Patent ID: 6905417

Claim:
A pool cue tip conditioning device comprising: a housing having an upper end limiting upward movement of components contained therein, a lower end having defined therein an opening enabling insertion of a pool cue into the device and a body portion disposed between said ends; a striker plate slidably disposed above said lower end, said plate comprising a base member extending across said housing, a multiplicity of tip-indenting fingers arranged in a concave array connected to a lower side of said base member and a contact member located at a central location on a top side of said base member; a plunger slidably disposed above said striker plate, said plunger comprising a disk having a bottom surface in position for being contacted by said contact member and said plunger having connected to a topside thereof a post including a lower part and a tip; a plug located above said plunger, said plug having defined in a central location of a bottom surface thereof an aperture conforming to said tip of said plunger whereby said tip may be moved to fit into said aperture upon being centered; a return spring disposed around a periphery of said post, said return spring including non-parallel turns biasing said post off-center whereby said tip of said plunger remains in contact with a bottom surface of said plug in the absence of pressure applied to said striker plate; and a work spring urging said plug downward.