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US 11,585,628 B2Granted
Fletching jig and related method of use
AssigneeBohning Company, Ltd.
InventorRobert L. Potter
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Abstract
A fletching jig can include constrictor ring that, when rotated, urges a plurality of arms supporting respective vanes toward an arrow supported in the jig to fletch the arrow. The arms can extend away from a base, which can support the arrow along a central axis. The actuator ring can be disposed around the arms. The actuator ring can include a ramp that can engage multiple guide blocks adjacent the actuator ring, each guide block configured to push a respective arm toward the arrow as the ring rotates. A related method of use is provided.
Claims19
A fletching jig comprising:
- a base defining a central axis;
- a first arm moveably joined with the base, the first arm configured to support a first vane;
- a second arm moveably joined with the base distal from the first arm, the second arm configured to support a second vane;
- a third arm moveably joined with the base distal from the second arm, the third arm configured to support a third vane, the third arm, the first arm and second arm being selectively moveable toward and away from the central axis when an arrow is aligned with the central axis;
- a ring disposed outwardly from the first arm, second arm and third arm, the ring being moveable longitudinally along the central axis toward and away from the base, the ring comprising:
- a support portion including a first guide within which a first guide block is moveably disposed and aligned with the first arm, a second guide within which a second guide block is moveably disposed and aligned with the second arm, and a third guide within which a third guide block is moveably disposed and aligned with the third arm, the support portion secured against rotation with respect to the first arm, the second arm and the third arm;
- an actuator ring rotatably mounted to the support portion and configured to be selectively rotated about the central axis, the actuator ring including a ramp that interfaces with the first guide block, the second guide block and the third guide block to urge the first arm, second arm and third arm toward the central axis when the actuator ring is rotated about the central axis,
- whereby when the actuator ring is rotated a first vane supported on the first arm is moved toward an arrow supported above the base, a second vane supported on the second arm is moved toward the arrow, and a third vane supported on the third arm is moved toward the arrow.
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A fletching jig comprising:
- a base including a central axis;
- a plurality of arms extending away from the base, each arm configured to move toward the central axis and to support a vane;
- an actuator ring disposed around the plurality of arms, the actuator ring being selectively rotatable around the central axis to thereby urge the plurality of arms toward the central axis when the actuator ring is rotated about the central axis;
- and
- a support ring engaging the plurality of arms such that the support ring is nonrotatable relative to the plurality of arms,
- whereby the vane supported on the respective arm is moved toward an arrow supported above the base when the actuator ring is rotated.
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A method of fletching an arrow comprising:
- providing a plurality of arms pivotally joined with a base, each arm supporting a respective vane;
- placing an arrow along a central axis of the base;
- moving the plurality of arms toward the central axis and the arrow;
- and
- rotating an actuator ring around the central axis to urge the plurality of arms toward the central axis, while a support ring adjacent the actuator ring engages the plurality of arms to prevent rotation of the support ring relative to the plurality of arms,
- whereby the respective vanes supported on the respective arms are moved toward the arrow supported by the base to fletch the arrow.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.