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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 26, 1996
Richard C Maleski, Plymouth, CT (US);
WASP Archery Products, Inc., Plymouth, CT (US);
Abstract
A broadhead for an arrow having a mechanism for securing expanding cutting blades to the body portion or ferrule of the broadhead which insures true alignment of the longitudinal axis of the broadhead with the longitudinal axis of the cutting blades. A compressible ring holds the cutting blades adjacent their proximal ends to form a ring-cutting blade assembly. The ring is placed over a post member extending from the body portion. A washer may be provided for positioning between the ferrule and a cylindrical insert located at the distal end of the arrow shaft. Inserting the post member into the arrow shaft and insert forces the washer to move distally and apply pressure to the ring-cutting blade assembly. The pressure applied to the ring-cutting blade assembly compresses and wedges the ring within a circular gap formed at the point where the post member extends from the body portion to firmly secure the blades to the broadhead. An elastic ring may be provided around the cutting blades to maintain the cutting blades in an undeployed, retracted position. The retracted blade assembly may also be fixedly secured to enable the user to utilize the broadhead as a target point.