Patent ID: 7507164

Claim:
A cue stick, comprising: (a) a base shaft having a first end, a second end opposed to said first end, an internal anchoring space extending through said second end, and a longitudinal cavity disposed between said first end and said second end, said longitudinal cavity being at least 12 inches in length, said base shaft comprising a plurality of longitudinal, rounded sections attached together, each of said sections being formed of wood and arranged with respect to one another such that the end grain direction of each section varies from the end grain direction of an adjacent section; (b) a tip end piece having a lower portion extending through said second end of said base shaft into said internal anchoring space of said base shaft, an upper portion spaced from said lower portion, and a bore disposed between said lower portion and said upper portion and extending through said lower portion; (c) an inner core pin extending at one end through said second end of said base shaft and into said anchoring space of said base shaft, and extending at the other end through said lower portion of said tip end piece into said bore of said tip end piece; and (d) a sleeve extending around said upper portion of said tip end piece.