Arrowhead

• US 7,871,345 B2
• Filed: 10/22/2007
• Issued: 01/18/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Slick Trick LLC
• Original Assignee: Gary L. Cooper
• Inventors: Cooper, Gary L.
• Primary Examiner(s): RICCI, JOHN A
• Application Number:
  US11/876,073
• Publication Number:
  US 20080261734A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,184 Days
• Field of Search: 473/582, 473/583, 473/584
• US Class Current: 473/584
• CPC Class Codes: F42B 6/08 Arrow heads; Harpoon heads

Abstract

A broadhead includes a one-piece elongated ferrule, with a plurality of slots through a central longitudinal axis of the ferrule, at least one of which has an open end, and one-piece blades mounted in the slots. At least one of the blades includes a blade slot in it and the blades having openings through them. A securing member is inserted transversely through the central longitudinal axis of the ferrule and passes through the openings of the blades securing them within the ferrule.

Claims

1. A broadhead comprising:

a one-piece elongated ferrule, a first ferrule slot having an open upper end, and a second ferrule slot having an open upper end, the ferrule slots dividing the ferrule into four segments,

a first one-piece blade mounted in the first ferrule slot, the first one-piece blade having a first blade slot in the top thereof,

a second one-piece blade having a second blade slot through a bottom thereof, the second blade being inserted into the second ferrule slot, an upper end of the second blade slot in the second one-piece blade interlocking with the first blade slot in the first one-piece blade, and

a securing member inserted transversely through an opening in at least the second one-piece blade to retain the second one-piece blade and the first one-piece blade in the ferrule.

2. The broadhead of claim 1 wherein said blades include openings through which said securing member passes, said opening of at least one of said blades being larger than an outer dimension of a portion of said securing member that passes through said opening of said at least one of said blades.

3. The broadhead of claim 1 wherein said securing member is a screw engaging opposite ferrule segments.

4. The broadhead of claim 1, comprising multiple securing members.

5. The broadhead of claim 4, wherein said multiple securing members are screws, one screw passing through openings in both blades engaging two opposite ferrule segments, and a second screw passing through openings in both blades and engaging the two remaining ferrule segments.

6. The broadhead of claim 1, wherein said one-piece blades are of different lengths.

7. The broadhead of claim 1, wherein said ferrule slots are of different lengths.

8. The broadhead of claim 1, wherein one of said blades is positioned with a portion of its length above the other said blade.

9. The broadhead of claim 1, wherein said ferrule slots are the same length and said blades are of different lengths.

10. The broadhead of claim 1, wherein the first one-piece blade and the second one-piece blade extend above the ferrule.