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US 7,547,259 B2Granted
Aerodynamic pattern for a golf ball
AssigneeCallaway Golf Company
InventorsVincent J. Simonds, Thomas F. Bergin, Thomas A. Veilleux
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Abstract
A golf ball having traditional dimples and a tubular lattice structure is disclosed herein. The golf ball has dimples and a plurality of lattice members that form multi-faceted polygons. Each of the plurality of lattice members has an apex and the golf ball of the present invention conforms with the 1.68 inches requirement for USGA-approved golf balls. The interconnected lattice members form a plurality of polygons, preferably hexagons and pentagons. Each of the lattice members preferably has a continuous contour.
Claims2
A golf ball comprising:
- a plurality of dimples ranging from ranging from 220 to 260 dimples;
- and a plurality of multi-faceted polygons ranging from 60 to 100, each of the plurality of multi-faceted polygons having at least ten facets and a depth ranging from 0.004 inch to 0.01 inch, wherein each of the multi-faceted polygons is adjacent to only dimples of the plurality of dimples;
- wherein the plurality of dimples and the plurality of multi-faceted polygons cover 70% to 90% of a surface area of the golf ball.
A golf ball comprising:
- a core having a diameter ranging from 1.20 inches to 1.64 inches and comprising a polybutadiene material;
- a cover composed of an ionomer material and having a thickness ranging from 0.015 inch to 0.075 inch, a surface of the cover comprising a plurality of dimples ranging from 220 to 260 dimples and a plurality of multi-faceted polygons ranging from 60 to 100, each of the plurality of multi-faceted polygons having at least ten facets and a depth ranging from 0.004 inch to 0.01 inch, wherein each of the multi-faceted polygons is adjacent to only dimples of the plurality of dimples;
- wherein the golf ball has a diameter ranging from 1.65 inches to 1.72 inches.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.