Patent ID: 7540809

Claim:
A joint for a cue stick, the cue stick having first and second cue stick portions, the joint comprising: a first joint member having a central longitudinal axis for securing to the first stick portion, the first joint member including a joint securing male threaded region and a locating tip at a distal end; and a second joint member for securing to the second stick portion, the second joint member having a bore for receiving the locating tip, and a joint securing female threaded region for engaging the joint securing male threaded region of the first joint member for coupling the first and second joint members together, the bore having a constant inner diameter portion, the locating tip comprising a generally disc shaped portion at the distal end having a pivot structure shaped with a longitudinally varied pivot surface and having a pivot point center positioned on the longitudinal axis, the pivot point center having a lateral axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis extending through the longitudinally varied pivot surface of the pivot structure, the pivot structure configured and positioned to engage the constant inner diameter portion of the bore and pivot within and against the constant inner diameter portion of the bore such that the first joint member is capable of pivoting about the pivot point center of the pivot structure when the joint securing threaded regions of the first and second joint members are engaged to compensate for misalignment of the first and second joint members.