Tracker arrow
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1. A hunting arrow comprising:
- a hollow shaft having a first end and a second end and a central axis extending between said first end and said second end;
a string nock attached to said first end of said hollow shaft;
at least one fin attached to said hollow shaft adjacent said first end of said hollow shaft;
an arrowhead connected to said second end of said hollow shaft; and
an elastomeric device positioned inside said hollow shaft and attached to said hollow shaft adjacent to said arrowhead, said elastomeric device extending within said hollow shaft toward said first end of said hollow shaft and having a length no greater than said hollow shaft.
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Abstract
A hunting arrow having an elastomeric device attached to the inside of the hollow shaft of the hunting arrow is used for the tracking of game animals that have been struck with the hunting arrow. The elastomeric device attached to the inside of the hollow shaft can project beyond the body of the game animal and provide a conduit for the flow of blood of the game animal even after the remaining portion of the hunting arrow projecting from the game animal has been sheared off.
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32 Claims
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1. A hunting arrow comprising:
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a hollow shaft having a first end and a second end and a central axis extending between said first end and said second end;
a string nock attached to said first end of said hollow shaft;
at least one fin attached to said hollow shaft adjacent said first end of said hollow shaft;
an arrowhead connected to said second end of said hollow shaft; and
an elastomeric device positioned inside said hollow shaft and attached to said hollow shaft adjacent to said arrowhead, said elastomeric device extending within said hollow shaft toward said first end of said hollow shaft and having a length no greater than said hollow shaft. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
said at least one aperture in said tubular member includes a plurality of apertures in said tubular member;
said at least one aperture in said hollow shaft includes a plurality of apertures in said hollow shaft aligned with the plurality of apertures in said tubular member; and
said plurality of apertures in said tubular member and said plurality of apertures in said hollow shaft are positioned from about 0.5 to 10 inches from said arrowhead.
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6. The hunting arrow of claim 1 wherein said elastomeric device is attached to said hollow shaft using an adhesive.
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7. The hunting arrow of claim 6 wherein the adhesive is positioned within said hollow shaft adjacent to said arrowhead between said hollow shaft and said elastomeric device for about 3 to 4 inches.
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8. The hunting arrow of claim 1 wherein said elastomeric device is attached to said hollow shaft using a heating method to melt at least a portion of said elastomeric device, wherein said melted at least a portion of said elastomeric device bonds to said hollow shaft on cooling.
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9. The hunting arrow of claim 1 wherein said elastomeric device comprises a flexible, lightweight, non-absorbent plastic tube.
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10. The hunting arrow of claim 1 wherein said elastomeric device extends substantially completely between said first end of said hollow shaft and said second end of said hollow shaft.
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11. A method for tracking the blood trail of a game animal comprising the steps of:
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impacting the game animal with an arrow having a hollow shaft and an elastomeric device positioned within the hollow shaft, the elastomeric device being attached to the hollow shaft;
projecting a portion of the arrow from the game animal to provide a path for blood to flow from the game animal;
shearing off the portion of the arrow projecting from the game animal and exposing the elastomeric device outside of the game animal; and
providing a path along the exposed elastomeric device for blood to flow from the game animal. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A method of assembling a hunting arrow having a string nock at one end and an arrowhead at the other end, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a hollow shafted arrow with an open end to receive one of the arrowhead and the string nock;
inserting an elastomeric device into the open end of the hollow shafted arrow;
attaching the elastomeric device to the hollow shafted arrow; and
sealing the open end of the hollow shafted arrow with said one of the arrowhead and the string nock. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A hunting arrow comprising:
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a hollow shaft having a first end and a second end and a central axis extending between said first and said second end;
a string nock attached to said first end of said hollow shaft;
at least one fin attached to said hollow shaft adjacent said first end of said hollow shaft;
an arrowhead connected to said second end of said hollow shaft; and
a flexible, lightweight, non-absorbent tube positioned inside said hollow shaft and attached to said hollow shaft adjacent to said arrowhead, said flexible, lightweight, non-absorbent tube extending within said hollow shaft toward said first end of said hollow shaft and having a length no greater than said hollow shaft. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A hunting arrow comprising:
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a hollow shaft having an interior surface, an exterior surface, a first end and a second end;
a string nock attached to said first end of said hollow shaft;
at least one fin attached to said exterior surface of said hollow shaft adjacent said first end of said hollow shaft;
an arrowhead connected to said second end of said hollow shaft; and
an elastomeric tube attached to one of said interior surface of said hollow shaft and said exterior surface of said hollow shaft adjacent to said arrowhead, said elastomeric tube extending toward said first end of said hollow shaft and having a length no greater than said hollow shaft. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32)
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