US3595579A
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Arrow shafts with plastic vanes and methods of fletching
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1968-04-26
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Granted: 1971-07-27
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Expires: 1988-04-26
Abstract
Abstract An archery arrow is equipped with vanes made from a sheet of adhesive backed plastic material, each vane being formed from a section of a sheet of adhesive backed plastic material which is folded, so that both sides of the fold are bonded together by the adhesive, except for strips at the ends thereof, by which the section is bonded to the arrow shaft, thereby providing vanes which are sufficiently flexible to bend and sufficiently resilient to return to shape after bending due to aerodynamic and mechanical forces normally encountered when the arrow is used. The strips at the end of the folded sheet form flaps. The flaps of adjacent vanes are placed in abutting relationship so that when N vanes are used each vane subtends an arc of 360*/N about the periphery of the arrow shaft. The method of making and affixing the vanes includes the steps of cutting a section from a sheet of plastic material having an adhesive on one side, protected by a nonadhesing backing; removing the center portion of the backing to leave two edge strips; folding the section along the edges of the two strips to form flaps; folding the section along its centerline with the adhesive side in to form a double thickness vane; removing the remaining edge strips of backing and securing the vane to the arrow shaft.
Inventors
- 👤 Alfred E Benoit
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 13:26
CPC Classifications
F; F42; F42B; F42B6/00; F42B6/02; F42B6/04; F42B6/06; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S273/00; Y10S273/02; Y10S273/09; Y10S273/12; Y10S273/29
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
67 words
Arrow fletching comprising, a plurality of plastic vane members attached to the arrow shaft, the attachment being made by a flap along one edge of each vane member, with the flaps for attaching each vane member abutting each other around the circumference of the shaft, so that the position of each flap on the arrow shaft is determined by the position of each other of the flaps.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
67 words
Arrow fletching comprising, a plurality of plastic vane members attached to the arrow shaft, the attachment being made by a flap along one edge of each vane member, with the flaps for attaching each vane member abutting each other around the circumference of the shaft, so that the position of each flap on the arrow shaft is determined by the position of each other of the flaps.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
71 words
Arrow fletching as in claim 1 and including, two of said flaps on each plastic vane member, the two flaps on each member extending in opposite directions from the same edge of the vane member, and in which there are N vane members, the width of the flaps on each vane member being such that they subtend an angle from the longitudinal axis of the arrow shaft, which is substantially 360*/N.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
Arrow fletching as in claim 2 in which, each vane and attaching flaps is formed of a continuous sheet of said material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
Arrow fletching as in claim 3 and in which, said sheet of material is covered with adhesive on one side and the vane and flaps are formed by folding the sheet.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
Arrow fletching as in claim 4 and in which, said vane member is at least twice the thickness of said flaps.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
Arrow fletching as in claim 4 and in which, said sheet of material is a polyester film coated with adhesive.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
Arrow fletching as in claim 6 and in which, said polyester film is photosensitive on the side opposite said adhesive and is exposed to an image, producing a design thereon.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
90 words
A method for fletching an arrow comprising the steps of cutting a section from a sheet of plastic material having an adhesive on one side covered with a nonadhering backing material. removing Said backing material from said section, folding the section with the adhesive clad side of said material on the inside of said fold, folding said section along lines along the edges of opposite sides so that the plastic material adjacent said folds define flaps, and affixing said flaps by the adhesive thereon to the shaft of the arrow.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
90 words
A method for fletching an arrow comprising the steps of cutting a section from a sheet of plastic material having an adhesive on one side covered with a nonadhering backing material. removing Said backing material from said section, folding the section with the adhesive clad side of said material on the inside of said fold, folding said section along lines along the edges of opposite sides so that the plastic material adjacent said folds define flaps, and affixing said flaps by the adhesive thereon to the shaft of the arrow.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
53 words
A method as in claim 8 and before affixing said flaps including the additional steps of cutting the folded part of said secton so that said flaps extend beyond the folded part, then affixing said flaps to the arrow shaft and wrapping material about the shaft at the position of the flap extensions.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
49 words
A method as in claim 8 and in which, the sheet of material from which the section is cut is photosensitive on the side opposite the adhesive side thereof and is first exposed to a pattern which produces on said photosensitive side cutting lines, folding lines and identification designs.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
116 words
A method for fletching an arrow comprising the steps of: cutting a section from a sheet of plastic material having an adhesive on one side covered with a nonadhering backing material, removing only a part of said backing material so that two edge strips of said backing material remain along opposite edges of said section, folding said section along the edges of said edge strips of backing material so that the plastic material adjacent said folds define flaps, folding the section with the adhesive clad side of said material on the inside of said fold, removing said edge strips of backing material and affixing said flaps by the adhesive thereon to the shaft of an arrow.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
116 words
A method for fletching an arrow comprising the steps of: cutting a section from a sheet of plastic material having an adhesive on one side covered with a nonadhering backing material, removing only a part of said backing material so that two edge strips of said backing material remain along opposite edges of said section, folding said section along the edges of said edge strips of backing material so that the plastic material adjacent said folds define flaps, folding the section with the adhesive clad side of said material on the inside of said fold, removing said edge strips of backing material and affixing said flaps by the adhesive thereon to the shaft of an arrow.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1974-07-26 | 1975-01-25 | 1975-07-27 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1978-07-26 | 1979-01-25 | 1979-07-27 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1982-07-26 | 1983-01-25 | 1983-07-27 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |