Claims
- 1. A golf ball comprising:
a core; and a cover layer disposed on said core, said cover layer having an outer surface and defining a plurality of dimples along said outer surface of said cover layer, wherein at least one of said dimples extends through said cover layer and includes a first region defined by a first radius and having a first span and a second region defined by a second radius and having a second span, wherein said second radius is less than said first radius.
- 2. The golf ball of claim 1, wherein said first region of said dimple is defined by said cover layer and said second region of said dimple is defined by said core.
- 3. The golf ball of claim 1, wherein said first span is from about 0.030 inches to about 0.250 inches.
- 4. The golf ball of claim 1, wherein said second span is from about 0.005 inches to about 0.160 inches.
- 5. The golf ball of claim 1, wherein said first region has a depth of from about 0.005 inches to about 0.135 inches.
- 6. The golf ball of claim 1, wherein said second region has a depth of from about 0.005 inches to about 0.135 inches.
- 7. The golf ball of claim 1, wherein said first region is in the form of a first shape and said second region is in the form of a second shape, said first and second shapes as viewed in a direction extending along a diameter of said golf ball.
- 8. The golf ball of claim 7, wherein said first shape and said second shape are selected from the group of shapes consisting of circular, elliptical, oval, square, triangular, and polygonal.
- 9. The golf ball of claim 7, wherein said first shape is the same as said second shape.
- 10. The golf ball of claim 7, wherein said first shape is different than said second shape.
- 11. The golf ball of claim 1, wherein said second region is filled with a material different than the material forming said cover.
- 12. The golf ball of claim 1, wherein said first region is filled with a material different than the material forming said cover.
- 13. The golf ball of claim 12, wherein said second region is filled with another material different than said material filling said first region.
- 14. The golf ball of claim 13, wherein said material disposed in said first region exhibits a color different than said material disposed in said second region.
- 15. The golf ball of claim 1, wherein the depth of said first region is from about 40% to about 80% of the total depth of said dimple extending through said cover layer.
- 16. The golf ball of claim 1, wherein the depth of said second region is from about 20% to about 60% of the total depth of said dimple extending through said cover layer.
- 17. A golf ball comprising:
a core; a mantle layer disposed on said core; and a cover layer disposed on said mantle layer, said cover layer having an outer surface and defining a plurality of dimples along said outer surface of said cover layer, wherein at least one of said dimples extends through said cover layer and includes a first region defined by a first radius and having a first span, and a second region defined by a second radius and having a second span.
- 18. The golf ball of claim 17, wherein said first span is from about 0.030 inches to about 0.250 inches.
- 19. The golf ball of claim 17, wherein said second span is from about 0.020 inches to about 0.160 inches.
- 20. The golf ball of claim 17, wherein said first region has a depth of from about 0.005 inches to about 0.135 inches.
- 21. The golf ball of claim 17, wherein said second region has a depth of from about 0.005 inches to about 0.135 inches.
- 22. The golf ball of claim 17, wherein said first region is in the form of a first shape and said second region is in the form of a second shape, said first and second shapes as viewed in a direction extending along a diameter of said golf ball.
- 23. The golf ball of claim 22, wherein said first shape is selected from the group consisting of circular, elliptical, oval, square, triangular, and polygonal.
- 24. The golf ball of claim 22, wherein said first shape is the same as said second shape.
- 25. The golf ball of claim 22, wherein said first shape is different than said second shape.
- 26. The golf ball of claim 17, wherein said second region is filled with a material different than the material forming said cover.
- 27. The golf ball of claim 17, wherein said first region is filled with a material different than the material forming said cover.
- 28. The golf ball of claim 17, wherein said second region is filled with another material different than said material filling said first region.
- 29. The golf ball of claim 28, wherein said material disposed in said first region exhibits a color different than said material disposed in said second region.
- 30. The golf ball of claim 17, wherein the depth of said first region is from about 40% to about 80% of the total depth of said dimple extending through said cover layer.
- 31. The golf ball of claim 17, wherein the depth of said second region is from about 20% to about 60% of the total depth of said dimple extending through said cover layer.
CROSS REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] The present application claims priority upon U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 60/337,123, filed Dec. 4, 2001; U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 60/356,400, filed Feb. 11, 2002; and U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 60/422,423, filed Oct. 30, 2002.
Provisional Applications (3)
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Number |
Date |
Country |
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60337123 |
Dec 2001 |
US |
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60356400 |
Feb 2002 |
US |
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60422354 |
Oct 2002 |
US |