Patent ID: 6517454
Filing Date: 2003-02-11
Classification: F42B

Abstract:
A broadhead having expanding blades, expanding upon striking and entering a target, including:a) a longitudinally extending body having a forward, target penetrating end and a rearward end attachable to an arrow shaft; b) a longitudinally extending passage through said body; c) a pair of blade members having a forward end and a rear end, positioned in said body passage, each of said blades including: 1) a cutting surface directed outwardly of said body; 2) mass and weight reducing guiding means permitting longitudinal sliding movement within said passage; d) blade holding means for retaining said blades within said body passage while permitting rearward movement thereof; and, e) said guiding means and said blade holding means permitting longitudinal movement of said blades within said body passage while allowing said rear end of said blades to move radially outward of said body passage to a radially expanded position.