ARROW WITH NOCK AND HEAD ALIGNMENT
First Claim
11. An arrow comprising:
- a shaft adapted to engage an arrowhead at a first end of the shaft and a nock at the second end of the shaft, said shaft defined by a wall including an exterior surface and an interior surface, said interior surface defining an interior bore within the shaft;
wherein the interior bore includes a cross section in the shape of a rounded polygon.
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Abstract
An arrow with a non-circular central bore may allow for differential flexural rigidity in the shaft. A non-circular central bore, such as in the form of a bore with a rounded polygon, or more specifically a reuleaux triangle, may also provide self-alighting features when paired with a nock or arrowhead with similar shaped elements. This may allow a user to properly nock an arrow without resorting to manual alignment of the nock and fletchings. The central bore may extend along an entirety of the shaft, or only along a portion of the shaft. The non-circular central bore may be incorporated in an arrow shaft with a round exterior cross section, or with an arrow with a non-circular exterior cross section, such as in the form of a rounded polygon, or more specifically a reuleaux triangle.
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18 Claims
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11. An arrow comprising:
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a shaft adapted to engage an arrowhead at a first end of the shaft and a nock at the second end of the shaft, said shaft defined by a wall including an exterior surface and an interior surface, said interior surface defining an interior bore within the shaft; wherein the interior bore includes a cross section in the shape of a rounded polygon. - View Dependent Claims (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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13-1. The arrow of claim 12, wherein the cross section of the interior bore is a triangle.
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