Reduced diameter bow fishing arrow
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1. A bowfishing arrow shaft comprising:
- a carbon fiber composite tube having a central lumen; and
a ferrous insert fitting within the lumen;
wherein the ferrous insert is a multistrand wire rope extending continuously along a length of the shaft;
wherein the wire rope is held slidably without adhesive within the lumen.
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Abstract
A bowfishing arrow shaft is provided with a carbon fiber bow fishing arrow providing an outer tube with an internal wire rope. In this regard the wire rope provides added weight while being ductile to prevent damage to the carbon fiber tube or holding a “kink” preventing the arrow from fully returning to a straight configuration after extreme flexure of the carbon fiber tube which would otherwise be accommodate.
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18 Claims
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1. A bowfishing arrow shaft comprising:
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a carbon fiber composite tube having a central lumen; and a ferrous insert fitting within the lumen; wherein the ferrous insert is a multistrand wire rope extending continuously along a length of the shaft; wherein the wire rope is held slidably without adhesive within the lumen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A bowfishing arrow assembly comprising:
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a carbon fiber composite tube having a central lumen; a ferrous insert fitting within the lumen wherein the ferrous insert is a multistrand wire rope extending continuously along a length of the shaft and held slidably without adhesive within the lumen; a nock having a bifurcated rearward portion providing opposed fingers for fitting a bowstring therebetween and having a forward portion adapted to interfit with a rear end of the composite tube to align the nock with an arrow axis; and an arrow tip having a pointed forward portion and a rearward portion adapted to interfit with a front end of the composite tube to align the arrow tip with the arrow axis.
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