Archery device and arrow

A kit for assembly and attachment to a crossbow that will allow the crossbow to shoot arrows which are several times shorter than arrows of conventional length normally shot from the crossbow, comprising, a short arrow launching guide means mountable on the stock of the crossbow and having a muzzle end and a breach end, said breach end including a short arrow retention means that exerts a retention force on a short arrow loaded into said breach end sufficient to retain it in place against the force of gravity until the loaded and cocked crossbow is fired,

• a front clamp for mounting the muzzle end of said guide means on said crossbow stock and a rear receiver for mounting the breach end of said guide means on said crossbow stock, and wherein said guide means comprises elongated track means that provides low friction guide surfaces engageable by the shaft of an arrow as it is being launched and also provides open spaces allowing unobstructed passage of fletching on an arrow as it is being launched, said track means comprising an elongated outer support and interior elongated inserts formed with low friction guide surfaces, and
• wherein said elongated outer support comprises an upper track and a lower track and an upper elongated low friction insert is mounted in said upper track and a lower elongated low friction support is mounted in said lower track, said upper and lower track being symmetrical in cross-section and said upper and lower inserts being removable and symmetrical in cross-section whereby each of said inserts has two arrow-engaging guide and wear inserts.

A kit for assembly and attachment to a crossbow that will allow the crossbow to shoot arrows which are several times shorter than arrows of conventional length normally shot from the crossbow, comprising, a short arrow launching guide means mountable on the stock of the crossbow and having a muzzle end and a breach end, said breach end including a short arrow retention means that exerts a retention force on a short arrow loaded into said breach end sufficient to retain it in place against the force of gravity until the loaded and cocked crossbow is fired,

• a front clamp for mounting the muzzle end of said guide means on said crossbow stock and a rear receiver for mounting the breach end of said guide means on said crossbow stock, and wherein said guide means comprises elongated track means that provides low friction guide surfaces engageable by the shaft of an arrow as it is being launched and also provides open spaces allowing unobstructed passage of fletching on an arrow as it is being launched, said track means comprising an elongated outer support and interior elongated inserts formed with low friction guide surfaces, and
• wherein said elongated outer support comprises an upper track and a lower track and an upper elongated low friction insert is mounted in said upper track and a lower elongated low friction support is mounted in said lower track, said upper and lower tracks being symmetrical in cross-section and said upper and lower inserts being symmetrical in cross-section whereby each of said inserts has two arrow-engaging guide and wear inserts, and
• said upper and lower tracks have flanges extending from opposite sides thereof and said front clamp and rear receiver are generally inverted U-shaped and the sides thereof have interior grooves in which said flanges fit for support.

A kit for assembly and attachment to a crossbow that will allow the crossbow to shoot arrows which are several times shorter than arrows of conventional length normally shot from the crossbow, comprising, a short arrow launching guide means mountable on the stock of the crossbow and having a muzzle end and a breach end, said breach end including a short arrow retention means that exerts a retention force on a short arrow loaded into said breach end sufficient to retain it in place against the force of gravity until the loaded and cocked crossbow is fired,

• a front clamp for mounting the muzzle end of said guide means on said crossbow stock and a rear receiver for mounting the breach end of said guide means on said crossbow stock, and wherein said guide means comprises elongated track means that provides low friction guide surfaces engageable by the shaft of an arrow as it is being launched and also provides open spaces allowing unobstructed passage of fletching on an arrow as it is being launched, said track means comprising an elongated outer support and interior elongated inserts formed with low friction guide surfaces, and
• wherein said elongated outer support comprises an upper track and a lower track and an upper elongated low friction insert is mounted in said upper track and a lower elongated low friction support is mounted in said lower track, said upper and lower tracks being symmetrical in cross-section and said upper and lower inserts being symmetrical in cross-section whereby each of said inserts has two arrow-engaging guide and wear inserts, and
• each of said upper and lower tracks has interior formations providing a pair of spaced opposing flanges and each of said low friction inserts has a pair of side grooves in which said flanges fit.

In a crossbow for shooting arrows which are several times shorter than arrows of conventional length the improvement comprising, a short arrow launching guide means forming the stock of the crossbow and having a muzzle end and a breach end and comprising elongated track means that provides low friction guide surfaces engageable by the shaft of an arrow as it is being launched and also provides open spaces allowing unobstructed passage of the fletching on an arrow as it is being launched, and a short arrow retention means that exerts a retention force on a short arrow loaded into said breach end sufficient to retain it in place against the force of gravity until the loaded and cocked crossbow is fired, and

• wherein said track means comprises an elongated outer support and interior elongated inserts formed with low friction guide surfaces,
• said elongated outer support comprising an upper track and a lower track and a upper elongated low friction insert is mounted in said upper track and a lower elongated low friction support is mounted in said lower track, and
• wherein said upper and lower tracks are symmetrical in cross-section and said upper and lower inserts are symmetrical in cross-section whereby each of said upper and lower inserts has two arrow-engaging guide and wear surfaces, and
• each of said upper and lower tracks has interior formations providing a pair of spaced opposing flanges and each of said low friction inserts has a pair of side grooves in which said flanges fit.