Adjustable arrow insert assembly and method of use
First Claim
1. An arrow insert assembly adapted for installation in an arrowshaft having a longitudinally extending bore and further adapted to secure an arrowhead including a threaded stem to the arrowshaft, the insert assembly comprising:
- a hollow tubular sleeve securable within the bore of the arrowshaft;
a nut having a threaded bore and being rotatably positionable within the bore of the arrowshaft aft of at least a portion of the tubular sleeve wherein the arrowhead is securable to the arrowshaft in a desired rotational position by extending the threaded stem through the tubular sleeve and securely engaging the threaded stem with the threaded bore of the nut.
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Abstract
An insert assembly for an arrow that includes a sleeve and a nut which can selectively secure an arrowhead in a desired rotational position on an arrowshaft wherein the arrowhead has a threaded stem that is fixed relative to the arrowhead. The sleeve is secured at the fore end of the arrowshaft and the nut is positioned at the aft end of the sleeve. The threaded stem is inserted through the sleeve and secured to the nut. In one embodiment, the nut is engaged with a tool inserted through the aft end of the arrowshaft to secure the nut with the arrowhead. In another embodiment, the sleeve includes axially extending crimp arms extending rearwardly from the sleeve to axially capture the nut.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. An arrow insert assembly adapted for installation in an arrowshaft having a longitudinally extending bore and further adapted to secure an arrowhead including a threaded stem to the arrowshaft, the insert assembly comprising:
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a hollow tubular sleeve securable within the bore of the arrowshaft; a nut having a threaded bore and being rotatably positionable within the bore of the arrowshaft aft of at least a portion of the tubular sleeve wherein the arrowhead is securable to the arrowshaft in a desired rotational position by extending the threaded stem through the tubular sleeve and securely engaging the threaded stem with the threaded bore of the nut. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An arrow assembly comprising:
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an arrowshaft having a longitudinally extending bore; a hollow tubular sleeve secured within the bore of the arrowshaft; an arrowhead including a plurality of outwardly extending blades and a threaded stem, the stem being fixed and immovable relative to the blades; and a nut having a threaded bore and being rotatable relative to the tubular sleeve, the nut being positioned aft of at least a portion of the tubular sleeve wherein the arrowhead is secured to the arrowshaft by extending the threaded stem through the tubular sleeve to securely engage the threaded bore of the nut. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of securing an arrowhead having a threaded stem to an arrowshaft having a longitudinally extending bore, said method comprising:
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installing a hollow tubular sleeve within the bore of the arrowshaft; positioning a nut having a threaded bore within the bore and aft of at least a portion of the sleeve, the nut being rotatable relative to the tubular sleeve; and securing the arrowhead in a desired rotational position by inserting the threaded stem of the arrowhead through the sleeve and threadingly and securely engaging the stem with the threaded bore of the nut. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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Specification