Arrow fletching

An arrow including a shaft having front and rear ends and a plurality of fletchings mounted on the rear end spaced circumferentially about the shaft from each other, each fletching being of a unitary plastic construction comprising:

• a foot mounted on the rear end of the arrow shaft and having front and rear ends;
• a flexible vane that projects radially from the foot;
• the vane having a front end that projects radially throughout the extent thereof;
• and the vane having a rear end including an inner portion that projects radially from the foot and an outer portion having a continuously curved shape over a major portion of the radially projecting height thereof from the foot, said curved shape of the vane being inclined inwardly toward the foot in a rearward direction to define a pocket for restricting air flow such that the vane flexes to moderate drag in response to wind changes.

An arrow including a shaft having front and rear ends and a plurality of fletchings mounted on the rear end spaced circumferentially about the shaft from each other, each fletching being of a unitary extruded plastic construction comprising:

• a foot having front and rear ends and including an inwardly facing mounting surface mounted on the rear end of the arrow shaft;
• a flexible vane that projects radially from the foot;
• the vane having a front end that projects radially throughout the extent thereof;
• and the vane having a rear end including an inner portion that projects radially from the foot and an outer portion that is heat formed with a continuously curved shape over a major portion of the radially projecting height thereof from the foot, said curved shape of the vane being inclined inwardly toward the foot in a rearward direction to define a pocket for restricting air flow such that the vane flexes to moderate drag in response to wind changes.

An arrow including a shaft having front and rear ends and a plurality of fletchings mounted on the rear end spaced circumferentially about the shaft from each other, each fletching being made from sheet plastic and having a unitary construction comprising:

• a foot that mounts the fletching on the arrow shaft;
• a flexible vane that projects from the foot tangentially with respect to the arrow shaft;
• the fletching having a continuously curved cylindrical shape over a major portion of the projecting height thereof from the foot;
• and the foot extending angularly with respect to the axial direction of the cylindrically curved shape such that the vane defines a pocket that is inclined inwardly toward the foot in a rearward direction to restrict air flow whereby the vane flexes to moderate drag in response to wind changes.

An arrow including a shaft having front and rear ends and a plurality of fletchings mounted on the rear end spaced circumferentially about the shaft from each other, each fletching being made from sheet plastic and having a unitary construction comprising:

• a foot that mounts the fletching on the arrow shaft;
• a flexible vane that projects from the foot tangentially with respect to the arrow shaft and has a curved terminal edge;
• the fletching having a continuously curved cylindrical shape over the entire extent of the projecting height thereof from the foot;
• said curved cylindrical shape of the vane being formed by heating and cooling the sheet plastic;
• and the foot having a straight terminal edge that extends angularly with respect to the axial direction of the cylindrically curved shape such that the vane defines a pocket that is inclined inwardly toward the foot in a rearward direction to restrict air flow whereby the vane flexes to moderate drag in response to wind changes.