Arrowhead with a tip having convex facets

• US 6,077,179 A
• Filed: 05/03/1999
• Issued: 06/20/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 05/21/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Victor Jay Liechty II (Victor Jay Liechty)
• Original Assignee: Victor Jay Liechty II (Victor Jay Liechty)
• Inventors: Liechty, Victor Jay II
• Primary Examiner(s): Ricci, John A.
• Application Number:
  US09/303,760
• Time in Patent Office: 414 Days
• Field of Search: 473/578, 473/582, 473/583, 473/584, 473/FOR 216, 473/FOR 219, 473/FOR 221, 473/FOR 222
• US Class Current: 473/582
• CPC Class Codes: F42B 6/08 Arrow heads; Harpoon heads

Abstract

Arrowheads having multi-facted forward tip ends with convex shaped facets thereon.

Claims

1. An arrowhead comprising:

(a) an arrowhead body; and

(b) an arrowhead tip, said arrowhead tip comprising;

(i) a first facet boundary;

(ii) a second facet boundary; and

(iii) a facet extending therebetween, wherein at least a section of said facet is convex.

2. An arrowhead as recited in claim 1 wherein said arrowhead tip is removably attachable with said arrowhead body.

3. An arrowhead as recited in claim 1 wherein said arrowhead tip is substantially non-removably attachable with said arrowhead body.

4. An arrowhead as recited in claim 1 wherein said arrowhead tip is integrally fabricated with said arrowhead body.

5. An arrowhead as recited in claim 1 wherein said facet boundaries converge to a forwardly tapered apex point, said apex point being collinear with a central longitudinal axis of said arrowhead body.

6. An arrowhead as recited in claim 5 wherein a substantial majority of each said facet boundary is radially aligned with said central longitudinal axis of said arrowhead body.

7. An arrowhead as recited in claim 1 wherein at least a section of each said facet boundary comprises a cutting edge.

8. An arrowhead as recited in claim 1 further comprising a plurality of said facets.

9. An arrowhead as recited in claim 8 wherein each said facet is substantially entirely convex.

10. An arrowhead as recited in claim 9 wherein said plurality of facets comprises three said facets.

11. An arrowhead as recited in claim 10 wherein said arrowhead tip is attached to said arrowhead body.

12. An arrowhead as recited in claim 9 further comprising a pivotal blade hingedly attached to said arrowhead body.

13. An arrowhead as recited in claim 8 wherein each said facet is convex.

14. An arrowhead as recited in claim 13 wherein said plurality of facets comprises three said facets.

15. An arrowhead as recited in claim 1 wherein said arrowhead is a blade-opening arrowhead.

16. An arrowhead as recited in claim 1 wherein said arrowhead is a fixed-blade arrowhead.

17. An arrowhead comprising:

(a) an arrowhead body; and

(b) an arrowhead tip having a central longitudinal axis, said arrowhead tip comprising;

(i) a first facet boundary;

(ii) a second facet boundary;

(iii) a facet extending therebetween, said facet having an exterior surface;

(iv) an intersecting line disposed in a plane perpendicular to said longitudinal axis and extending between said first facet boundary and said second facet boundary; and

(v) a radial line disposed in said plane so as to extend outwardly from said central longitudinal axis, wherein the distance along said radial line from said central longitudinal axis to at least a section of said exterior surface of said facet is longer than the distance along said radial line from said central longitudinal axis to said intersecting line.

18. An arrowhead as recited in claim 17 wherein at least a section of said exterior surface of said facet is substantially convex.

19. An arrowhead as recited in claim 17 wherein at least a section of each said facet boundary comprises a cutting edge.

20. An arrowhead as recited in claim 17 further comprising a plurality of said facets.

21. An arrowhead as recited in claim 20 wherein a substantial majority of the exterior surface of each said facet lying in said plane is convex and situated upon said arrowhead tip so that a circle disposed in said plane and intersecting each said facet boundary concomitantly intersects a substantial majority of each said convex facet exterior surface.

22. An arrowhead as recited in claim 20 wherein at least one of said facets, as referenced in said plane perpendicular to said central longitudinal axis, has at least a section of an exterior surface thereof that is substantially convex so as to define at least a section of the perimeter of a fist circle, wherein the diameter of said first circle is of a different diameter than the diameter of a second circle, said second circle also being disposed in said plane perpendicular to said longitudinal axis and intersecting each said first and second facet boundaries of each said facet of said plurality of facets.

23. An arrowhead as recited in claim 22 wherein the diameter of said first circle is a larger diameter than the diameter of said second circle.

24. An arrowhead as recited in claim 22 wherein said facet boundaries converge to a forwardly tapered apex point, said apex point being collinear with a central longitudinal axis of said arrowhead body.

25. An arrowhead as recited in claim 20 wherein each said facet is convex.

26. An arrowhead as recited in claim 25 wherein said plurality of facets comprises at least three said facets.

27. An arrowhead as recited in claim 17 further comprising a pivotal cutting blade hingedly attached to said arrowhead body.

