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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2003
Bruce Barrie, Waseca, MN (US);
John C. Sodaro, Monkton, VT (US);
Barrie Archery LLC, Waseca, MN (US);
Abstract
A broadhead being attachable to an arrow shaft, includes a blade support having an internal passage defined in a blade receiving body, the blade receiving body having a plurality of slots defined therein extending from the internal passage to a blade receiving body external margin and having a camming surface. A translatable ring is disposed in the internal passage, and a plurality of extendable blades, each blade being shiftably coupled to the ring proximate a blade first end and being at least partially disposed in a respective slot when in a blade retracted disposition, a blade second end being cammable outward to a blade extended disposition by interaction with the body camming surface. A method of operating an expandable broadhead is further included.