Patent · US Expired

Golf ball

US6346053B1 · kind B1 · utility

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6Claims
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Filing dateSep 16, 1998
Grant dateFeb 12, 2002
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Expiry dateSep 16, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63B45/00
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

In a golf ball having on its surface a multiplicity of dimples, the dimples include a majority of large dimples with a diameter of 3.0 to 4.2 mm and account for at least 65% of the entire ball surface area. The large dimples have a depth of 0.1-0.35 mm, an edge angle of up to 30°, and a radius of curvature at the edge of 1-50 mm. Not only excellent flight performance is achieved, but the ball can be smoothly released from a mold at the end of molding.

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