Weapon and tool head and method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11747118-B2
Application number	US-202117524191-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 11, 2021
Priority date	Nov 12, 2020
Publication date	Sep 5, 2023
Grant date	Sep 5, 2023

Abstract

The invention is directed to a weapon or tool head that has an appearance that mimics chipped stone weapon- or tool heads used in prehistory and history. The weapon or tool head has an outer body portion having the desired “ancient” appearance and a hard insert is provided with at least one sharp edge exposed for use, the latter providing modern performance characteristics to the weapon or tool.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A weapon or tool head, comprising an outer body portion formed to have an outer surface that includes shaped depressions on the outer surface mimicking the cleaved off portions of a rock to have the appearance of a chipped stone weapon or tool head, and at least one insert with an insert body having at least one sharp edge extending outwardly from the outer body to be exposed.

2. The weapon or tool head according to claim 1 , wherein the outer body is formed as an arrowhead having two sides coming to a point and with the shaped depressions combining to create a thin edge on each side of the outer body adjacent the sharp edges of the at least one insert body.

3. The weapon or tool head according to claim 2 , wherein the at least one insert body has two sharp exposed edges directed toward each other forming a point which extend outwardly from the outer body to be exposed from a forward end to a rear end of the outer body portion.

4. The weapon or tool head according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one insert body has a connection system associated therewith for connection to a shaft or handle.

5. The weapon or tool head according to claim 1 , wherein the outer body and at least one insert body together provide a predetermined mass.

6. The weapon or tool head according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one insert body is removable.

7. The weapon or tool head according to claim 1 , wherein the outer body is formed as a spearhead or axehead.

8. The weapon or tool head according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one insert body has an adjustable mass.

9. The weapon or tool head of claim 1 , wherein the outer body is formed as an arrowhead with a base portion with has notches selected from basal notches, corner notches, or side notches.

10. The weapon or tool head of claim 1 , wherein the outer body is a moldable material with the shaped depressions molded to appear as being chipped from stone.

11. The weapon or tool head according to claim 1 , wherein the outer body portion is formed in a plurality of sections.

12. A weapon or tool head, comprising an outer body portion formed to have the appearance of a chipped stone weapon or tool head, and at least one insert with an insert body having at least one sharp edge extending outwardly from the outer body to be exposed, wherein the outer body is formed of a first material and the at least one insert body is formed of a second material and the second material is harder than the first.

13. The weapon or tool head according to claim 12 , wherein the outer body and at least one insert body together provide a predetermined mass.

14. The weapon or tool head according to claim 12 , wherein the at least one insert body is removable.

15. The weapon or tool head according to claim 12 , wherein the at least one insert body has an adjustable mass.

16. The weapon or tool head according to claim 12 , wherein the at least one insert body has a connection system associated therewith.

17. An arrow, comprising: an arrowhead formed of an outer body portion and at least one insert with an insert body having at least two sharp edges directed toward one another to form a point and extending outwardly along edges of the outer body portion, and wherein the outer body portion has an outer surface that includes shaped depressions formed to mimic cleaved off portions of a rock to have the appearance of a stone arrowhead, the arrowhead having a base between the two edges; and a connection system to connect the arrowhead to a shaft to form the arrow.

18. The arrow of claim 17 , wherein the outer body portion has notches selected from basal notches, corner notches, or side notches in the region of the base of the outer body portion.

19. The arrow of claim 17 , wherein the at least one insert includes a base portion between the sharp edges and the connection system is provided at the base portion thereof.

20. The arrow of claim 17 , wherein the outer body portion has a thickness that transitions to thin edges with the shaped depressions combining to create the thin edge on each side of the outer body adjacent the sharp edges of the insert body.

Assignees

• Univ Kent State Ohio

Inventors

• Eren Metin I
• Bebber Michelle R
• Fisch Michael R
• Kavulic Michael
• True Trent A W

Classifications

• F42B6/08 Primary

  Arrow heads; Harpoon heads · CPC title

• B26B23/00 Primary

  Axes; Hatchets {(attaching of the handles B25G)} · CPC title

• B33Y80/00

  Products made by additive manufacturing · CPC title

• B44F9/04

  of stone surfaces, e.g. marble · CPC title

• F41B15/00

  Weapons not otherwise provided for {, e.g. nunchakus, throwing knives} · CPC title