Arrow System
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Abstract
The invention involves an arrow system having a shaft having a first end and an insert receptive of a standard point, the insert being disposed completely within the first end of the shaft. An insert installation tool may be used as part of the invention to facilitate insertion of the insert into the first end of the shaft. The invention further includes a reduced diameter hunting arrow shaft that maintains sufficient spine and weight characteristics. The reduced diameter hunting arrow shaft is receptive of standard or non-standard internal components for increasing arrow penetration and shot accuracy. Still further, the invention includes an arrow tip assembly including a male insert and a female point to assist in aligning points with arrow shafts.
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70 Claims
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1-55. -55. (canceled)
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56. An internal fit component FRP hunting arrow shaft, comprising:
an arrow shaft to receive internal fit components, the arrow shaft having a weight in proportion to twenty-nine inches of arrow shaft, the arrow shaft having a weight and an outside diameter, the weight or the spine falling on a plot of weight versus spine above and to the left of a straight line that includes a first point having a weight of 190 grains and an outside diameter of 0.275 inches, and a second point having a weight of 320 grains, and an outside diameter of 0.305 inches. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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63. An internal fit component FRP hunting arrow shaft comprising:
an arrow shaft to receive internal fit components, the arrow shaft having a weight in proportion to twenty-nine inches of arrow shaft, the arrow shaft having a spine and an outside diameter, the spine or the outside diameter falling on a plot of spine versus outside diameter below and to the left of a straight line that includes a first point having a spine of 0.320 inches and an outside diameter of 0.295 inches, and a second point having a spine of 0.480 inches and an outside diameter of 0.280 inches. - View Dependent Claims (64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69)
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