Patent ID: 7942765
Filing Date: 2011-05-17
Classification: F42B

Abstract:
1. A broadhead arrow assembly, said assembly comprising: a main body ferrule, said ferrule having a penetrating tip, a generally cylindrical main body, a threaded arrow-attachment end opposite said penetrating tip, and a pair of longitudinal slots in said main body, perpendicular to each other, the first of said pair of slots extending to and conjoining at the penetrating tip, and the second of said pair of slots extending partially up the ferrule; a main blade defining a one-piece unit having two forward blades at a first end and two outwardly projecting, planar rear blades at a second end and two anchoring projections at said rear end which snap into said ferrule when said main blade element is positioned within said first of said pair of slots on said ferrule; and a sub-blade, said sub-blade defining a planar, one-piece element having two planar cutting surfaces, one positioned on a first side and the second positioned on a second side, said sub-blade being positioned through the second of said pair of slots in said ferrule, perpendicular to said main blade, wherein the two planar cutting surfaces are extended out from each side of said ferrule, said sub-blade further comprising two integrated projections at a rear end of said sub-blade, which snap into said ferrule when said sub-blade element is positioned within said second of said pair of slots on said ferrule.