Patent ID: 9476666
Filing Date: 2016-10-25
CPC Classification: F41B,F42B

Claim Text:
1. A bow and arrow toy comprising: a bow having an elastomeric fore tension band, an elastomeric rear tension band, and an arced body where the arc of said body is concave to the rear, said rear tension band being secured to said body at an upper rear point of said body and a lower rear point of said body, and said fore tension band being secured to said body at a forward upper point and a forward lower point, when unbiased said fore and rear tension bands being separated by a band separation distance; and an arrow having an elongate shaft with multiple fins protruding from said shaft at the rear of said shaft, a soft tip at the fore of said shaft, and a forward slanting engagement slot having a width greater than a width of said fore tension band so said fore tension band may be lodged in said engagement slot, said engagement slot being a distance greater than said band separation distance from the rear of said arrow, said arrow being launchable from said bow by abutting a rear end of said shaft against said rear tension band and pressing a side of said shaft with said engagement slot against said fore tension band, drawing said arrow and said rear tension band back, allowing said fore tension band to enter said engagement slot and abut a terminus of said engagement slot, continuing to draw said arrow back thereby increasing tension of said fore and rear tension bands and increasing forward forces applied by the fore and rear tension bands to said arrow, and releasing said arrow to allow said forward forces applied by said fore and rear tension bands to launch said arrow from said bow.