Golf ball having a sinusoidal surface

• US 6,802,787 B2
• Filed: 10/09/2003
• Issued: 10/12/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2001
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Callaway Golf Company (Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Callaway Golf Company (Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.)
• Inventors: Ogg, Steven S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Gorden, Raeann
• Application Number:
  US10/605,579
• Publication Number:
  US 20040106477A1
• Time in Patent Office: 369 Days
• Field of Search: 473/378, 473/379, 473/380, 473/381, 473/382, 473/383, 473/384, 473/385
• US Class Current: 473/378
• 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 37/0012 Dimple profile, i.e. cross-sectional view
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 37/008 Diameter
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 37/0084 Initial velocity

Abstract

A golf ball having a sinusoidal surface is disclosed. The golf ball has a sinusoidal structure. The golf ball of the present invention conforms with the 1.68 inches diameter requirement for USGA approved golf balls. The interconnected sine waves form a sinusoidal structure in the preferred embodiment. The preferred embodiment has a parting line that alternates upward and downward along a sine wave.

Claims

1. A golf ball comprising:

a first hemisphere having a sinusoidal surface; and

a second hemisphere having a sinusoidal surface, the second hemisphere being coupled to the first hemisphere along a parting line, the parting line having a sine wave configuration,

wherein the golf ball includes an outersphere and an innersphere concentric with the outersphere, the outersphere having a diameter of at least 1.68 inches, the innersphere having a diameter of between 1.662 inches and 1.666 inches, each of the sinusoidal surfaces extending between the innersphere and the outersphere.

2. The golf ball according to claim 1, wherein each of the sinusoidal surfaces includes a plurality of sine waves overlapping to define the sinusoidal surface, at least one of the plurality of sine waves having a bottom of the sine wave located on the innersphere and apices located on the outersphere.

3. The golf ball according to claim 2, wherein the width of each of the apices is in the range of 0.0001 inch to 0.001 inch.

4. The golf ball according to claim 2, wherein at least one of the sine waves has a frequency different from that of another sine wave.

5. The golf ball according to claim 1, wherein each of the sinusoidal surfaces is a helical sinusoidal surface.

6. A golf ball comprising:

a first hemisphere having a sinusoidal surface; and

a second hemisphere having a sinusoidal surface, the second hemisphere being coupled to the first hemisphere along a parting line,

wherein the golf ball includes an outersphere and an innersphere concentric with the outersphere, the outersphere having a diameter of at least 1.68 inches, the innersphere having a diameter of between 1.662 inches and 1.666 inches, each of the sinusoidal surfaces extending between the innersphere and the outersphere and including a plurality of sine waves overlapping to define the sinusoidal surface, at least one of the plurality of sine waves having apices located on the outersphere, and at least one of the sine waves having a frequency different from that of another sine wave.