Patent ID: 6881153

Claim:
A tip section for customizing a cue stick, the tip section comprising: (a) a single-piece tapered metallic tube having a hollow body terminating in a first end and a second end, said hollow body being defined by a wall capable of self-support and of carrying required physical loads ansing during use, said wall having an exterior providing a substantially smooth surface, said second end permitting connection to a butt section of the cue stick; (b) a cue tip, having a threaded body, for attachment at said first end; and (c) a plurality of insertable augmenting elements for interacting with locating means, within said hollow body, the locating means including an interior taper in said hollow body for interaction with correspondingly tapered insertable augmenting elements sized for their selective placement at desired locations along the interior taper of said hollow body to permit selective placement and fixation of said plurality of augmenting elements within said hollow body to selectively adjust at least two of weight, balance, flex and tactile feedback of the cue stick to customize the cue stick in accordance with a user's preference.