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US 2003/0114255 A1Published application
Golf ball dimples with a catenary curve profile
AssigneeAcushnet Company
InventorsJeffrey L. Dalton, Laurent Bissonnette
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Abstract
A golf ball having an outside surface with a plurality of dimples formed thereon. The dimples on the ball have a cross-sectional profiles formed by a catenary curve. Shape constants in the catenary curve are used to vary the ball flight performance according to ball spin characteristics and player swing speed.
Claims14
A golf ball having a plurality of recessed dimples on the surface thereof, wherein at least one dimple is defined by the revolution of a Catenary curve.
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