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Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2000

Filed:

Mar. 12, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:

Erik A Ekstrom, Wilkes-Barre, PA (US);

Stanley H Johnson, Bethlehem, PA (US);

Assignee:

United States Golf Associatino, Far Hills, NJ (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
73-9 ; 73859 ;
Abstract

The testing apparatus serves to measure the coefficient of friction of a golf ball. The apparatus has a base with a pair of flexure arms which carry inserts between which a golf ball may be pushed under a force in order to flex the flexure arms outwardly. Strain gauges record the flexing of the flexure arms in order to determine the force perpendicular to an insert. A load cell is employed to determine the amount of pushing force on the golf ball in order to determine a force parallel to the surface of the insert. The ratio of the two forces obtained serves as the coefficient of friction of a golf ball.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Ekstrom, Erik. (2000). Apparatus for measuring the coefficient of friction of a golf ball (U.S. Patent No. 6016685). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/6016685

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