28. An arrowhead as recited in claim 17 wherein said arrowhead is a fixed-blade arrowhead.

29. An arrowhead comprising:

(a) an arrowhead body, and

(b) an arrowhead tip, said arrowhead tip comprising;

(i) a central longitudinal axis; and

(ii) a plurality of facets each extending between a first facet boundary and a second facet boundary wherein at least one of said facets, as referenced in a plane perpendicular to said central longitudinal axis, has at least a section of an exterior surface thereof that is substantially convex so as to define at least a section of the perimeter of a first circle, wherein the radius of said first circle is larger than the radius of a second circle, said second circle also being disposed in said plane perpendicular to said longitudinal axis and intersecting each said first and second facet boundaries of each said facet of said plurality of facets.

30. An arrowhead as recited in claim 29 wherein said facet boundaries converge to a forwardly tapered apex point, said apex point being collinear with a central longitudinal axis of said arrowhead body.

31. An arrowhead as recited in claim 29 wherein at least a section of each said facet boundary comprises a cutting edge.

32. An arrowhead as recited in claim 29 further comprising a pivotal cutting blade hingedly attached to said arrowhead body.

33. An arrowhead as recited in claim 29 wherein said arrowhead is a blade-opening arrowhead.

34. An arrowhead as recited in claim 29 wherein said arrowhead is a fixed-blade arrowhead.

35. An arrowhead as recited in claim 29 wherein said plurality of facets comprises three said facets.

36. An arrowhead as recited in claim 35 wherein each said facet is configured substantially identical to each other said facet of said plurality of facets.

37. An arrowhead as recited in claim 29 wherein each said facet is convex.

38. An arrowhead comprising:

(a) an arrowhead body; and

(b) an arrowhead tip having a central longitudinal axis, said arrowhead tip comprising;

(i) a first facet boundary;

(ii) a second facet boundary; and

(iii) a facet extending therebetween, said facet having an exterior surface and being configured such that the distance along a radial line, disposed in a plane perpendicular to said longitudinal axis, that extends from said central longitudinal axis to at least a section of said exterior surface of said facet is longer than the distance along said radial line to an intersecting line also disposed in said plane perpendicular to said longitudinal axis, said intersecting line extending between said first facet boundary and said second facet boundary.

39. An arrowhead as recited in claim 38 further comprising a plurality of said facets.

40. An arrowhead as recited in claim 39 wherein at least a section of each said facet is convex.

41. An arrowhead as recited in claim 39 wherein a substantial majority of each said facet is convex.

42. An arrowhead as recited in claim 41 wherein said plurality of facets comprises three said facets.

43. An arrowhead as recited in claim 41 further comprising a pivotal blade hingedly attached to said arrowhead body.

44. An arrowhead comprising:

(a) an arrowhead body; and

(b) an arrowhead tip, said arrowhead tip comprising;

(i) a central longitudinal axis; and

(ii) a plurality of substantially convex facets each having an exterior surface and each extending between a first facet boundary and a second facet boundary, said arrowhead tip being configured such that the distance along a first radial line, disposed in a plane perpendicular to said longitudinal axis, that extends from said central longitudinal axis to at least a section of said exterior surface of said facet is shorter than the distance along a second radial line, also disposed in said plane perpendicular to said longitudinal axis, that extends from said central longitudinal axis to a said facet boundary of said arrowhead tip.

45. An arrowhead as recited in claim 44 wherein each said facet is configured substantially identical to each other said facet of said plurality of facets.

46. An arrowhead as recited in claim 45 wherein at least a substantial majority of the exterior surface of a said facet, as referenced in said plane perpendicular to said longitudinal axis, defines at least a section of the perimeter of a circle.

47. An arrowhead comprising:

(a) an arrowhead body; and

(b) an arrowhead tip, said arrowhead tip comprising;

(i) a central longitudinal axis;

(ii) an exterior surface; and

(ii) a plurality of three substantially convex facets each extending between a first facet boundary and a second facet boundary, said arrowhead tip being configured such that the distance along a first radial line, disposed in a plane perpendicular to said longitudinal axis, that extends from said central longitudinal axis to at least a first section of said exterior surface of said arrowhead tip is different than the distance along a second radial line, also disposed in said plane perpendicular to said longitudinal axis, that extends from said central longitudinal axis to at least a second different section of said exterior surface of said arrowhead tip.

48. An arrowhead as recited in claim 47 wherein each said facet is configured substantially identical to each other said facet of said plurality of facets.

49. An arrowhead as recited in claim 48 wherein each said facet is convex.

50. An arrowhead comprising:

(a) an arrowhead body; and

(b) an arrowhead tip having a plurality of convex facets that each extend between a corresponding first facet boundary and a corresponding second facet boundary thereof.

51. An arrowhead as recited in claim 50 further comprising a pivotal blade hingedly attached to said arrowhead body.

52. An arrowhead as recited in claim 51 wherein said arrowhead tip is attached to said arrowhead body.

53. An arrowhead as recited in claim 50 wherein each said facet is configured substantially identical to each other said facet of said plurality of facets.

54. An arrowhead as recited in claim 53 wherein said plurality of facets comprises three said facets.

55. An arrowhead as recited in claim 54 wherein each said facet comprises an exterior surface, and said arrowhead tip is configured such that the distance along a fist radial line, disposed in a plane perpendicular to said longitudinal axis, that extends from said central longitudinal axis to at least a section of said exterior surface of a said facet is shorter than the distance along a second radial line, also disposed in said plane perpendicular to said longitudinal axis, that extends from said central longitudinal axis to a said facet boundary of said arrowhead tip.