Ballistic arrow
AssigneeWilliam David Hand
InventorWILLIAM DAVID HAND
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Abstract
A hunting arrow having an arrow shaft with a front end and a back end. The hunting arrow has at least one arrow blade attached to the arrow shaft, and has a closed position and at least one open position. The at least one arrow blade is substantially flush with the arrow shaft when in the closed position, and extends radially outward from the arrow shaft when in an open position. In addition, the hunting arrow has an arrow tip that is attached to the front end of the arrow shaft and is capable of moving longitudinally toward or away from the arrow shaft. The arrow tip is operatively engaged with the at least one arrow blade so that the arrow tip opens and closes the at least one arrow blade by moving relative to the arrow shaft.
Claims9
A telescoping arrow for hunting, comprising:
- an arrow shaft having an inner shaft portion and an outer shaft portion having a front end, the inner shaft portion substantially radially surrounded by the outer shaft portion and configured to move relative to the outer shaft portion in a longitudinal direction;
- a spring attached to the inner shaft portion, and to the outer shaft portion, the spring arranged and designed so that in its neutral position the inner shaft portion extends at least partially out of the front end of the outer shaft portion;
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- means for maintaining the relative position of the inner and outer shaft portions so that the inner shaft portion is positioned substantially within the outer shaft portion and the spring is compressed between the inner and outer shaft portions, the spring exerting a force on the inner shaft portion toward the front end of the outer shaft portion;
- wherein further compression of the inner shaft portion relative to the outer shaft portion releases the means for maintaining the relative positions of the shaft portions so that the spring pushes the inner shaft portion at least partially out the front end of the outer shaft portion.
A hunting arrow, comprising:
- a hollow arrow shaft defining an interior space and having a front shaft section and a separable back shaft section, wherein the front and back shaft sections are releasably connected;
- at least one shaft separation protrusion attached to each of the front shaft section and the back shaft section, the shaft separation protrusions positioned adjacent one another and substantially blocking the interior space with the arrow shaft;
- an arrow tip attached to the front end of the front shaft section and capable of moving longitudinally toward or away from the front shaft section;
- a cam positioned within the interior space within the front shaft section and attached to the arrow tip so that the movements of the cam relative to the arrow shaft correspond to the movements of the arrow tip relative to the front shaft section;
- wherein when the arrow tip is compressed relative to the front shaft section, the cam moves toward the back shaft section and pushes against the shaft separation protrusions, thereby forcing the shaft separation protrusions apart and separating the front shaft section from the back shaft section.
A hunting arrow, comprising:
- an arrow shaft having a front end and a back end;
- at least one wire attached to the arrow shaft and having a closed position and at least one open position, wherein the at least one wire is substantially flush with the arrow shaft when in the closed position, and extends radially outward from the arrow shaft when in an open position;
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- an arrow tip attached to the front end of the arrow shaft and capable of moving longitudinally toward or away from the arrow shaft;
- wherein the arrow tip is operatively engaged with the at least one wire so that movement of the arrow tip relative to the arrow shaft opens and closes the at least one wire.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.