Patent ID: 8337334
Filing Date: 2012-12-25
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A golf ball comprising: a core including one or more individual parts; and a cover member enclosing the core, wherein the golf ball includes a first pole, a second pole opposite the first pole, and an equator evenly spaced between the first and second poles so as to divide the golf ball body into a first hemisphere including the first pole and a second hemisphere including the second pole, wherein, in the first hemisphere, the cover member includes 3-5 repeating non-uniform dimple clusters arranged around the first pole; wherein each non-uniform dimple cluster in the first hemisphere includes from 2 to 36 non-uniform dimples arranged such that each non-uniform dimple in the cluster is located immediately adjacent at least one other non-uniform dimple in the cluster; wherein a majority of the non-uniform dimples in each cluster have an axis of symmetry, a first end centered on the axis of symmetry, and a second end centered on the axis of symmetry; and wherein the first end is deeper than or has a steeper entry angle than the second end, wherein, in the second hemisphere, the cover member includes 3-5 repeating non-uniform dimple clusters arranged around the second pole, wherein each non-uniform dimple cluster in the second hemisphere includes from 2 to 36 non-uniform dimples arranged such that each non-uniform dimple in the cluster is located immediately adjacent at least one other non-uniform dimple in the cluster; wherein a majority of the non-uniform dimples in each cluster have an axis of symmetry, a first end centered on the axis of symmetry, and a second end centered on the axis of symmetry; and wherein the first end is deeper than or has a steeper entry angle than the second end, wherein at least one of the 3-5 non-uniform dimple clusters in the first hemisphere is arranged in a first pattern and at least one of the 3-5 non-uniform dimple clusters in the second hemisphere is arranged in the first pattern, and wherein the first pattern is a generally hexagonal arrangement containing the non-uniform dimples in the cluster.