GOLF BALL DIMPLE SURFACE
Golf ball dimples having a surface defined by a mode, or a weighted superposition of multiple modes, of oscillation of an n-sided polygon shaped membrane are disclosed.
1 . A golf ball having a plurality of recessed dimples on the surface thereof, wherein at least a portion of the recessed dimples have a surface defined by a mode of oscillation of a n-sided polygon shaped membrane, wherein the membrane extends over a domain which fits inside a circumscribed circle having a diameter of from 0.005 inches to 0.350 inches.
2 . The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein the n-sided polygon is a four-sided polygon.
3 . The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein the n-sided polygon is an irregular polygon.
4 . The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein the polygon is a regular polygon selected from the group consisting of triangles, squares, rectangles, pentagons, hexagons, heptagons, and octagons.
5 . The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein the domain fits inside a circumscribed circle having a diameter of from 0.020 inches to 0.250 inches.
6 . The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein the domain fits inside a circumscribed circle having a diameter of form 0.100 inches to 0.220 inches.
7 . The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein the dimples having a surface defined by a mode of oscillation of a n-sided polygon shaped membrane have a chord depth of from 0.001 inches to 0.030 inches.
8 . The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein the dimples having a surface defined by a mode of oscillation of a n-sided polygon shaped membrane have a chord depth of from 0.005 inches to 0.015 inches.
9 . The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein the dimples having a surface defined by a mode of oscillation of a n-sided polygon shaped membrane have a chord depth of from 0.007 inches to 0.010 inches.
10 . The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein the dimples having a surface defined by a mode of oscillation of a n-sided polygon shaped membrane have an edge angle of from 1° to 100°.
11 . The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein the dimples having a surface defined by a mode of oscillation of a n-sided polygon shaped membrane have an edge angle of from 5° to 90°.