Golf ball having elongated dimples and method for making the same
AssigneeSpalding Sports Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsGary Tavares, Kevin Shannon, Daniel Murphy, Joseph F. Stiefel
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Abstract
A spherical ball and a method of making the spherical ball wherein the ball has a plurality of elongated dimples substantially covering the outer surface of the ball without any dimple overlap. The elongated dimples are of at least two types including a first plurality of dimples having a minor axis and a major axis which together form the long axis of the first plurality of dimples. The minor axis being less than the major axis. A second plurality of dimples has a minor axis equal to that of the first plurality of dimples and a major axis less than the major axis of the first plurality of dimples but greater than the minor axis.
Claims4
A golf ball, comprising
- (a) a spherical surface containing a pole in each hemisphere thereof and an equator midway between said poles;
- and
- (b) a plurality of non-circular dimples arranged in said surface, each of said dimples having at least two equal axes, said axes intersecting and being arranged at an angle to define a kidney shaped dimple.
A golf ball, comprising
- (a) a spherical surface containing a pole in each hemisphere thereof and an equator midway between said poles;
- and
- (b) a plurality of non-circular dimples arranged in said surface, each of said dimples having at least two equal axes, said axes intersecting, wherein said dimples comprise at least two groups of dimples, a first group having axes which overlap to define elliptical dimples and a second group having axes arranged at an angle to define kidney-shaped dimples.
A dimple arranged in a spherical surface of a golf ball, said dimple including at least two equal axes which intersect, said axes being arranged at an angle, thereby to define a kidney-shaped dimple.
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