Multi-material golf club head

Abstract

The presently disclosed technology is directed to a golf club head. For example, the golf club head may include a body that includes an upper hosel region. The golf club head may include an upper hosel component to engage the upper hosel region.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A golf club head comprising:
 a body comprising:
 a crown portion located at an upper portion of the body, wherein the crown portion comprises an upper hosel region, and wherein the upper hosel region comprises:
 an upper hosel opening; and 
 an upper hosel region interior; and 
 
 a sole portion located at a lower portion of the body, and 
   an upper hosel component to engage the upper hosel opening, wherein the upper hosel component comprises:
 an upper hosel through hole to receive a shaft; and 
 a first upper hosel component region to engage a portion of the upper hosel region interior; 
   wherein the upper hosel component is adhered to the upper hosel region.   
     
     
         2 . The golf club head of  claim 1 , wherein the upper hosel component is made out of a different material than the body. 
     
     
         3 . The golf club head of  claim 1 , wherein the upper hosel component is metallic. 
     
     
         4 . The golf club head of  claim 1 , wherein the first upper hosel component region appears triangular in a top-down view. 
     
     
         5 . The golf club head of  claim 1 , wherein the first upper hosel component region continuously covers a rear-ward part of the upper hosel region interior, a toe-ward part of the upper hosel region interior, and a heel-ward part of the upper hosel region interior. 
     
     
         6 . The golf club head of  claim 1 , wherein the upper hosel component comprises one or more ribs expanding away from the upper hosel through hole. 
     
     
         7 . A golf club head comprising:
 a body comprising:
 a crown portion located at an upper portion of the body, wherein the crown portion comprises an upper hosel region, and wherein the upper hosel region comprises:
 an upper hosel region interior; and 
 an upper hosel region exterior; and 
 
 a sole portion located at a lower portion of the body, wherein the sole portion comprises a lower hosel region; 
   a first hosel component adhered on at least a part of the upper hosel region exterior, wherein the first hosel component comprises a through hole component to receive a shaft; and   a second hosel component adhered within the lower hosel region.   
     
     
         8 . The golf club head of  claim 7 , wherein the first hosel component and the second hosel component are made out of a different material than the body. 
     
     
         9 . The golf club head of  claim 7 , wherein the first hosel component is metallic, and the second hosel component is metallic. 
     
     
         10 . A golf club head comprising:
 a body comprising:
 a crown portion located at an upper portion of the body, wherein the crown portion comprises an upper hosel region, and wherein the upper hosel region comprises: 
 an upper hosel region interior; and 
 an upper hosel region exterior; and 
 a sole portion located at a lower portion of the body, 
   a first hosel component to engage the upper hosel region, wherein the first hosel component comprises:
 a first hosel component top to engage a portion of the upper hosel region exterior; and 
   a second hosel component to engage a portion of the upper hosel region interior, and wherein the second hosel component comprises a through hole to receive a portion of the first hosel component.   
     
     
         11 . The golf club head of  claim 10 , wherein the first hosel component and the second hosel component are made out of different materials than the body. 
     
     
         12 . The golf club head of  claim 10 , wherein the first hosel component further comprises a threaded section insertable through the upper hosel region, and wherein the golf club head further comprises a nut hosel component to receive a threaded section of the first hosel component. 
     
     
         13 . The golf club head of  claim 12 , wherein the golf club head further comprises a washer hosel component between the second hosel component and the nut hosel component, wherein the washer hosel component comprises a through hole to receive a portion of the first hosel component. 
     
     
         14 . The golf club head of  claim 10 , wherein the first hosel component comprises:
 a first hosel component top; and   a first hosel component bottom;   
       wherein the second hosel component comprises:
 a second hosel component top; and 
 a second hosel component bottom, wherein the second hosel component bottom engages the first hosel component bottom, and wherein the second hosel component top is flush with the upper hosel region exterior. 
 
     
     
         15 . A golf club head comprising:
 a body comprising:
 a crown portion located at an upper portion of the body, wherein the crown portion comprises an upper hosel region, and wherein the upper hosel region comprises:
 an upper hosel region interior; 
 an upper hosel region exterior; and 
 an upper hosel opening; and 
 
 a sole portion located at a lower portion of the body, wherein the sole portion comprises a lower hosel region, and wherein the lower hosel region comprises:
 a lower hosel region interior; and 
 a lower hosel opening; 
 
   a first hosel component to engage the upper hosel region, wherein the first hosel component comprises:
 a first upper hosel component region to engage a portion of the upper hosel region exterior; 
 a through hole component to receive a shaft; 
 a first hosel component top; and 
 a first hosel component bottom; and 
   a second hosel component to engage the lower hosel region, wherein the second hosel component comprises:
 a second hosel component top; and 
 a second hosel component bottom; 
   wherein the second hosel component top is below part of the first hosel component.   
     
     
         16 . The golf club head of  claim 15 , wherein the body further comprises:
 a body top; and   a body bottom;   
       wherein the second hosel component top is in contact with the first hosel component bottom and the second hosel component bottom is flush with the body bottom. 
     
     
         17 . The golf club head of  claim 16 , wherein the first hosel component bottom comprises a first threaded section, wherein the first threaded section receives a fastener; wherein the second hosel component top comprises a second threaded section, and wherein the second threaded section receives the fastener. 
     
     
         18 . The golf club head of  claim 15 , wherein the second hosel component top fits within part of the first hosel component bottom. 
     
     
         19 . The golf club head of  claim 15 , wherein the body further comprises:
 a body interior; and   a body exterior;   a first recessed section surrounding the upper hosel region, wherein the first recessed section receives part of the first upper hosel component region such that part of the first hosel component is flush with the body exterior surrounding the first recessed section; and   a second recessed section surrounding the lower hosel region, wherein the second recessed section receives part of the second hosel component bottom such that part of the second hosel component is flush with the body exterior surrounding the second recessed section.   
     
     
         20 . The golf club head of  claim 15 , wherein the first hosel component bottom comprises a first threaded exterior section, wherein the second hosel component top comprises a second threaded exterior section; and wherein the golf club head further comprises a third hosel component comprising a threaded interior to engage the first threaded exterior section and the second threaded exterior section.