
   
   
   
       24 . The soft touch golf equipment of  claim 24 , wherein the golf equipment is a member selected from the group consisting golf ball, golf club, golf glove, golf shoe, golf bag, and golf accessory.  
   
   
       25 . A soft touch display counter for golf equipment comprising 
 a display counter for golf equipment,    a flooring on which the display counter locates, and    a soft touch coating applied to at least one of the display counter and the flooring, wherein the coating further comprises 
 a water-based coating composition, and  
 a suspension of a plurality of silicone rubber particles in water.