Patent ID: 9723820
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: A01K,F42B

Claim:
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 at least one barb pivotable between a shooting position in which the at least one barb is disposed adjacent the main shaft in a direction toward the proximal end, a locked position in which the at least one barb extends laterally outwardly with respect to the main stem, and an unlocked position in which the at least one barb is disposed adjacent the main shaft in a reversed direction toward the distal end, the at least one barb having a lobe; 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, a portion of the lobe of the at least one barb engages with the locking pin so as to resist the at least one barb from pivoting toward the unlocked position.