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US 9,803,962 B2Granted
Broadhead retaining clip
AssigneeBear Archery, Inc.
InventorDavid Eugene Hahn
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Abstract
Various embodiments of the present disclosure include a mechanical broadhead for use with an archery bow and arrow. In certain arrangements, a broadhead is provided with a retaining clip that maintains the cutting blades in a retracted or closed position during flight of the arrow. Upon target contact, the blades expand outwardly from the closed position.
Claims18
A broadhead arrowhead, comprising:
- a broadhead body adapted to attach to an arrow shaft, the broadhead body defining a longitudinal axis;
- a plurality of blades pivotally mounted on the broadhead body with each blade operable between a closed position and an open position;
- and,
- a retaining clip arranged on the broadhead body and rotatable around the longitudinal axis, the retaining clip having at least one laterally extending arm defining a blade slot engaging a blade to retain the blade in a closed position and wherein said at least one laterally extending arm engages a forward blade portion.
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A broadhead arrowhead, comprising:
- a broadhead body adapted to attach to an arrow shaft and defining a longitudinal axis;
- a plurality of blades pivotally mounted on the broadhead body, each blade operable between a closed position and an open position, wherein each blade is roughly triangular in shape and defines a forward blade portion including a forward edge arranged forward of a blade pivot point and a rearward blade portion including an outer cutting edge arranged rearward of the blade pivot point, wherein the forward portion and the rearward portion form a bell crank arrangement around the pivot point;
- a retaining clip arranged on the broadhead body, the retaining clip having a body and a plurality of lateral arms each defining a blade slot, wherein each lateral arm defines a blade slot and wherein the retaining clip is rotatable around the longitudinal axis to introduce each blade into a blade slot, wherein the blade slot engages the blade to retain the blade in the closed position and wherein each lateral arm engages a forward blade portion.
A method of securing a broadhead arrowhead in a closed position, comprising:
- providing a broadhead body adapted to attach to an arrow shaft, the broadhead body defining a longitudinal axis and having a plurality of blades pivotally mounted on the broadhead body and operable between a closed position and an open position;
- placing the blades in the closed position;
- placing a retaining clip over a portion of the broadhead body, the retaining clip having a plurality of lateral arms, with each lateral arm defining a blade slot;
- rotating the retaining clip around the longitudinal axis so that a forward end of each blade is received in a respective blade slot;
- and,
- retaining a portion of each blade in a respective blade slot.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.