Patent ID: 9526234
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: A01K,F42B

Claim Text:
1. A bowfishing arrow comprising: a shaft having a main stem with a distal end and a proximal end; a locking pin slidably movable within a bore of the main stem; a fish point secured to the distal end of the main stem, the fish point having a pair of barbs pivotable between a shooting position in which the barbs are disposed adjacent the main shaft in a direction toward the proximal end, a locked position in which the barbs extend laterally outwardly with respect to the main stem, and an unlocked position in which the barbs are disposed adjacent the main shaft in a reversed direction toward the distal end, each barb having a lobe with a cam; an outer sleeve longitudinally movable with respect to the main stem and wherein the locking pin is engaged with the outer sleeve to move with the outer sleeve; whereby, when in the locked position, an end of the locking pin is clamped between the cams preventing the barbs from pivoting toward the unlocked position and the shooting position.