US2925277A - Arrowhead - Google Patents

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Feb. 16, [1960 L. E. BLANCHETTE ET'AL 2,925,217

ARROWHEAD Filed Feb. 1, 1955 Stanley H. Wanserski IN V EN TORS- Leonard E Blane/wire redu'ced'stemi 'onjsaid shaft. 1 I

"fghaft and bra zed together,, at tovi "'A fconical hollow, terminal tip' 31 of ,metal,

2,925,277 Q pointed and having a barb 33 thereon'caps the front ends ARROWHEAD 5 of the shanks 23 and is suitably secured thereto. i

Milwaukee, and stallly wansel'ski, l UG 17 will catch into such growths and stop the flight of the shaft before itis hidden from View and lo'st. -Also, Apphcahon Fel'lfuary 485364 1t) the bends 19, of the hooks 17 will tend totiltthe shaft 3 Claims. (Cl. 273-1065) n I h 1, particularly in grass, into upright positions so that the a shaft may readily be seen, in grass or other growths, and

particularly in'long grass. The points 21 of the bends a 19, which is to say the hooks 17, 'will snag'and penetrate Our invention relates to improvements in 1 heads for game missed ,by the tip 31, Because of' the resiliency archery arrows. 4 Y of .thewire hooks 17,,at the shanks 23, when the tip 31 I c As. will now be seen, whenjthe shaft l'is in flight and I 7 Leonard E. Blanchette, Cudahy, Edmund T.0rtis, South enters, grass,foliage, or brush,- the bends 19 of the hooks The primary object of our inventionis toprovid an penetrates wood, or the likeyte'n'dency of the shaft 1 to arrowhead with means adapted to prevent an arrowshaft snap or break will 'be. greatly reduced as a result of from sliding through high-grass, foliage, or '-brush and whipping of the shaft; The same is true when the point thereby becoming losttherein. a V i v 20 21} of a bend19 penetrates wood or similar material.

Another object isto provide anarrowhead with means I The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the for the above purpose which will reduce the tendency of principles of the invention. Further, since numerous 'the arrow shaft to break byiwhipping when theshaft modifications and changes will readilyjoccur to those is shot intowood, or the like.

. skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention 'Still another object is to, provide an arrowhead. with 25 to the exact construction and operation shown andmeansfor accomplishing the above and whichwill catch described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and in grass or foliage, also brush, so; that the-shaf twill tilt, equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope into a slantingor upright positionin" which it may beg" 'ofthe appendedjclairns. I

easily seen for retrieving. I What is claimed as new is as follows? Yet another objectyis' to provide an arrowhead for in- 130 1." An} arrow'construction comprising, in combination, creasing the efiectiveness of anarrow in strikingisr'nall "1 an archery arrow shaft and-an arrow head construction animals, particularly, at one "side of the line'of flightfof for {the leading end ofsaid shaft comprising a plurality the shaft. V of complernental approximately l -shaped hooks each These togetherwith other: objectsand advantages which having a shank portion and a U-bend defining a hook will become subsequently "apparentr'eside 'in't'ne details' havinga terminal bill portion, the shank portions being of cons'tructionand operation as more fully hereinafter grouped together .and the leading ends being linearly .described'and claimed, 'referencefbeingjhad to=theaccom straight, parallel; and fixed toea'ch other, the intermediate pany drawings forming a part hereof; whereinlike num- 1' portions being bent outwardly into divergent relationship erals refer to like parts throughouh andin'whichz j and-being spaced'fr'om'each other in circumferentially 1 the preferred embodiment thereof? line,33 of Figure 2.

Figure l is a viewin'plan; .partlyibroken'away, "of an 40 equi-distant relationshipgan axially disposed penetrating yarrow shaft equipped Y with our. improved arrowhead in tip fixedly secured to the leading ends ofsaid straightshank portions, and a hub like'ferrule fitting over the' Figure 2 is a view in front elevation of'the same; and V leadingend of the shaft and lodged in the space between 'Figure.3 is a view in longitudinal section taken on the said divergent shank portions.

' 2. The structuredefined in claim 1 and wherein sad Referring to the drawing by numerals, 1 designatesa ferrule is of cap like form and is provided at its forward conventional arrow shaft having-thei-usual fliglits 3 and closed end With an outstanding flange, said flange having neck 5, and provided with "our improved arrowhead ciicurnferentially spaced holes and portions of the shank desig ated generally by the numeral 7; Portions'passing through said holes.

The arrowhead 7 comprises a cylindrial-f'rrule. 9.hav-' 3. An arrowhead comprising a ferrule. adapted to fit ing a tapered axial bore 11 blind. at thefront end' of the over the leading end of an archery arrow shaft, a plurality ferrule and by means of which said ferrule is detachably of forwardly opening hooks grouped around tsaid ferrule fitted with a wedge fit over a-tapered leading end13 on equi-distantly and carried thereby, said hooks having the shaft 1 ,A circumferential flange 15 is formed-on the 1 shanks, comprising straight parallel portions, extending front end of the ferrule 9 for a purpose presently seen. forwardlyof said ferrule side by side and grouped close Preferably, the {ferrule 9 isgformed of aluminum for together around thejaxis of the shaft in connected together lightness in weight and requisitestrength. 7 relationto form a leading stem on said shaft, and a.

I hence; to the shaftf 1,'andwhich [the flange l5 in which saidshariks 'areftightly fittedl The shanks 23 are bent toprovide portions 25 'converging forwardly of the flange 15; toprev'ent rearward slipping A plurality of forwar'dly 'opening, spring. steel, wire' 'sharp pointed' terminal tip fixed on said portions and 51 6 1 17 are a i db ith fl jge qg md extending forwardly thereof, said ferrule having a cir cumferentially apertured flange, said shanks extending tending rearwardly'fromsaid straight portionsto the flange for preventing said shanks from working rearwarda: s r n et at 21, said hooks being providedw'ithshanks2iextend+ 7 ing forwardly of the ferrule 9jthrough' openings 24in 1 Shanksffj h V.

f References Cited in the file'of this patent V UNITED STATESPATENTS of said-shanks insaidflange" andiforwardly of said por- {2,194,618 Scramlin' Mar, 26, 1940 .tions 2 5,thefshanks'2 3 areibent to providefstr aight closej 7' 2,289,284-

Chandler July 7, 1942 ;j, togetherparalleh -front. portions 27 'grQupedside-by-Side (2,628,837 Zwickey" Feb. 17, 1953 equidi stautlyiaroundthe the ferr le and the 2,671,664 r zwicke Mar. 9,

forwardly through said flange, andhaving bent portions ly. in the fiange, said tip being hollow and capping, said f

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