Golf ball
US4653758A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 22, 1985 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 22, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63B45/00
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A golf ball is formed by a special method and molds so that its cover, which is formed from a pair of hemispherical cover blanks that are moldingly fused into a unitary golf ball cover, has the fused junction of the cover blanks and the molding flash produced by the molding operation extending around the golf ball in a wave form configuration. The golf ball dimple pattern includes a circular array of dimples located in the area of the molding flash which is alternately disposed on opposite sides of the circular dimple array and this allows various uninterrupted dimple patterns to be provided on the golf ball for improved dimple symmetry and flight stability. Preferred dimple patterns are provided on the golf ball so as to subdivide the surface of the cover into an uninterrupted geodesic spherical configuration defining a plurality of equilateral spherical polygons each of which contains an identical number and array of dimples.
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