Patent ID: 7806776

Claim:
A tip assembly for the tip end of a cue stick, said tip assembly comprising: a) a tip ferrule having an outer radial periphery and opposing first and second ends, said first end being adapted to attach to said cue stick, and said second end having a non-threaded conical surface terminating on said outer radial periphery of said tip ferrule; and b) a tip pad holder having a cylindrical outer surface and opposing first and second ends, said first end having a non-threaded conical surface terminating on said cylindrical outer surface of said tip pad holder, and said second end being adapted to receive a seating face of a tip pad; wherein said tip assembly may be assembled for use by removably seating the non-threaded conical surface of the first end of said tip pad holder upon the non-threaded conical surface of the second end of said tip ferrule and said tip ferrule does not have an outer cylindrical surface that intersects the conical surface of the tip ferrule.