Golf ball dimple patterns including stars and stripes and color
AssigneeAcushnet Company
InventorsMichael R. Madson, William E. Morgan
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Abstract
The present invention provides golf balls having a pattern of stellated polygon shaped dimples and grooves with pre-selected and coordinated color appearances on the outer surface of the ball to produce a unique and desirable overall golf ball color appearance.
Claims20
A golf ball having a plurality of dimples and a plurality of grooves on the outer surface thereof, wherein the outer surface can be divided by a dividing plane that passes through the geometric center of the golf ball and divides the outer surface into a first hemisphere and a second hemisphere having the following properties:
- the first hemisphere comprises at least 40 dimples having a stellated polygon plan shape and does not include any grooves, and
- the second hemisphere comprises at least 5 grooves and does not include any dimples having a stellated polygon plan shape;
- wherein land surface of the first hemisphere has a first color appearance that contributes to an overall golf ball color appearance and land surface of the second hemisphere has a second color appearance that contributes to the overall golf ball color appearance;
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- each dimple of the first hemisphere has a third color appearance that contributes to the overall golf ball color appearance;
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- each groove of the second hemisphere has a fourth color appearance that contributes to the overall golf ball color appearance;
- such that the overall golf ball color appearance of the finished golf ball is comprised of the first color appearance, the second color appearance, the third color appearance and the fourth color appearance.
A golf ball having a plurality of dimples and a plurality of grooves on the outer surface thereof, wherein the outer surface can be divided by a dividing plane that passes through the geometric center of the golf ball and divides the outer surface into a first hemisphere and a second hemisphere having the following properties:
- the first hemisphere has an arrangement of dimples and grooves comprising 50 dimples having a stellated polygon plan shape and 6 grooves, wherein the dimples and grooves do not overlap or touch, and
- the second hemisphere has an arrangement of dimples and grooves that is substantially identical to the arrangement of the first hemisphere;
- wherein land surface of the first hemisphere has a first color appearance that contributes to an overall golf ball color appearance and land surface of the second hemisphere has a second color appearance that contributes to the overall golf ball color appearance;
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- each dimple of the first hemisphere has a third color appearance that contributes to the overall golf ball color appearance, and each dimple of the second hemisphere has a fourth color appearance that contributes to the overall golf ball color appearance;
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- each groove of the first hemisphere has a fifth color appearance that contributes to the overall golf ball color appearance, and each groove of the second hemisphere has a sixth color appearance that contributes to the overall golf ball color appearance;
- such that the overall golf ball color appearance of the finished golf ball is comprised of the first color appearance, the second color appearance, the third color appearance, the fourth color appearance, the fifth color appearance and the sixth color appearance.
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