Golf Ball

• US 5,569,100 A
• Filed: 10/31/1994
• Issued: 10/29/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/1993
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Callaway Golf Company (Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Lisco Incorporated
• Inventors: Nesbitt, R. Dennis, Melvin, Terence, Stiefel, Joseph F., Molitor, Robert P.
• Primary Examiner(s): Marlo, George J.
• Application Number:
  US08/332,295
• Time in Patent Office: 729 Days
• Field of Search: 273/232, 473/383, 473/384, 473/377
• US Class Current: 473/384
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 37/0003 Golf balls
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 37/0004 Surface depressions or protrusions
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 37/00065 located around the pole or the equator
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 37/0018 Specified number of dimples
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 37/0019 Specified dimple depth
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 37/002 Specified dimple diameter
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 37/0021 Occupation ratio, i.e. percentage surface occupied by dimples
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 37/008 Diameter
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 37/0083 Weight; Mass

Abstract

A golf ball of improved playing characteristics weighing no more than 1.62 ounces and having a mean outside diameter of at least 1.70 inches. A dimple pattern on the surface of the ball may include a plurality of dimples which have different diameters. The dimples cover at least 65% of the surface of the ball.

Claims

1. A golf ball of improved playing characteristics comprising

a ball having a mean outside diameter of substantially between 1.70 and 1.80 inches and a weight no greater than 1.62 ounces;

and

a dimple pattern comprising a plurality of dimples on the surface of said ball;

said dimple pattern covering at least 65.0% of the surface of said ball.

2. The golf ball of claim 1 wherein said dimples cover substantially 67% of the surface of said ball.

3. The golf ball of claim 2 wherein said dimples are all of the same diameter.

4. The golf ball of claim 3 wherein there are 332 dimples on said surface of said ball.

5. The golf ball of claim 3 wherein the diameter of each of said dimples is substantially 0.155 inch.

6. The golf ball of claim 5 wherein the depth of each of said dimples is substantially 0.112 inch.