Multi-material golf club head

Abstract

The presently disclosed technology is directed to a golf club including a golf club head including a face cup and an aft body. The face cup may include a striking face and a face perimeter extending along a rearward portion of the face cup. The aft body may include a composite. The aft body may include an aft perimeter extending along a faceward portion of the aft body to interface with at least a part of the face perimeter.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A golf club comprising:
 a shaft;   a grip; and   a golf club head, wherein the golf club head comprises:
 a face cup, wherein the face cup comprises:
 a striking face; and 
 a face perimeter extending along a rearward portion of the face cup, wherein the face perimeter comprises: 
 an upper face perimeter portion; and 
 a lower face perimeter portion offset from the upper face perimeter portion by an offset distance; and 
 
 an aft body, wherein the aft body comprises a composite, wherein the aft body further comprises an aft perimeter extending along a faceward portion of the aft body to interface with at least a part of the face perimeter. 
   
     
     
         2 . The golf club of  claim 1 , wherein at least a part of an exterior surface of the aft perimeter interfaces with at least a part of an interior surface of the face perimeter. 
     
     
         3 . The golf club of  claim 1 , wherein the aft perimeter comprises:
 one or more aft ribs extending faceward an aft rib distance; and   one or more aft protrusions between at least one of the one or more aft ribs.   
     
     
         4 . The golf club of  claim 3 , wherein the one or more aft protrusions extend less than half a distance of the one or more aft ribs. 
     
     
         5 . The golf club of  claim 3 , wherein the one or more aft ribs extend to a forward edge of the aft perimeter. 
     
     
         6 . The golf club of  claim 1 , wherein the offset distance is between about 0 mm and about 15 mm. 
     
     
         7 . The golf club of  claim 1 , wherein the aft perimeter is recessed to interface with the face cup. 
     
     
         8 . The golf club of  claim 1 , wherein the aft perimeter comprises a first angled surface angled with respect to an imaginary vertical plane at a rear edge of the face cup, wherein the first angled surface is angled at a first angle, and wherein the first angle is between about 10 degrees and about 80 degrees, as measured from the imaginary vertical plane as viewed from a toe-to-heel perspective rotated counterclockwise from the imaginary vertical plane. 
     
     
         9 . A golf club comprising:
 a shaft;   a grip; and   a golf club head, wherein the golf club head comprises:
 a face cup, wherein the face cup comprises:
 a striking face; and 
 a face perimeter extending along a rearward portion of the face cup, wherein the face perimeter comprises: 
 an upper face perimeter portion; and 
 a lower face perimeter portion offset from the upper face perimeter portion by an offset distance; and 
 
 an aft body, wherein the aft body comprises a composite, wherein the aft body further comprises an aft perimeter extending along a faceward portion of the aft body, wherein at least a part of an exterior surface of the aft perimeter interfaces with at least a part of an interior surface of the face perimeter. 
   
     
     
         10 . The golf club of  claim 9 , wherein the aft perimeter comprises:
 one or more aft ribs extending faceward an aft rib distance; and   one or more aft protrusions between at least one of the one or more aft ribs.   
     
     
         11 . The golf club of  claim 10 , wherein the one or more aft protrusions extend less than half a distance of the one or more aft ribs. 
     
     
         12 . The golf club of  claim 10 , wherein the one or more aft ribs extend to a forward edge of the aft perimeter. 
     
     
         13 . The golf club of  claim 9 , wherein the aft perimeter is recessed to interface with the face cup. 
     
     
         14 . The golf club of  claim 9 , wherein the aft perimeter comprises a first angled surface angled with respect to an imaginary vertical plane at a rear edge of the face cup, wherein the first angled surface is angled at a first angle, and wherein the first angle is between about 10 degrees and about 80 degrees, as measured from the imaginary vertical plane as viewed from a toe-to-heel perspective rotated counterclockwise from the imaginary vertical plane. 
     
     
         15 . A golf club comprising:
 a shaft;   a grip; and   a golf club head, wherein the golf club head comprises:
 a face cup, wherein the face cup comprises:
 a striking face; and 
 a face perimeter extending along a rearward portion of the face cup; 
 
 an aft body, wherein the aft body comprises a composite, wherein the aft body further comprises an aft perimeter extending along a faceward portion of the aft body to interface with at least a part of the face perimeter, and wherein the aft perimeter comprises: 
 one or more aft ribs extending faceward an aft rib distance; and 
 one or more aft protrusions between at least one of the one or more aft ribs. 
   
     
     
         16 . The golf club of  claim 15 , wherein at least a part of an exterior surface of the aft perimeter interfaces with at least a part of an interior surface of the face perimeter. 
     
     
         17 . The golf club of  claim 15 , wherein the one or more aft protrusions extend less than half a distance of the one or more aft ribs. 
     
     
         18 . The golf club of  claim 15 , wherein the one or more aft ribs extend to a forward edge of the aft perimeter. 
     
     
         19 . The golf club of  claim 15 , wherein the face perimeter comprises:
 an upper face perimeter portion; and   a lower face perimeter portion offset from the upper face perimeter portion by an offset distance.   
     
     
         20 . The golf club of  claim 15 , wherein the aft perimeter is recessed to interface with the face cup.