Patent ID: 7241226

Claim:
A universal fitting kit for adapting a set of first segments of cue sticks to receive a set of second segments of cue sticks, the set of second segments having various threaded configurations, the kit comprising: a set of universal fittings having varying complementary threaded configurations to detachably receive the various threaded configurations of the second segments, each universal fitting having a common complementary end configuration adapted to be bonded to a common end configuration of any member of the set of first segments; the set of first segments is a set of shafts; the set of second segments have various pin configurations; and the set of universal fittings includes a set of universal shaft fittings having internally threaded sections of various thread configurations to detachably receive the various pin configurations of the second segments, each universal shaft fitting having a common shaft end externally threaded configuration adapted to be bonded to a butt end of any member of the set of shafts.