Fletching device

• US 8,752,813 B2
• Filed: 11/09/2010
• Issued: 06/17/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/12/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Aggi Ina Trenschel
• Original Assignee: Paul-Rene Meyer
• Inventors: Meyer, Paul-Ren
• Primary Examiner(s): Wilson, Lee D
• Assistant Examiner(s): GRANT, ALVIN J
• Application Number:
  US13/500,111
• Publication Number:
  US 20120200022A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,316 Days
• Field of Search: 269/38, 473/586, 124/86, 124/79
• US Class Current: 269/38
• CPC Class Codes: F41B 5/1446 Arrow fletching jigs
• CPC Class Codes: F42B 6/06 Tail ends, e.g. nocks, fletching

Abstract

The present invention relates to a fletching device for adhesively bonding arrow feathers onto arrow shafts and quarrels, comprising a base plate (9) having a support for the nock of an arrow, retaining rods (8) extending upward therefrom at a distance from each other, an upper cover plate (12) having a passage opening directing upward and a centering means for the shaft of an arrow (1), and retaining clamps (3) arranged on the retaining rods (8) for the arrow feathers to be adhesively bonded. The fletching device is characterized in that the centering means for the arrow shaft is similar to the chuck (7) of a drilling machine or comprises an adapted chuck (7) of a drilling machine.

Claims

1. A fletching device for adhesively bonding arrow feathers onto arrow shafts and quarrels, comprising

a base plate (9) having a support for the nock of an arrow,

retaining rods (8) extending upward from the base plate (9) at a distance from each other, and

an upper cover plate (12) having an upwardly directed passage opening and a centering means for the shaft of an arrow (1), and

retaining clamps (3) disposed on the retaining rods (8) for the arrow feathers to be adhesively bonded,

characterized in that the centering means for the arrow shaft comprises a chuck (7) including chuck jaws (17) defining an axial recess in the passage, wherein the clutch jaws (17) clamp to center and hold an upper part of the arrow shaft and, unclamp to release the upper part of the arrow shaft.

2. The fletching device according to claim 1, characterized in that the chuck (7) is in the form of a quick-clamping chuck.

3. The fletching device according to claim 1, characterized in that the cover plate (12) comprises a receptacle for the chuck (7), in which the chuck is retained, centered and at a distance over the support for the nock.

4. The fletching device according to claim 1, characterized in that a radial recess (11) is provided in the cover plate (12) for the lateral insertion and removal of an arrow (1).

5. The fletching device according to claim 1, characterized in that a dovetail (14) is disposed in the base plate (9), as a support for the nock (2) of an arrow (1), on a nock cone (10) that is rotatable through an angle.

6. The fletching device according to claim 1, characterized in that a retaining plate (5) is mounted in an angularly displaceable manner at each retaining rod (8) via two slots (13) by way of two retaining screws (15), on which a retaining magnet (6) for fixing a retaining clamp (3) of an arrow feather is mounted.

7. The fletching device according to claim 1, characterized in that each retaining clamp (3) has an effective clamping length that is greater than the longest known arrow feather.

8. The fletching device according to claim 1, characterized in that the chuck (7) has an inner diameter of up to 15 mm, which can be steplessly adapted to the arrows (1).

9. The fletching device according to claim 1, characterized in that three retaining rods (8) are provided, which are offset by 120°

with respect to one another on a circular arc.

10. The fletching device according to claim 1, characterized in that the nock cone (10) is rotatably supported in the base plate (9), and an angular position for recurve arrows and an angular position for compound arrows are provided and are marked on the base plate (9).

11. The fletching device according to claim 1, wherein the centering means (7) is arranged in the cover plate (12) at the upper most part of the fletching device.