Arrow vane

• US 9,039,550 B1
• Filed: 07/24/2013
• Issued: 05/26/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/24/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dubro Products, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Du-Bo Products, Inc.
• Inventors: Broberg, James E.
• Primary Examiner(s): RICCI, JOHN A
• Application Number:
  US13/949,774
• Time in Patent Office: 671 Days
• Field of Search: 473/578, 473/585, 473/586
• US Class Current: 473/586
• CPC Class Codes: F42B 6/06 Tail ends, e.g. nocks, fletching

Abstract

Each vane for an arrow is both tapered or rounded at the leading edge, and shaped to provide better adherence to the arrow. With the injection molding of each vane, a proper, rounded, smooth shape is achieved. When combined with a bottom surface of the vane having indentations therein, good adherence of the vane to the shaft of the arrow is achieved.

Claims

1. A vane for an arrow comprising:

the vane having a forward end and a rearward end;

the vane being rounded at the forward end of the vane;

the vane being shaped to provide better adherence to the arrow;

the arrow having a shaft, with a nock at one end of the shaft to receive a bow string, and an arrowhead at an opposing end of the shaft for striking a target;

the vane having a shaft contact side to be adhered to the shaft;

the shaft contact side having at least one indentation therein, which facilitates and strengthens an attachment of the vane to the shaft;

the attachment of the vane being adjacent to or near the nock and along an axis of the shaft;

the vane having a topside and a bottom side oppositely disposed from the topside;

the bottom side being securable to the shaft;

the bottom side including at least one indentation to facilitate securing the vane to the shaft;

the vane having a nock end and a head end oppositely disposed from the nock end;

the nock end of the vane being close to the nock when mounted on the shaft;

the head end of the vane being close to the arrowhead when mounted on the shaft;

the topside of the vane having an upward arc which extends from the nock end into a triangulated line;

the triangulated line extending downwardly into a mounting site at the head end;

the mounting site being rounded to facilitate adherence of the vane to the shaft;

the bottom side of the vane having a first flange and a second flange oppositely dosed from the first flange;

the first flange and the second flange extending along the length of the vane;

the first flange and the second flange being at the rounded mounting site;

the rounded mounting site allowing the vane to be attached to the shaft with increased stability and durability;

the first flange and the second flange including a series of glue pockets therebetween; and

the glue pockets being indentations to facilitate glue holding of the vane to the shaft.

2. The vane of claim 1 further comprising the glue pockets having at least one shape selected from the group consisting of rectangular, elliptical, circular, triangular, letter shaped, or a vertical rectangle.

3. In an arrow for use with a bow in archery, the arrow having a shaft, with an arrowhead mounted at one end of the shaft and a nock at the other end of the shaft to receive a string of the bow, with a plurality of vanes being secured to the shaft adjacent to the nock, the improvement comprising:

the vane having a forward end and a rearward end;

the vane being rounded at the forward end of the vane;

the vane being shaped to provide better adherence to the arrow;

the vane having a shaft contact side to be adhered to the shaft;

the shaft contact side having at least one indentation therein, which facilitates and strengthens an attachment of the vane to the shaft;

the attachment of the vane being adjacent to or near the neck and along an axis of the shaft;

the vane having a topside and a bottom side oppositely disposed from the topside;

the bottom side being securable to the shaft;

the bottom side including at least one indentation to facilitate securing the vane to the shaft;

the vane having a neck end and a head end oppositely disposed from the nock end;

the nock end of the vane being close to the nock when mounted on the shaft;

the head end of the vane being close to the arrowhead when mounted on the shaft;

the topside of the vane having an upward arc which extends from the nock end into a triangulated line;

the triangulated line extending downwardly into a mounting site at the head end;

the mounting site being rounded to facilitate adherence of the vane to the shaft;

the bottom side of the vane having a first flange and a second flange oppositely disposed from the first flange;

the first flange and the second flange extending along the length of the vane;

the first flange and the second flange being at the rounded mounting site;

the rounded mounting site lowing the vane to be attached to the shaft with increased stability and durability;

the first flange and the second flange including a series of glue pockets therebetween; and

the glue pockets being indentations to facilitate glue holding of the vane to the shaft.

4. The arrow of claim 3 further comprising the glue pockets having at least one shape selected from the group consisting of rectangular, elliptical, circular, triangular, letter shaped, or a vertical rectangle.