Patent ID: 8075414

Claim:
A cue stick handle having a longitudinal length extending from a joint screw end to a butt end, said cue stick handle comprising: a hollow exterior casing comprising one or more rigid, conical members extending along a substantial portion of the longitudinal length; an inner core constructed with a plurality of interconnected components, including a rigid inner core confined within the hollow exterior casing for a first length between the joint screw end and the butt end that is less than a total length of the inner core, wherein said rigid inner core is made of a hard, tensile material that has structural characteristics of rigidity that are substantially similar to steel and enables the cue stick handle to exhibit such structural characteristics in at least a forearm section of the cue handle, while other components of the inner core exhibit different structural and functional characteristics; and a pair of collars mated to each end of the inner core to secure the inner core inside of the exterior casing, wherein the pair of collars comprises: a first collar mated to a first posterior end of the inner core; and a second collar mated to a second anterior end of the inner core, which second anterior end is the extended surface of a joint pin holder.