Archery arrows

• US 5,234,220 A
• Filed: 03/09/1992
• Issued: 08/10/1993
• Est. Priority Date: 03/09/1992
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Morrison Molded Fiber Glass Company
• Original Assignee: Morrison Molded Fiber Glass Company
• Inventors: Schellhammer, David A., Pearson, Frank J.
• Primary Examiner(s): SHAPIRO, PAUL
• Application Number:
  US07/851,031
• Time in Patent Office: 519 Days
• Field of Search: 273/416, 273/419, 273/420, 273/421, 273/77 A, 273/80 B, 156/180, 156/277
• US Class Current: 473/578
• CPC Class Codes: F42B 6/04 Archery arrows F42B6/08, F41B5/06, F42B12/362 take precedence

Abstract

Arrows comprising a shaft having its original orientation through the die in which it was prepared marked or otherwise indicated. Any suitable marking or other indication can be used. The arrows may be pre-grouped and bundled. The shaft may be prepared with any suitable process including extrusion and pultrusion.

Claims

1. An arrow shaft comprising a mark or other indicia thereon;

which shows the original orientation of the shaft relative to the die through which it was produced.

2. The arrow shaft of claim 1 wherein the mark or indicia is a continuous thread or string.

3. The arrow shaft of claim 1 wherein the mark or indicia is a geometric figure.

4. The arrow shaft of claim 3 wherein the geometric figure is painted.

5. The arrow of claim 1 wherein the marking is a continuous painted line.

6. The arrow shaft of claim 1 wherein the die is a pultrusion die.

7. A process for marking or otherwise indicating the original orientation of an arrow shaft relative to a pultrusion die comprising:

passing a plurality of continuous fibers into a die;

pulling a finished shaft from the die; and

marking the original orientation of the shaft relative to the pultrusion die.

8. The process of claim 7 wherein the marking or other indication is accomplished with a continuous string or thread.

9. The process of claim 7 wherein the marking or other indication is accomplished with a geometric figure.

10. The process of claim 9 wherein the geometric figure is painted.

11. The process of claim 7 wherein the mark is a continuous painted line.

12. An arrow comprising a shaft having its original orientation through a die in which it was prepared marked or otherwise indicated.

13. The arrow of claim 12 wherein the shaft is marked with a continuous thread or string.

14. The arrow of claim 12 wherein the shaft is marked with a geometric figure.

15. The arrow of claim 14 wherein the geometric figure is painted.

16. The arrow of claim 12 wherein the shaft is marked with a painted line.

17. The arrow of claim 12 further comprising a broadhead point.

18. The arrow of claim 12 further comprising a field point.