Golf ball
First Claim
1. A golf ball having dimples and a plurality of great circles unintersecting said dimples on a spherical surface thereof, and characterized in that the specification of said dimples is set 1.02≦
- VL/VF≦
1.20 where L is a zone ranging from each of said great circles to each of the circumferences corresponding to a central angle of less than approximately 10°
;
F is a zone other than said L zone;
the volume of each dimple arranged in said L zone is VL; and
the volume of each dimple arranged in said F zone and having approximately the same diameter as that of said dimple arranged in said L zone is VF.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
The present invention relates to a golf ball having dimples and a plurality of great circles unintersecting the dimples in which the specification of the dimples is set 1.02≦VL/VF≦1.20 where L is a zone ranging from each of the great circles to each of the circumferences corresponding to a central angle of less than approximately 10°; F is a zone other than the L zone; the volume of each dimple arranged in the L zone is VL; and the volume of each dimple arranged in the F zone and having approximately the same diameter as that of said dimple arranged in the L zone is VF.
34 Citations
1 Claim
-
1. A golf ball having dimples and a plurality of great circles unintersecting said dimples on a spherical surface thereof, and characterized in that the specification of said dimples is set 1.02≦
- VL/VF≦
1.20 where L is a zone ranging from each of said great circles to each of the circumferences corresponding to a central angle of less than approximately 10°
;
F is a zone other than said L zone;
the volume of each dimple arranged in said L zone is VL; and
the volume of each dimple arranged in said F zone and having approximately the same diameter as that of said dimple arranged in said L zone is VF.
- VL/VF≦
Specification
-
- Resources
-
Current AssigneeSumitomo Rubber Industries Limited
-
Original AssigneeSumitomo Rubber Industries Limited
-
InventorsOka, Kengo
-
Primary Examiner(s)Coven, Edward M.
-
Assistant Examiner(s)Wong, Steven B.
-
Application NumberUS07/691,500Time in Patent Office425 DaysField of Search273/232US Class Current473/384CPC Class CodesA63B 37/0004 Surface depressions or prot...A63B 37/0006 Arrangement or layout of di...A63B 37/0016 Specified individual dimple...A63B 37/0017 Specified total dimple volumeA63B 37/0019 Specified dimple depthA63B 37/002 Specified dimple diameterA63B 37/0026 BalataA63B 37/0052 Liquid coresA63B 37/008 DiameterA63B 37/0087 Deflection or compressionA63B 37/0096 Spin rate
