Apparatus and method for attaching vane to shaft
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1. A method for mounting a vane with respect to a shaft of an arrow and/or a bolt, the method comprising the steps of:
- applying an image to a printable surface of at least a portion of a shrinkable material, coating an adhesive onto at least a portion of the printed image and/or the shrinkable material, forming at least a portion of the shrinkable material into a continuous seamed tube with an adhesive coated portion oriented towards an interior of the tube, collapsing the tube into a flattened state, cutting the continuous seamed tube into usable lengths, and attaching the vane with respect to an outer surface of the tube.
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Abstract
A method for attaching a vane with respect to a shaft of an arrow or a crossbow bolt. The vane is attached to a tube or sleeve that is positionable over an outer surface of the shaft. The sleeve has an inner surface and the shaft has an outer surface. In an attached position of the vane with respect to the shaft, an adhesive is sprayed onto the inner surface or is otherwise positioned between and contacts at least a portion of the inner surface of the sleeve and at least a portion of the outer surface of the shaft.
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1. A method for mounting a vane with respect to a shaft of an arrow and/or a bolt, the method comprising the steps of:
applying an image to a printable surface of at least a portion of a shrinkable material, coating an adhesive onto at least a portion of the printed image and/or the shrinkable material, forming at least a portion of the shrinkable material into a continuous seamed tube with an adhesive coated portion oriented towards an interior of the tube, collapsing the tube into a flattened state, cutting the continuous seamed tube into usable lengths, and attaching the vane with respect to an outer surface of the tube. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for mounting a vane with respect to a shaft of an arrow and/or a bolt, the method comprising the steps of:
coating an adhesive onto at least a portion of a shrinkable material, forming at least a portion of the shrinkable material into a continuous seamed tube with an adhesive coated portion oriented towards an interior of the tube, collapsing the tube into a flattened state, cutting the continuous seamed tube into usable lengths, expanding the tube from the flattened state, and attaching the vane with respect to an outer surface of the tube. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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