Patent ID: 7549928

Claim:
A tip assembly for the tip end of a cue stick, said tip assembly comprising: a) a tip ferrule having a cylindrical outer surface 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 cylindrical surface of said tip ferrule; 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.