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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2013
Applicant:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 37/06 (2006.01); A63B 37/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 37/0077 (2013.01); A63B 37/006 (2013.01); A63B 37/008 (2013.01); A63B 37/0045 (2013.01); A63B 37/0075 (2013.01); A63B 37/0076 (2013.01); A63B 37/0097 (2013.01); A63B 37/0043 (2013.01); A63B 37/0059 (2013.01); A63B 37/0062 (2013.01); A63B 37/0064 (2013.01); A63B 37/0069 (2013.01);
Abstract
A multi-layer golf ball includes a core having an outer surface, an intermediate layer surrounding the core, and a cover layer surrounding the intermediate layer, which defines an outermost portion of the ball. The outer surface of the core includes a plurality of polygonal protrusions aligned on a common sphere and a plurality of grooves that extend radially inward from the sphere and respectively separate and define each of the polygonal protrusions. The intermediate layer has a radially inward facing surface that is bonded to the outer surface of the core across the entire outer surface.