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US 2004/0106477 A1Published application
[golf ball having a sinusoidal surface]
AssigneeCallaway Golf Company
InventorSteven S. Ogg
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Abstract
A golf ball having a sinusoidal surface is disclosed. The golf ball has a sinusoidal structure. The golf ball of the present invention conforms with the 1.68 inches diameter requirement for USGA approved golf balls. The interconnected sine waves form a sinusoidal structure in the preferred embodiment. The preferred embodiment has a parting line that alternates upward and downward along a sine wave.
Claims12
A golf ball comprising a sinusoidal surface, the sinusoidal surface covering the entire golf ball, the sinusoidal surface defining an outersphere diameter of the golf ball of at least 1.68 inches.
A golf ball comprising:
- a first hemisphere having a sinusoidal surface;
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- a second hemisphere having a sinusoidal surface, the second hemisphere being coupled to the first hemisphere along a parting line, the golf ball having an outersphere diameter of at least 1.68 inches and an innersphere diameter of between 1.662 inches and 1.666 inches.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.