Golf ball
AssigneeDunlop Slazenger Corporation
InventorLauro C. Cadorniga
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Abstract
A golf ball having a plurality of dimples therein, each of the dimples including a major dimple portion comprising a first recess formed in the surface of the ball, the major dimple portion having a span from side to side, a side wall and a bottom wall, and a minor dimple portion comprising a second recess formed in the bottom wall of the major dimple portion, the minor dimple portion having a span from side to side, parallel to the major dimple portion span, and smaller than the major dimple portion span, a side wall and a bottom wall, the major and minor dimple portions being of similar configuration, with the minor dimple portion being substantially centered in the major dimple portion and interrupting the major dimple portion bottom wall.
Claims11
A golf ball having a plurality of dimples therein, each of said dimples comprising a major dimple portion comprising a first recess formed in a surface of said ball, a major dimple wall defining said major dimple portion, major dimple side edges formed by intersection of said major dimple wall and said surface, said major dimple portion having a major dimple largest span from one of said major dimple side edges to another of said major dimple side edges, and a minor dimple portion comprising a second recess formed in said major dimple wall, a minor dimple wall defining said minor dimple portion, said golf ball characterized by minor dimple side edges formed by intersection of said major dimple wall and said minor dimple wall, said major dimple wall and said minor dimple wall each comprising a single non-partitioned contiguous wall, said minor dimple portion having a minor dimple largest span from one of said minor dimple side edges to another of said minor dimple side edges, parallel to said major dimple span and smaller than said major dimple span, said major and minor dimple portions of each of said dimples being of similar configuration in planform and in centerline section and being similarly oriented, such that said first recess and said second recess are formed complementary to portions of first and second similar geometrical configurations of unequal size, with said minor dimple portion being substantially centered in said major dimple portion and interrupting said major dimple portion wall.
A golf ball having a plurality of dimples therein, each of said dimples comprising a major dimple portion comprising a first circular recess formed in a surface of said ball, a major dimple wall defining said major dimple portion, major dimple side edges formed by intersection of said major dimple wall and said surface, said major dimple portion having a major dimple largest span from one of said major dimple side edges to another of said major dimple side edges, and a minor dimple portion comprising a second circular recess formed in said major dimple wall and extending radially inwardly of said ball, a minor dimple wall defining said minor dimple portion, minor dimple side edges formed by intersection of said major dimple wall and said minor dimple wall, said minor dimple side edges forming an upstanding ridge in said dimple concentrically inwardly of said major dimple side edges, said minor dimple portion having a minor dimple largest span from one of said minor dimple side edges to another of said minor dimple side edges smaller than said major dimple span, said major and minor dimple portions of each of said dimples having recesses being of configurations in centerline section complementary to portions of first and second spheres, respectively, said second spheres being smaller than said first spheres.
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