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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Douglas C. Winfield, Mattapoisett, MA (US);
Assignee:
Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 3/714 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 3/714 ;
Abstract
Golf balls are disclosed having novel dimple patterns determined by a plurality of connected polygon regions. A method of packing dimples using the connected polygons is also disclosed. For each disclosed dimple pattern, connected polygons extend from a pole of the golf ball towards the parting line. Dimples are positioned on the golf ball surface according to the pattern of connected polygons and then the remaining space of the golf ball is filled with dimples. This results in a golf ball having a dimple pattern that has some uniformity but also some variance.