Patent ID: 6986721

Claim:
A golf ball produced by a reaction injection molding apparatus for forming a golf ball having a core and a cover, wherein said cover has a plurality of dimples along its outer surface and at least one deep dimple which extends through the cover of the ball, said molding apparatus comprising: a first maid half defining a hemispherical first mold surface; a second mold half defining a hemispherical second mold surface, said first and said second mold surfaces having (i) a plurality of raised regions that form dimples along said outer surface of said golf ball, and (ii) provisions for receiving two or more flowable reactants used for forming said golf ball, and wherein at least one of said first mold surface and said second mold surface include at least one outwardly extending protrusion that forms a deep dimple which extends through the cover of said golf ball, said outwardly extending protrusion having a height greater than or equal to the thickness of the cover.