Crossbow bolt or arrow system for enhancing wounds

• US 8,500,579 B1
• Filed: 09/15/2011
• Issued: 08/06/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/15/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Steven Brady, Todd M. Long
• Original Assignee: Steven Brady, Todd M. Long
• Inventors: Long, Todd M., Brady, Steven
• Primary Examiner(s): RICCI, JOHN A
• Application Number:
  US13/233,464
• Time in Patent Office: 691 Days
• Field of Search: 473/583, 473/585, 473/586, 473/578
• US Class Current: 473/578
• CPC Class Codes: F42B 6/04 Archery arrows F42B6/08, F41B5/06, F42B12/362 take precedence

Abstract

A bolt-arrow system having a shaft with a first end and a second end, an arrowhead component having a pointed end and a shaft end, the shaft end removably engages the first end of the shaft, a fletch head having a shaft end and a back end, the shaft end removably engages the second end of the shaft, and a plurality of fletchings extending outwardly from the fletch head, the fletchings each comprise a sharp edge.

Claims

1. A bolt-arrow system (100) for crossbows, said system (100) consisting of:

(a) a shaft (110) having a first end (111 and a second end (112);

(b) an arrowhead component (120) having a pointed end (121) and a shaft end (122), the shaft end (122) removably engages the first end of the shaft (110), wherein a male threaded component (130a) is disposed on the shaft end (122) of the arrowhead component (120) and a female threaded component (130b) is disposed in the first end (111) of the shaft (110), wherein the male threaded component (130a) is adapted to removably engage the female threaded component (130b);

(c) a fletch head (140) having a shaft end (141) and a back end (142), the shaft end (141) removably engages the second end (112) of the shaft (110), wherein a male threaded component (150a) is disposed on the shaft end (141) of the fletch head (140) and a female threaded component (150b) is disposed in the second end (112) of the shaft (110), wherein the male threaded component (150a) is adapted to removably engage the female threaded component (150b);

(d) three fletchings (160) extending outwardly from the fletch head (140), wherein each fletchings (160) is a single piece consists of a sharp edge (170),

wherein a rear portion of each fletching adjacent to the back end (142) of the fletch head is step-wise shaped,

wherein the three fletchings are entirely disposed on the fletch head such that the back end (142) of the fletch head extends beyond the rear portion of each fletching; and

(e) a nock (143) disposed on the back end (142) of the fletch head (140).