Take-down arrow
First Claim
1. A take-down arrow comprising:
- a forward shaft portion having an arrowhead attached to a first end and a hollow shaft portion at an opposite second end, the extremity of said forward shaft second end being in a plane at a right angle to the longitudinal axis of said forward shaft portion;
a rearward shaft portion having a fletch attached to a first end and a hollow shaft portion at an opposite second end, the extremity of said rearward shaft second end being in a plane at a right angle to the longitudinal axis of said rearward shaft portion;
an elongated fastening insert comprising a first and a second threadedly engageable portion, each said threadedly engageable portion having an outside diameter to fit snugly within said hollow shaft portions, the engaged length of said fastening insert being at least 13 percent the combined length of said forward and rearward shaft portions, said first threadedly engageable portion secured within said forward shaft hollow shaft portion and said second threadedly engageable portion secured within said rearward shaft hollow shaft portion, the spacing of said threadedly engageable portions being such that when threadedly engaged the extremities of said forward and rearward shaft portions firmly abut each other and abutable portions of said fastening insert portions are axially spaced, and one of said threadedly engageable insert portions extends for at least one-third of its outside diameter length beyond said extremity of one of said hollow shaft portions, said extended portion fitting snugly within the other of said hollow shaft portions.
0 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A take-down hollow shaft arrow assembly having a threadedly engageable insert portion affixed within each of two portions of a hollow arrow shaft enabling an arrow to be reduced to about half of its original length for transport or storage while retaining its original flight characteristics upon reassembly. The threadedly engaged insert abutable portions are axially spaced when the hollow arrow shaft ends firmly abut. At least one-third of the length of one of the inserts extends from one shaft portion and fits snugly into the other shaft portion. An alignment cylinder provides both accurate alignment and enhanced rigidity to the reassembled arrow shaft and resists bending of the arrow shaft upon impact with a hard object.
16 Citations
16 Claims
-
1. A take-down arrow comprising:
-
a forward shaft portion having an arrowhead attached to a first end and a hollow shaft portion at an opposite second end, the extremity of said forward shaft second end being in a plane at a right angle to the longitudinal axis of said forward shaft portion; a rearward shaft portion having a fletch attached to a first end and a hollow shaft portion at an opposite second end, the extremity of said rearward shaft second end being in a plane at a right angle to the longitudinal axis of said rearward shaft portion; an elongated fastening insert comprising a first and a second threadedly engageable portion, each said threadedly engageable portion having an outside diameter to fit snugly within said hollow shaft portions, the engaged length of said fastening insert being at least 13 percent the combined length of said forward and rearward shaft portions, said first threadedly engageable portion secured within said forward shaft hollow shaft portion and said second threadedly engageable portion secured within said rearward shaft hollow shaft portion, the spacing of said threadedly engageable portions being such that when threadedly engaged the extremities of said forward and rearward shaft portions firmly abut each other and abutable portions of said fastening insert portions are axially spaced, and one of said threadedly engageable insert portions extends for at least one-third of its outside diameter length beyond said extremity of one of said hollow shaft portions, said extended portion fitting snugly within the other of said hollow shaft portions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
-
- 9. An assembled take-down hollow shaft arrow, said shaft having a forward portion having an arrowhead attached to a first end and a hollow shaft portion at an opposite second end, the extremity of said forward shaft second end being in a plane at a right angle to the longitudinal axis of said forward shaft portion and rearward shaft portion having a fletch attached to a first end and a hollow shaft portion at an opposite second end, the extremity of said rearward shaft second end being in a plane at a right angle to the longitudinal axis of said rearward shaft portion, a fastening insert joining said forward and rearward shaft portions and comprising a first and a second engaged portion, each said threadedly engaged portion having an outside diameter fitting snugly within said hollow shaft portions, the engaged length of said fastening insert being at least 13 percent the length of said take-down arrow shaft, said first threadedly engaged portion secured within said forward shaft hollow shaft portion and said second threadedly engaged portion secured within said rearward shaft hollow shaft portion, the extremities of said forward and rearward shaft portions firmly abutting each other and abutable portions of said fastening insert portions are axially spaced, and one of said threadedly engageable insert portions extending for at least one-third of its outside diameter length snugly into one of said hollow shaft portions in which it is not secured.
Specification