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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 1990
Filed:
Dec. 04, 1980
Francis deS Lynch, Mattapoisett, MA (US);
John W Jepson, Marion, MA (US);
Robert A Brown, Mattapoisett, MA (US);
Acushnet Company, New Bedford, MA (US);
Abstract
Dimples on a golf ball are interrelated by dimple number, dimple diameter and dimple depth and are arranged on the surface of the golf ball in a manner which enables the golf ball to travel further. At least about 80% of the distances between the closest points of the edges of adjacent dimples are less than about 0.065 inches and at least about 55% of the distances between the closest points of the edges of adjacent dimples are greater than about 0.001 inches. Dimple number, dimple diameter and dimple depth are also interrelated in a specific manner according to the formula: ##EQU1## wherein: d=average depth of all dimples in inches