US 5,458,341 AGranted

Arrow tip for hunting

OwnerRichard M. Forrest, James Casadyinventors

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Abstract

An improved arrow tip suitable for hunting and an arrow assemblage associated therewith. The arrow tip has a tapered main body with four slots therein. Two fixed blades 180 degrees apart, are secured at the rear of the main body and at a swivel point; these fixed blades are removable, permitting the user to create a two blade embodiment by removing the fixed blades. Two angled or L-shaped blades are swivelly attached, at the swivel point, to the main body member such that the longer leg of the angled blades is contained within the slots during in-flight. The shorter leg of the angled blade is exposed during in-flight; but, upon impact and penetration, the shorter leg encounters resistance from the flesh of the animal, thereby swiveling the longer leg from the protection of the slot, and exposing the cutting edge the longer leg. The longer leg's more lethal cutting edge creates extensive bleeding in the animal and thereby causes a faster and more humane death.

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Dependent claims

An improved hunting arrow comprising:

a) an arrow shaft;
b) fletchings attached to a first end of said arrow shaft;
and,
c) an arrow tip attached to a second end of said arrow shaft, said arrow tip having,
1) attachment means for securing said arrow tip to said arrow shaft,
2) an aerodynamic elongated body member secured to said attachment means at a first end thereof, a second end of said elongated body member being tapered to a point, said elongated body member having a first and second juxta-opposed slots therein, and wherein said elongated body member includes a hole therein,
3) two L-shaped blades, each of said L-shaped blades being swivelly connected to said elongated body member such that a longer leg of said L-shaped blades is containable within one of said slots, each of said L-shaped blades containing a hole therein, said holes in said L-shaped blades communicating with the hole in said elongated body member,
4) restraining means comprising a sheer member positioned in the holes in said elongated body member and both of said L-shaped blades for maintaining said longer leg of said L-shaped blades within one of said slots such that substantially upon contact with a target, said restraining means is broken by said L-shaped blades, and,
5) two rigid blades, each rigid blade attached to said elongated body member substantially at right angles to said slots.

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