US4722529A
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Golf balls
Assignee: TaylorMade Golf Co Inc
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Filing: 1986-05-09
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Granted: 1988-02-02
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Expires: 2006-05-09
Abstract
Abstract A spherical golf ball (10) is provided with at least 500 dimples and 30 bald patches symmetrically disposed over the surface of the ball, the disposition of the dimples being substantially the same in each of twelve regions (11) of the surface of the sphere which are defined by projecting on to the surface the edges of a regular dodecahedron. At the mid point of each edge of the dodecahedron there is a bald patch (20, 21, 22, 23, 24). Each bald patch has the shape of a spherical rectangular dumbbell, a surface area of from 1.0 to 2.5 times the mean dimple area and does not enclose any dimple or part thereof.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael Shaw
- 👤 Brian F. Machin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 04:39
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63B; A63B37/00; A63B37/0003; A63B37/0004; A63B37/0006; A63B37/00065; A63B37/0018; A63B37/0019; A63B37/002
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
137 words
A golf ball in the shape of a sphere having in its surface at least 500 dimples and 30 bald patches symmetrically disposed over the surface of said sphere, the disposition of said dimples being substantially the same in each of those twelve regions of the surface of said sphere which are defined by projecting on to said surface the edges of a regular dodecahedron, one of said bald patches being located at the midpoint of each edge of said dodecahedron, wherein each said bald patch is a region on the surface of said ball of such a size that it is possible to draw on it a spherical rectangular dumbbell having a surface area of 1.0 to 2.5 times the mean dimple area and not enclosing any of said dimples or any part of said dimples.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
137 words
A golf ball in the shape of a sphere having in its surface at least 500 dimples and 30 bald patches symmetrically disposed over the surface of said sphere, the disposition of said dimples being substantially the same in each of those twelve regions of the surface of said sphere which are defined by projecting on to said surface the edges of a regular dodecahedron, one of said bald patches being located at the midpoint of each edge of said dodecahedron, wherein each said bald patch is a region on the surface of said ball of such a size that it is possible to draw on it a spherical rectangular dumbbell having a surface area of 1.0 to 2.5 times the mean dimple area and not enclosing any of said dimples or any part of said dimples.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
The golf ball of claim 1, wherein said dimples are of circular plan view, their configuration being that of a solid of revolution generated by the rotation of a plane curve about a radius of said ball.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The golf ball of claim 2, wherein the configuration of said dimples is that of a part-sphere.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
The golf ball of claim 2, wherein the configuration of said dimples is that of a part-ellipsoid.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
The golf ball of claim 2, wherein the diameter of said dimples is from 0.085 to 0.150 inches (2.16 to 38.81 mm).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
The golf ball of claim 5, wherein the diameter of said dimples is from 0.090 to 0.145 inches (2.29 to 3.68 mm).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
The golf ball of claim 2, wherein the ratio of the maximum depth of said dimples to their diameter is from 1:6 to 1:20.
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