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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 13, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gary Tavares, Sturbridge, MA (US);
Stephen Green, Syracuse, NY (US);
Assignee:
Spalding Worldwide Sports, Inc., Chicopee, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 3/712 ; A63B 3/714 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 3/712 ; A63B 3/714 ;
Abstract
A golf ball having improved aerodynamic efficiency is characterized by the arrangement of a plurality of modified tear-drop shaped dimples arranged on the surface thereof. The ball has a dimple-free equator which divides the ball into two identical hemispheres, each of which is broken into equal portions by a plurality of great circles passing through the poles of the ball. Each portion has a maximum circular area filled with a first plurality of non-circular dimples. A second plurality of non-circular dimples is arranged between the circular areas so that the dimple coverage on the ball is maximized.