Archery arrow and arrow launching device
First Claim
1. A device for mounting on an archery bow for guiding the launch of an arrow carrying a finned sabot, comprising:
- a straight elongated arrow launching barrel having a breach end and a muzzle end with a vertical bow string accommodating slot extending from at or adjacent said breach end to or adjacent said muzzle end, said barrel having a straight opening extending from end-to-end therethrough and having a cross-section substantially greater than that of the shaft of said arrow and sized to provide guiding action on the fins of said sabot as said arrow passes therethrough; and
,means for reciprocally mounting said barrel on a bow so that said barrel and an arrow disposed therein for launching may be drawn back with said bow string to the cocked position wherefrom said arrow can be released for flight while said barrel thereafter remains retracted until advanced for reloading.
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Abstract
A reciprocable barrel-like device for mounting on an archery bow for accurately guiding the launch of special arrows which are substantially shorter and lighter than conventional arrows and equipped with at least one sabot. The device may also include elements for removing, breaking or severing rubber bands or other retainers which releasably retain multi-part sabots on the shafts of arrows and which fall away as the arrows are launched into free flight trajectories. In addition to a barrel-like launching guide the device includes elements for mounting the barrel of the device onto a bow so that the device and an arrow disposed therein may be drawn back in unison with the bow string during the drawing or cocking action. The arrows shoot through the retracted barrel-like guide when the bow string is released.
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18 Claims
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1. A device for mounting on an archery bow for guiding the launch of an arrow carrying a finned sabot, comprising:
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a straight elongated arrow launching barrel having a breach end and a muzzle end with a vertical bow string accommodating slot extending from at or adjacent said breach end to or adjacent said muzzle end, said barrel having a straight opening extending from end-to-end therethrough and having a cross-section substantially greater than that of the shaft of said arrow and sized to provide guiding action on the fins of said sabot as said arrow passes therethrough; and
,means for reciprocally mounting said barrel on a bow so that said barrel and an arrow disposed therein for launching may be drawn back with said bow string to the cocked position wherefrom said arrow can be released for flight while said barrel thereafter remains retracted until advanced for reloading. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 16)
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13. In combination, an archery bow, a device for mounting thereon as called for in claim I, and an archery arrow launchable through said barrel of said device and having at least one sabot mounted on said arrow.
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14. A device for mounting on an archery bow for guiding the launch of an arrow having fletchings or fins on its nock end and carrying a finned sabot adjacent its front end and for causing the release and separation of said sabot form said arrow as it leaves said device and begins its free flight, comprising:
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a straight elongated arrow launching barrel having arrow nock-receiving breach end and a muzzle end with a vertical bow string accommodating slots extending from said beach and to adjacent said muzzle end, said barrel having straight opening extending from end-to-end through said barrel and having an inside cross-section substantially greater than that of the shaft of said arrow and sized to provide guiding action on the fins of said sabot and on the fletchings or fins on the nock end of said arrow as said arrow passes therethrough; and
,means for reciprocally mounting said barrel on a bow so that said barrel and an arrow disposed therein for launching may be drawn back with said bow string to the cocked position wherefrom said arrow can be released for flight while said barrel remains retracted until advanced for reloading; and means disposed within said barrel end for releasing said sabot from said arrow and thereby allowing said sabot to separate from said arrow as said sabot exits form the muzzle end of guide.
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15. An archery arrow and sabot combination for shooting from a bow with a launching barrel, comprising:
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an arrow having a shaft with a nock end and a tip end; and at least one sabot mounted on said arrow which separates form said arrow as it leaves said launching barrel.
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17. The archery arrow and sabot combination called for in 15, wherein there are two sabots one mounted adjacent the tip end of the arrow and the other being mounted adjacent the nock end of the arrow.
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18. An archery arrow and sabot combination comprising:
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an arrow having a shaft with a nock end and a tip end; at least one sabot mounted on said arrow, and wherein said sabot is formed in a assembly of multi-parts and a retention means retains said parts in assembled relationship, said retention means being removable and said parts separating from said arrow in free flight.
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