Bow launcher and arrow system
First Claim
1. In an arrow having a shaft with a tip at one end thereof and a nock at the other end thereof, the improvement comprising:
- stabilizer means movable from a launch position near said tip to a flight position near said nock, said stabilizer means including a slide collar disposed on said shaft for sliding movement therealong, said slide collar having a plurality of radial vanes each having a leading edge and a trailing edge;
said slide collar extending forwardly of said leading edges of said vanes, said forward extension of said slide collar providing reinforcement for withstanding forces encountered in use of said stabilizer means with said arrow, said slide collar also extending rearwardly at least to said trailing edges of said vanes; and
means near said tip and said nock for engaging said slide collar to limit said stabilizer means to movement along said shaft from said launch position to said flight position.
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Abstract
In order to provide enhanced performance from fletching, a stabilizer is operatively associated with an arrow shaft to be moveable from a launch position near the tip of an arrow at one end thereof to a flight position near the nock of the arrow at the other end thereof. The stabilizer includes a slide collar disposed on the shaft for sliding movement therealong and having a plurality of radial vanes each with a leading edge and a trailing edge as well as a reinforcing extension forwardly of the leading edges of the vanes and extending rearwardly at least to the trailing edges thereof. By limiting the stabilizer to sliding movement along the shaft from the launch position to the flight position, a bow having a riser may be provided with a launcher mounted on the riser to resiliently grip the stabilizer with the vanes forward of the riser during launch.
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29 Claims
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1. In an arrow having a shaft with a tip at one end thereof and a nock at the other end thereof, the improvement comprising:
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stabilizer means movable from a launch position near said tip to a flight position near said nock, said stabilizer means including a slide collar disposed on said shaft for sliding movement therealong, said slide collar having a plurality of radial vanes each having a leading edge and a trailing edge; said slide collar extending forwardly of said leading edges of said vanes, said forward extension of said slide collar providing reinforcement for withstanding forces encountered in use of said stabilizer means with said arrow, said slide collar also extending rearwardly at least to said trailing edges of said vanes; and means near said tip and said nock for engaging said slide collar to limit said stabilizer means to movement along said shaft from said launch position to said flight position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. In an arrow having a shaft with a tip at one end thereof and a nock at the other end thereof, the improvement comprising:
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stabilizer means movable from a launch position near said tip to a flight position near said nock, said stabilizer means including a slide collar disposed on said shaft for sliding movement therealong, said slide collar having a plurality of radial vanes each having a leading edge and a trailing edge; said slide collar extending forwardly of said leading edges of said vanes, said forward extension of said slide collar providing reinforcement for withstanding forces encountered in use of said stabilizer means with said arrow, said slide collar also extending rearwardly at least to said trailing edges of said vanes; said slide collar having an inner diameter substantially the same as an outer diameter of said shaft from said forward reinforcing extension to at least said trailing edges of said vanes and having an inner diameter larger than said outer diameter of said shaft remote from said forward reinforcing extension and facing rearwardly of said railing edges of said vanes, said slide collar having a substantially uniform outer diameter from said forward reinforcing extension to at least a point forwardly of but near said trailing edges of said vanes and tapering conically outward from said point to a rearward extension of substantially uniform diameter rearwardly of but near said trailing edges of said vanes; and means near said tip and said nock for engaging said slide collar to limit said stabilizer means to movement along said shaft from said launch position to said flight position. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. In combination a bow having a riser and an arrow having a shaft with a tip at one end thereof and a nock at the other end thereof, the combination comprising:
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launching means mounted on said riser of said bow and having resilient gripping means associated therewith; stabilizer means mounted on said arrow and movable from a launch position near said tip to a flight position near said nock, said stabilizer means including a slide collar disposed on said shaft for sliding movement therealong, said slide collar having a plurality of radial vanes each having a leading edge and a trailing edge; said slide collar having a reinforcing extension forwardly of said leading edges of said vanes and extending rearwardly to a point beyond said trailing edges of said vanes, said resilient gripping means gripping said rearwardly extending portion of said slide collar when said arrow is placed in said launching means for launching said arrow from said bow; and means near said tip and said nock for engaging said slide collar to limit said stabilizer means to movement along said shaft from said launch position to said flight position. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A kit for use with an arrow having a shaft with a tip at one end thereof and a nock at the other end thereof, comprising:
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stabilizer means positionable on said shaft for movement from a launch position near said tip to a flight near said nock, said stabilizer means including a slide collar positionable on said shaft for sliding movement therealong, said slide collar having a plurality of integral radial vanes each having a leading edge and a trailing edge when said stabilizer means is positioned on said shaft; said slide collar extending forwardly of said leading edges of said vanes, said forward extension of said slide collar providing reinforcement for withstanding forces encountered in use of said stabilizer means with said arrow, said slide collar also extending rearwardly at least to said trailing edges of said vanes; and means for positioning near said tip and near said nock for engaging said slide collar to limit said stabilizer means to movement along said shaft from said launch position to said flight position.
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28. A launcher for an arrow, comprising:
a base adapted to be mounted on a riser of a bow and resilient gripping means supported by a stand-off in spaced relation to said base, said base being adapted to extend rearwardly of said bow to position said resilient gripping means rearwardly of a riser of said bow, said resilient gripping means being adapted to grip said arrow so as to isolate said arrow from contact with said base or said riser. - View Dependent Claims (29)
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