Patent ID: 8747245

Claim:
A golf club head, comprising: a body having a front portion, a rear portion, a toe end, and a heel end; a rim member extending around a portion of a perimeter of the front portion of the body to define a recess in the front portion of the body, wherein the rim member extends from at least a portion of a bottom of the body to at least a portion of a top of the body; and a ball striking plate affixed to the front portion of the body, the ball striking plate including: a face layer having a face surface and a rear surface, the face surface forming at least a portion of a ball striking surface of the golf club head, and a backing layer positioned between the face layer and the body and affixed to the rear surface of the face layer and to the front portion of the body, wherein the backing layer is exposed at an exterior of the golf club head at a gap in the rim member.