Golf ball dimple patterns including stars and stripes
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 on the outer surface thereof.
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.
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.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.