Archery Projectile

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2020072584-A1
Application number	US-201916559355-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 3, 2019
Priority date	Aug 31, 2018
Publication date	Mar 5, 2020
Grant date	—

Abstract

In some embodiments, projectile comprises a first body portion comprising a tip, a second body portion comprising a nock and a tether attached to the first body portion and attached to the second body portion. In some embodiments, the projectile comprises a first configuration where the first body portion contacts the second body portion. In some embodiments, the projectile comprises a second configuration where the first body portion is spaced apart from the second body portion.

First claim

1 . A projectile comprising:
a first body portion comprising a tip; a second body portion comprising a nock; and a tether attached to the first body portion and attached to the second body portion.

2 . The projectile of claim 1 , having a first configuration wherein the first body portion contacts the second body portion.

3 . The projectile of claim 2 , the projectile comprising an internal cavity, the tether contained in the cavity.

4 . The projectile of claim 3 , wherein a portion of the second body portion extends into the internal cavity.

5 . The projectile of claim 2 , having a second configuration wherein the first body portion is spaced apart from the second body portion.

6 . The projectile of claim 5 , wherein a length of the projectile in the second configuration is at least 1.1 times a length of the projectile in the first configuration.

7 . The projectile of claim 6 , wherein the length of the projectile in the second configuration is at least 1.5 times the length of the projectile in the first configuration.

8 . The projectile of claim 6 , wherein the length of the projectile in the second configuration is at least 3 times the length of the projectile in the first configuration.

9 . The projectile of claim 1 , comprising a length-to-width ratio of 30 or less.

10 . The projectile of claim 1 , comprising a length-to-width ratio of 10 or less.

11 . The projectile of claim 1 , the tether comprising an inelastic material.

12 . The projectile of claim 1 , the tether comprising a elastomeric material

13 . The projectile of claim 1 , the second body portion comprising a nose cone.

14 . The projectile of claim 13 , the tether extending from a tip of the nose cone.

15 . The projectile of claim 1 , the projectile excluding fletching.

16 . A projectile comprising:
a first body portion comprising a tip; a second body portion comprising a nock; and a tether attached to the first body portion and attached to the second body portion; the projectile having a first configuration and a second configuration, a distance between the first body portion and the second body portion being greater in the second configuration.

17 . The projectile of claim 16 , the first body portion comprising a cavity, the tether comprising a midportion oriented in the cavity in the first configuration.

18 . The projectile of claim 17 , the midportion oriented outside of the cavity in the second configuration.

19 . The projectile of claim 16 , wherein the length of the projectile in the second configuration is at least 1.5 times the length of the projectile in the first configuration.

20 . A projectile comprising:
a first body portion comprising a tip; a second body portion comprising a nock; the second body portion moveable with respect to the first body portion between a first configuration and a second configuration, a distance between the first body portion and the second body portion being greater in the second configuration.

Assignees

• Mcp Ip Llc

Inventors

• Ozanne Jeffrey A

Classifications

• F42B12/66

  Chain-shot, i.e. the submissiles being interconnected by chains or the like {(ballistically deployed systems for restraining persons or animals F41H13/0006)} · CPC title

• F42B6/08 Primary

  Arrow heads; Harpoon heads · CPC title

• F42B6/06

  Tail ends, e.g. nocks, fletching · CPC title

• F42B6/04

  Archery arrows (F42B6/08, F41B5/06, {F42B12/362} take precedence) · CPC title