Golf ball
First Claim
1. A golf ball having a dimpled surface, the configuration of said dimpled surface comprisinga dimple-free equatorial line on said ball dividing said ball into two hemispheres with each hemisphere having a pole and substantially identical dimple patterns, each hemispherical dimple pattern comprisingat least two spaced imaginary arcs extending clockwise between said pole and said equator on said surface;
- at least two spaced imaginary arcs extending counterclockwise between said pole and said equator on said surface;
a plurality of dimples extending along each of said arcs between said pole and said equator; and
a second plurality of dimples substantially filling the surface area enclosed within said arcs.
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Abstract
A golf ball is provided having a dimpled surface, the configuration of the dimples comprising a dimple-free equatorial line on the ball dividing the ball into two hemispheres, with each hemisphere having substantially identical dimple patterns. The dimple pattern of each hemisphere comprises a first plurality of dimples extending in at least two spaced clockwise arcs between the pole and the equator of each hemisphere, a second plurality of dimples extending in at least two spaced counterclockwise arcs between the pole and the equator of each hemisphere, and a third plurality of dimples substantially filling the surface area between the first and second plurality of dimples.
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35 Claims
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1. A golf ball having a dimpled surface, the configuration of said dimpled surface comprising
a dimple-free equatorial line on said ball dividing said ball into two hemispheres with each hemisphere having a pole and substantially identical dimple patterns, each hemispherical dimple pattern comprising at least two spaced imaginary arcs extending clockwise between said pole and said equator on said surface; -
at least two spaced imaginary arcs extending counterclockwise between said pole and said equator on said surface; a plurality of dimples extending along each of said arcs between said pole and said equator; and a second plurality of dimples substantially filling the surface area enclosed within said arcs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of locating dimples on the surface of a golf ball comprising
designating opposite pole locations and an equator between said poles to create two equal hemispheres; -
establishing at least two arcs extending clockwise between said pole and said equator on the surface of each of said hemispheres; establishing at least two arcs extending counterclockwise between said pole and said equator on the surface of each of said hemispheres; locating a plurality of dimples along said arcs; and
substantially filling the area within said arcs with dimples, the total number of said dimples being the same for both hemispheres. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A golf ball having a dimpled surface with a dimple-free equatorial line dividing the ball into two hemispheres, each hemisphere having a pole, each of said hemispherical dimpled surfaces comprising
a first plurality of dimples extending in at least two spaced clockwise arcs between said pole and said equator; -
a second plurality of dimples extending in at least two spaced counterclockwise arcs between said pole and said equator; and a third plurality of dimples substantially filling the surface area between said first and second plurality of dimples. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A golf ball having a dimpled surface with a dimple-free equatorial line dividing the ball into two hemispheres, each hemisphere having a pole, each of said hemispherical surfaces comprising
a first plurality of dimples extending in four spaced clockwise arcs between said pole and said equator, said plurality of dimples comprising dimples having different diameters D1, D2, and D3; -
a second plurality of dimples extending in four spaced counterclockwise arcs between said pole and said equator, said plurality of dimples having different diameters D1, D2, and D3; a third plurality of dimples substantially filling the surface area between said first and second plurality of dimples; said third plurality of dimples having different diameters D1, D2, and D3. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35)
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35. The golf ball of claim 34 wherein each of said arcs include a common pole dimple having a diameter D1;
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eight additional dimples D1; nine dimples having a diameter D2; and two dimples having a diameter D3, each of said arcs having a common dimple at a crossing point of any two arcs.
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Specification