Golf ball
AssigneeAcushnet Company
InventorHerbert C. Boehm
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Abstract
A golf ball in the shape of a sphere having a core and an outer cover, said cover defining an outer surface with a plurality of non-annular dimples in said outer surface, each dimple having a predetermined dimple perimeter on said outer surface to define an enclosed area having a diameter the improvement wherein: a) each dimple has a bottom surface area spaced radially inwardly of said outer surface; b) said bottom surface area is substantially equal to the enclosed area defined by said perimeter; and c) said bottom surface area is a constant depth from said outer surface along said diameter.
Claims7
A golf ball in the shape of a sphere having a core and an outer cover, said cover defining an outer surface with a plurality of non-annular dimples in said outer surface, each dimple having a predetermined dimple perimeter on said outer surface to define an enclosed area having a diameter, the improvement wherein:
- a) each dimple has a bottom surface area spaced radially inwardly of said outer surface;
- b) said bottom surface area is substantially equal to the enclosed area defined by said perimeter;
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- c) said bottom surface area is at a constant depth from said outer surface along said diameter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.