Golf ball retrieving putter grip assembly

Abstract

A golf ball retrieving putter grip assembly includes a tubular member formed by a perimeter wall having a bottom end and a top end. The bottom end is open and is configured to receive a golf club shaft. The tubular member has a front side including a planar section. The tubular member has an upper section terminating at the top end and which comprises less than 20% of a total height of the tubular member. The upper section has an outwardly flaring outer surface. The top end has an upper surface has a depression therein defining a golf ball engaging cup. The depression has an arcuate concave shape to receive a golf ball. An interior lip is attached to the top end and extends inwardly over an opening defining the depression.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A grip assembly configured for being positioned on a shaft of a putter, the grip assembly comprising:
 a tubular member formed by a perimeter wall having a bottom end and a top end, the bottom end being open and being configured to receive a golf club shaft, the tubular member being comprised of a resiliently bendable material;   the tubular member having a cylindrical interior space configured for receiving the golf club shaft;   the tubular member having a front side, a rear side, a first lateral side and a second lateral side, the rear, first lateral and second lateral sides having a convexly arcuate shape, the front side including a planar section extending from a central area and toward each of the top and bottom ends;   the tubular member having an upper section terminating at the top end; and   the upper section having an outer surface flaring outwardly from the bottom end and toward the top end, the top end having an upper surface having a depression extending downwardly therein to define a golf ball engaging cup.   
     
     
         2 . The grip assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the upper section comprises less than 20% of a total height of the tubular member from the top end to the bottom end. 
     
     
         3 . The grip assembly according to  claim 2 , wherein the depression has a depth being between 0.80 inches and 0.85 inches. 
     
     
         4 . The grip assembly according to  claim 3 , wherein the depression has a greatest width being between 1.55 inches and 1.61 inches. 
     
     
         5 . The grip assembly according to  claim 2 , further including an interior lip being attached to the top end and extending inwardly over an opening defining the depression. 
     
     
         6 . The grip assembly according to  claim 5 , wherein the interior lip extends along an entirety of a perimeter edge of the depression. 
     
     
         7 . The grip assembly according to  claim 6 , wherein the interior lip extends inwardly a distance of between 0.015 inches and 0.035 inches. 
     
     
         8 . The grip assembly according to  claim 5 , wherein the interior lip extends inwardly a distance of between 0.015 inches and 0.035 inches. 
     
     
         9 . The grip assembly according to  claim 1 , further including an annular flange attached to and extending completely around the perimeter wall adjacent to the top end, the annular flange forming a unitary structure with the perimeter wall and being configured to function as a reinforcing member constricting the depression when a golf ball is positioned within the depression. 
     
     
         10 . A grip assembly configured for being positioned on a shaft of a putter, the grip assembly comprising:
 a tubular member formed by a perimeter wall having a bottom end and a top end, the bottom end being open and being configured to receive a golf club shaft, the tubular member being comprised of a resiliently bendable material;   the tubular member having a cylindrical interior space configured for receiving the golf club shaft;   the tubular member having a front side, a rear side, a first lateral side and a second lateral side, the rear, first lateral and second lateral sides having a convexly arcuate shape, the front side including a planar section extending from a central area and toward each of the top and bottom ends;   the tubular member having an upper section terminating at the top end, the upper section comprising less than 20% of a total height of the tubular member from the top end to the bottom end;   the upper section having an outer surface flaring outwardly from the bottom end and toward the top end, the top end having an upper surface having a depression extending downwardly therein to define a golf ball engaging cup, the depression having an arcuate concave shape, the depression having a depth being between 0.80 inches and 0.85 inches, the depression having a greatest width being between 1.55 inches and 1.61 inches; and   an interior lip being attached to the top end and extending inwardly over an opening defining the depression, the interior lip extending along an entirety of a perimeter edge of the depression, the interior lip extending inwardly a distance of between 0.015 inches and 0.035 inches.