Hunting point for arrows

• US 5,046,744 A
• Filed: 08/13/1990
• Issued: 09/10/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 08/13/1990
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Byron C. Eddy
• Original Assignee: Byron C. Eddy
• Inventors: Eddy, Byron C.
• Primary Examiner(s): SHAPIRO, PAUL
• Application Number:
  US07/565,931
• Time in Patent Office: 393 Days
• Field of Search: 273/421, 273/422
• US Class Current: 473/583
• CPC Class Codes: F42B 6/08 Arrow heads; Harpoon heads

Abstract

A hunting point for attachment to arrows used in bow hunting having two thin flat metal blades juxtaposed each other held together by a rearwardly located tubular body, each blade having a sharpened projection first end adapted to precede the arrow in flight for initial penetration of the game animal hide. Upon penetration into the game animal, the hunting point goes through a metamorphosis wherein the front first sharpened end of each blade rotates to the point where it becomes the trailing end and the rear second end of the blade rotates to the front to become the forward leading point. By enabling such a metamorphosis, minimum resistance to the arrow in flight and to initial penetration of the animal'"'"'s hide is achieved and maximum cutting area inside the animal is obtained after the initial penetration. To rotate the blades from a narrow sharpened entering point to a wide inverted "V" configuration, an outstanding barb located at the rear portion of each blade engages the hide of the animal to cause each blade to initiate rotation to its new maximum cutting position.

Claims

1. A hunting point for attachment to an arrow used in bow hunting which metamorphoses from a flight sharpened end to a sharpened wide "V" after penetration of a game animal'"'"'s hide and for continued movement through the animal, said hunting point comprising:

a body adapted to be attached to the arrow;

an elongated first blade having a first end and a second end, said first end terminating in a sharpened point, and a spaced apart first side and a second side each having a length running from said first end to said second end, said second side having an outstanding barb with a forward portion and a rearward portion, said first side having a sharpened edge from said first end to said second end and said second side having a sharpened edge from said first end to and including said barb forward portion, said first and second side edge being substantially parallel to each other from a first location adjacent said barb to a second location near but behind said point, said second side edge being angled towards said first side edge from said second location and extending to meet said first side edge at said point, said first blade pivotally attached to said body proximate said second end;

an elongated second blade having a first end and a second end, said first end terminating in a sharpened point, and a spaced apart first side and a second side each having a length running from said first end to said second end, said second side having an outstanding barb with a forward portion and a rearward portion, said first side having a sharpened edge from said first end to said second end and said second side having a sharpened edge from said first end to and including said barb forward portion, said first and second side edge being substantially parallel to each other from a first location adjacent said barb to a second location near but behind said point, said second side edge being angled towards said first side edge from said second location and extending to meet said first side edge at said point, said second blade pivotally attached to said body proximate said second end, said first blade and said second blade being in pivotable relationship to each other;

said first and second blade being pivotal to and extending forward of said body; and

said first end of both said first blade and said second blade overlapping to lead in flight and remaining overlapped in penetration of the game animal'"'"'s hide and movement through the animal, said angled side edge portions serving to maintain said first and second blade in a closed position during initial penetration, both said first and second blade first and second side sharpened edge engaging the animal'"'"'s hide and penetrating the animal along their length to a depth until said barb forward portion of both said first blade and said second blade engages the animal'"'"'s hide to cause both said first and second blade to pivot said second end of both said first blade and second blade to become the leading members of the sharpened wide "V" configuration.

2. The hunting point as defined in claim 1 wherein both said elongated first and second blade second end terminates in a right angle foot, said right angle foot of both said first blade and second blade overlapping to become the leading sharpened point in further movement through the game animal, both said first blade and second blade first side sharpened edge forming the wide "V".

3. The hunting point as defined in claim 2 further including a first stop formed in both said first blade and second blade second side proximate said second end, said first stop engaging said body when said first blade and said second blade first end overlaps.

4. The hunting point as defined in claim 3 further including a second stop formed in both said first blade and second blade second side proximate said barb rearward portion, said second stop engaging said body to retain said first blade and said second blade in the sharpened wide "V" configuration.

5. The hunting point as defined in claim 4 wherein said body defines a cylindrical body which includes a slot and a pivot pin, said pivot pin transverse to and crossing said slot, both said first blade and said second blade partially residing in said slot and pivoting about said pivot pin.