Shock/vibration dampening
First Claim
1. The combination of an arrow and a device for dampening vibrations of the arrow:
- the arrow having a shaft with a nock end and an arrow point end and an interior which is hollow at the point end of the shaft; and
the vibration dampening device;
having an elongated body fabricated from an elastomeric material; and
being installed in the point end of the arrow shaft.
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Abstract
Vibration dampening devices for arrows are installed in the arrow point end of the arrow shaft or in the nock end of the shaft or in both of those ends. These devices: (a) are fabricated from elastomeric materials; (b) have an elongated core surrounded by one or more annular, vibration dampening elements; and (c) employ decay time modification to attenuate shock and vibration. The devices are assembled in axially aligned relationship to an arrow point insert or arrow nock, and coupling features insure a positive connection between the dampening device and the arrow point insert or nock to which a device is assembled.
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38 Claims
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1. The combination of an arrow and a device for dampening vibrations of the arrow:
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the arrow having a shaft with a nock end and an arrow point end and an interior which is hollow at the point end of the shaft; and the vibration dampening device; having an elongated body fabricated from an elastomeric material; and being installed in the point end of the arrow shaft. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A combination of an arrow and a device for dampening vibration of the arrow wherein:
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the arrow has a shaft with a nock end and an interior which is hollow at the nock end of the shaft; and the vibration dampening device has an elongated body fabricated from an elastomeric material and is installed in the nock end of the shaft. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. The combination of an arrow point insert and a device for dampening vibration of an arrow:
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the insert and the dampening device being oriented in an axially aligned relationship; the arrow point insert having a through bore; and the dampening device having a detachable, assembly-facilitating tail at an end of the dampening device juxtaposed to the insert; the tail extending through the bore in and beyond the arrow point insert. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A combination of:
- (a) a device for dampening vibrations of an arrow, and (b) an arrow point insert;
the vibration dampening device having an elongated body fabricated from an elastomeric material; the vibration dampening device and the arrow point insert having coupling segments at apposed ends thereof; and the arrow point insert being assembled in an end-to-end relationship to the vibration dampening device by complementary structural elements of the coupling segments. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
- (a) a device for dampening vibrations of an arrow, and (b) an arrow point insert;
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28. An internally installable device for dampening vibration of an arrow, comprising:
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a body fabricated from an elastomeric material; the body comprising an elongated core with a coupling segment at one end thereof and an integral, annular, off-center, vibration-dampening element surrounding the core. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method of installing an elastomeric vibration dampener in an arrow which has a hollow shaft, the method comprising the steps of sequentially:
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applying an effective amount of a lubricant to an external surface of the vibration dampener; and sliding the lubricated vibration dampener into the hollow arrow shaft. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38)
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