Golf ball having non-planar parting line with non-circular dimples
First Claim
1. A golf ball having a non-planar parting line about non-circular dimples on its spherical surface, the parting line comprising:
- non-concentric arcs having straight connecting line segments between the arcs, wherein each arc maintains a tangency with its connecting lines and a relief distance greater than or equal to 0.003 inches when measured from an average non-circular dimple diameter to one of the non-concentric arcs and an absolute relief distance of at least 0.001 inches when measured from all points on the non-circular dimple perimeter to one of the non-concentric arcs; and
the sum of the lengths of the non-concentric arcs relates to the sum of the straight connecting line segments according to the equation;
(0.15)Σ
LARCS≤
Σ
LLINES≤
(0.50)Σ
LARCS.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a golf ball having a non-planar parting line about non-circular dimples on its spherical surface. The parting line comprises non-concentric arcs having straight connecting line segments between the arcs. Each arc maintains a tangency with its connecting lines and a relief distance greater than or equal to 0.003 inches when measured from an average non-circular dimple diameter to one of the non-concentric arcs and an absolute relief distance of at least 0.001 inches when measured from all points on the non-circular dimple perimeter to one of the non-concentric arcs. The sum of the lengths of the non-concentric arcs relates to the sum of the straight connecting line segments according to the equation:
(0.15)ΣLARCS≤ΣLLINES≤(0.50)ΣLARCS.
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14 Claims
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1. A golf ball having a non-planar parting line about non-circular dimples on its spherical surface, the parting line comprising:
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non-concentric arcs having straight connecting line segments between the arcs, wherein each arc maintains a tangency with its connecting lines and a relief distance greater than or equal to 0.003 inches when measured from an average non-circular dimple diameter to one of the non-concentric arcs and an absolute relief distance of at least 0.001 inches when measured from all points on the non-circular dimple perimeter to one of the non-concentric arcs; and the sum of the lengths of the non-concentric arcs relates to the sum of the straight connecting line segments according to the equation;
(0.15)Σ
LARCS≤
Σ
LLINES≤
(0.50)Σ
LARCS. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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