Patent ID: 9400160
Filing Date: 2016-07-26
CPC Classification: F42B

Claim Text:
1. A blade-opening arrowhead device, comprising: a) an arrowhead body having a plurality of blade slots extending longitudinally between a rearward end toward a forward end, each blade slot having a corresponding pivot pin hole near the rearward end; b) a blade disposable in one of the blade slots and having a forward end, an opposing rearward end having a pivot pin hole, and a cutting edge extending therebetween; c) a pivot pin disposable in the pivot pin holes of the arrowhead body and blade to rotatably connect the rearward end of the blade to the arrowhead body such that the blade rotates between a retracted position wherein the blade is positioned in the blade slot and an open position wherein the forward end of the blade is rotated away from the arrowhead body; d) a flexible cam slot disposed in the arrowhead body extending from the forward end to an intermediate point between the forward end and rearward end of the arrowhead body; and e) a flexible cam disposable in the flexible cam slot and being sized and shaped to engage and rotate against the blade when the blade is moved into the retracted position in the blade slot to apply resistive forces against the blade to retain the blade in the retracted position.