Golf ball dimple pattern

• US 7,384,350 B2
• Filed: 02/01/2007
• Issued: 06/10/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 05/23/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Callaway Golf Company (Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Callaway Golf Company (Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.)
• Inventors: Simonds, Vincent J., Veilleux, Thomas A., Shannon, Kevin J.
• Primary Examiner(s): GORDEN, RAEANN
• Application Number:
  US11/670,034
• Publication Number:
  US 20070129176A1
• Time in Patent Office: 495 Days
• Field of Search: 473378-385
• 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 37/0018 Specified number of dimples
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 37/002 Specified dimple diameter
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 37/0021 Occupation ratio, i.e. percentage surface occupied by dimples

Abstract

A golf ball (20) having a non-planar parting line (25), a first false non-planar parting line (26a) and a second false non-planar parting line (26b). A first group 32 of parting dimples defines the non-planar parting line (25). A second group (33) of parting dimples defines the first false non-planar parting line (26a). A third group (34) of parting dimples defines the second false non-planar parting line (26b). A plurality of hexispheres (70) are defined by the non-planar parting line (25) the first false non-planar parting line (26a) and the second false non-planar parting line (26b).

Claims

1. A golf ball comprising:

a first hexisphere defined by a first false non-planar parting line and a second false non-planar parting line;

a second hexisphere adjacent the first hexisphere and defined by a non-planar parting line and the first false non-planar parting line;

a third hexisphere adjacent the second hexisphere and defined by the non-planar parting line and the second false non-planar parting line;

a fourth hexisphere adjacent the third hexisphere and defined by the first false non-planar parting line and the second false non-planar parting line;

a fifth hexisphere adjacent the fourth hexisphere and defined by the first false non-planar parting line and the non-planar parting line; and

a sixth hexisphere adjacent the fifth hexisphere and defined by the non-planar parting line and the second false non-planar parting line;

wherein each of the first hexisphere, the second hexisphere, the third hexisphere, the fourth hexisphere, the fifth hexisphere and the sixth hexisphere comprises a plurality of non-partitioning dimples and a plurality of partitioning dimples;

wherein each hexisphere is one sixth of the surface of the golf ball;

wherein the plurality of partitioning dimples number from 132 dimples to 156 dimples.

2. The golf ball according to claim 1 wherein the plurality of non-partioning dimples and the plurality of partitioning dimples cover from 82% to 87% of a surface area of the golf ball.

3. The golf ball according to claim 1 wherein the plurality of non-partitioning dimples and the plurality of partitioning dimples combined number from 360 dimples to 440 dimples.

4. The golf ball according to claim 1 wherein the plurality of non-partitioning dimples and the plurality of partitioning dimples combined number 384 dimples.

5. The golf ball according to claim 1 wherein the plurality of non-partitioning dimples and the plurality of partitioning dimples cover from 77% to 80% of a surface area of the golf ball.

6. A golf ball comprising:

a first hexisphere defined by a first false non-planar parting line and a second false non-planar parting line;

a second hexisphere adjacent the first hexisphere and defined by a non-planar parting line and the first false non-planar parting line;

a third hexisphere adjacent the second hexisphere and defined by the non-planar parting line and the second false non-planar parting line;

a fourth hexisphere adjacent the third hexisphere and defined by the first false non-planar parting line and the second false non-planar parting line;

a fifth hexisphere adjacent the fourth hexisphere and defined by the first false non-planar parting line and the non-planar parting line; and

a sixth hexisphere adjacent the fifth hexisphere and defined by the non-planar parting line and the second false non-planar parting line;

wherein each of the first hexisphere, the second hexisphere, the third hexisphere, the fourth hexisphere, the fifth hexisphere and the sixth hexisphere comprises a plurality of non-partitioning dimples and a plurality of partitioning dimples;

wherein each hexisphere is one sixth of the surface of the golf ball;

wherein each of the first hexisphere, the second hexisphere, the third hexisphere, the fourth hexisphere, the fifth hexisphere and the sixth hexisphere comprises between 32 and 40 non-partitioning dimples.

7. A golf ball comprising:

a first hexisphere defined by a first false non-planar parting line and a second false non-planar parting line;

a second hexisphere adjacent the first hexisphere and defined by a non-planar planar parting line and the first false non-planar parting line;

a third hexisphere adjacent the second hexisphere and defined by the non-planar parting line and the second false non-planar parting line;

a fourth hexisphere adjacent the third hexisphere and defined by the first false non-planar parting line and the second false non-planar parting line;

a fifth hexisphere adjacent the fourth hexisphere and defined by the first false non-planar parting line and the non-planar parting line; and

a sixth hexisphere adjacent the fifth hexisphere and defined by the non-planar arting line and the second false non-planar parting line;

wherein each of the first hexisphere, the second hexisphere, the third hexisphere, the fourth hexisphere, the fifth hexisphere and the sixth hexisphere comprises a plurality of non-partitioning dimples and a plurality of partitioning dimples;

wherein each hexisphere is one sixth of the surface of the golf ball;

wherein the plurality of partitioning dimples number from 120 dimples to 192 dimples.