Arrowhead with pivoting blade
AssigneeEP Hunting LLC
InventorDouglas A. Vandewater
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Abstract
An arrowhead for use with an arrow in archery includes a body, at least one blade pivotally mounted at the body, and a retaining mechanism disposed at the body. The blade has a cutting edge and a rear edge, with the rear edge having a notch. The blade pivots relative to the body and about a pivot axis between a generally centered position and an angled position. The retaining mechanism engages the notch when the blade is in the centered position, impeding pivotal movement of the blade about the pivotal connection.
Claims23
An arrowhead for use with an arrow in archery, said arrowhead comprising:
- a body;
- at least one blade pivotally mounted at said body, said at least one blade having a cutting edge and a rear edge, said rear edge having a notch, wherein said blade pivots relative to said body and about a pivot axis between a generally centered position and an angled position;
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- a retaining mechanism disposed at said body and engaging said notch when said blade is in the centered position, wherein said retaining mechanism is adapted to impede pivotal movement of said blade about the pivotal connection.
An arrowhead for use with an arrow in archery, said arrowhead comprising:
- a body;
- at least two blades each pivotally connected at said body and pivotable about a pivot axis, said at least two blades defining a folded position wherein said blades are in substantial alignment with said body, and wherein said at least two blades are adapted to pivot about said pivot axis to a deployed position in response to an impact force;
- wherein said at least two blades are substantially interlocked relative to one another when in the deployed position;
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- wherein said at least two blades are pivotable together about said pivot axis when interlocked in the deployed position;
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- a retaining mechanism adapted to impede pivotal movement of said at least two blades about said pivot axis when said at least two blades are in the deployed position.
An arrowhead for use with an arrow in archery, said arrowhead comprising:
- a body comprising a substantially pointed tip, a portion adapted to attach said arrowhead to an arrow shaft, and a slot;
- at least one blade pivotally mounted at said body and received through said slot, said at least one blade having a pair of cutting edges and a rear edge, said rear edge having a notch, wherein said blade pivots relative to said body and about a pivot axis between a generally centered position and an angled position, and wherein said cutting edges extend laterally from said body at each side of said body when said blade is in said centered position;
- a retaining mechanism disposed at said body, said retaining mechanism having an engaging element that engages said notch when said blade is in said centered position, and a biasing element urging said engaging element at least partially into said notch when said blade is in said centered position;
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- wherein said retaining mechanism impedes pivotal movement of said blade about said pivot axis while allowing pivotal movement of said blade about said pivot axis responsive to a force at one of said cutting edges being sufficient to overcome said retaining mechanism.
An arrowhead for use with an arrow in archery, said arrowhead comprising:
- a body;
- at least two blades each movably connected at said body and pivotable about a pivot axis, said at least two blades defining a folded position wherein said blades are in substantial alignment with said body, and wherein said at least two blades are adapted to move along said body and pivot about said pivot axis to a deployed position in response to an impact force;
- a retaining mechanism, wherein said at least two blades are substantially retained relative to one another by said retaining mechanism when in the deployed position;
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- wherein said at least two blades are pivotable together about said pivot axis when retained in the deployed position;
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- wherein said retaining mechanism limits the range of pivotal movement of said at least two blades about said pivot axis when said at least two blades are in the deployed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.