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US 7,607,997 B2Granted
Low volume cover for a golf ball
AssigneeCallaway Golf Company
InventorsVincent J. Simonds, Thomas A. Veilleux, Thomas F. Bergin
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Abstract
A golf ball (20) having a low volume cover layer (14) is disclosed herein. The golf ball (20) has a cover layer (14) with a volume less than 0.1550 cubic inches. In a preferred embodiment, the cover layer (14) is composed of a reaction-injection molded polyurethane material. Preferably, the cover layer (14) has a plurality of deep depressions (99) with either a plurality of multi-faceted polygons (44) or dimples.
Claims7
A golf ball comprising:
- a core;
- a cover layer disposed over the core, the cover layer having a material volume ranging from 0.1550 cubic inches to 0.070 cubic inches, the cover layer comprising 1 to 10 deep depressions and a plurality of multi-faceted polygons defined by a pluralilty of lattice members;
- wherein the golf ball has a diameter of at least 1.68 inches.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.