Fletch check test arrow

A fletch check test arrow comprising a short shaft with a component for blunting a forward end of the short shaft. A fletching is affixed about the short shaft near the forward end thereof. A nock is on a rearward end of the short shaft. When the nock engages a serving portion of a bowstring, it will instantly show an archer if the fletching is touching a grip portion of a bow having an arrow rest, thereby causing a very erratic flight if released.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
1. Field of the Invention 
The instant invention relates generally to archery equipment and more 
specifically it relates to a fletch check test arrow. 
2. Description of the Prior Art 
Numerous archery equipment have been provided in prior art that are adapted 
assist people who shoot with bows and arrows at targets. While these units 
may be suitable for the particular purpose to which they address, they 
would not be as suitable for the purposes of the present invention as 
heretofore described. 
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
A primary object of the present invention is to provide a fletch check test 
arrow that will overcome the shortcomings of the prior art devices. 
Another object is to provide a fletch check test arrow that will instantly 
show an archer if a fletching will touch an arrow rest and a bow, so that 
when released would cause the arrow to make a very erratic flight. 
An additional object is to provide a fletch check test arrow, in which the 
fletching can be adjusted on a short shaft using a rotatable nock to 
obtain maximum fletching clearance, so that all subsequent arrows can be 
manufactured accordingly. 
A further object is to provide a fletch check test arrow that is simple and 
easy to use. 
A still further object is to provide a fletch check test arrow that is 
economical in cost to manufacture. 
Further objects of the invention will appear as the description proceeds. 
To the accomplishment of the above and related objects, this invention may 
be embodied in the form illustrated in the accompanying drawings, 
attention being called to the fact, however, that the drawings are 
illustrative only, and that changes may be made in the specific 
construction illustrated and described within the scope of the appended 
claims.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
Turning now descriptively to the drawings, in which similar reference 
characters denote similar elements throughout the several views, FIGS. 1 
through 5 illustrate a fletch check test arrow 10, comprising a short 
shaft 12 with a component 14 for blunting a forward end 16 of the short 
shaft 12. A fletching 18 is affixed about the short shaft 12 near the 
forward end 16 thereof. A nock 20 is on a rearward end 22 of the short 
shaft 12. When the nock 20 engages a serving portion of a bowstring, it 
will instantly show an archer if the fletching 18 is touching a grip 
portion of a bow having an arrow rest, thereby causing a very erratic 
flight if released. 
The short shaft 12 is of a proper length to extend across the distance 
between the serving portion of the bowstring and the grip portion of the 
bow having the arrow rest. The fletching 18 will immediately be in 
position without the archer having to draw back the nock 20 on the 
bowstring. 
The blunting component 14 is a plastic cap member 24 having a top surface 
26 and a depending side skirt 28, which fits over the forward end 16 of 
the short shaft 12. The fletching 18 includes three vanes 30 radially 
attached to the short shaft 12 near the forward end 16 thereof. The nock 
20 consists of a head 32 having a longitudinal slot 34 therein, in which 
the serving portion of the bowstring can enter the slot 34. 
An assembly 36 between the head 32 of the nock 20 and the rearward end 22 
of the short shaft 12, is for axially rotating the short shaft 12 about 
the head 32 of the nock 20 to obtain maximum clearance of the fletching 18 
at the grip portion of the bow having the arrow rest, so that all 
subsequent standard arrows can be manufactured accordingly. 
The axially rotating assembly 36 consists of the short shaft 12 being a 
hollow tube 38. A cylindrical uni-bushing 40 is press fit onto the head 32 
of the nock 20. The cylindrical uni-bushing 40 is inserted into the 
rearward end 22 of the hollow tube 38 of the short shaft 12, to allow the 
head 32 of the nock 20 to rotate three hundred and sixty degrees in 
clockwise and counterclockwise directions. 
The vanes 30 of the fletching 18 can be in a straight formation, as shown 
in FIGS. 2A, in a right helical formation, shown in FIGS. 4 and in a left 
helical formation, shown in FIG. 4A. 
OPERATION OF THE INVENTION 
To use the fletch check test arrow 10, the following steps should be taken: 
1. Place the slot 34 in the head 32 of the nock 20 on the serving portion 
of the bowstring. 
2. Allow the short shaft 12 to extend across the distance between the 
serving portion of the bowstring and the grip portion of the bow having 
the arrow rest. 
3. Turn the short shaft 12 longitudinally either clockwise or 
counterclockwise, by rotating the rearward end 22 on the cylindrical 
uni-bushing 40. 
4. When the vanes of the fletching 18 are clear and not touching the grip 
portion of the bow having the arrow rest, the head 32 of the nock 20 is in 
its proper position with respect to the fletching 18. 
5. All subsequent standard arrows can now be manufactured accordingly in 
this fashion. 
LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS 
10 fletch check test arrow 
12 short shaft 
14 blunting component 
16 forward end of 12 
18 fletching 
20 nock 
22 rearward end of 12 
24 plastic cap member for 14 
26 top surface of 24 
28 depending side skirt of 24 
30 vane of 18 
32 head of 20 
34 slot in 32 
36 axially rotating assembly 
38 hollow tube for 12 
40 cylindrical uni-bushing 
It will be understood that each of the elements described above, or two or 
more together may also find a useful application in other types of methods 
differing from the type described above. 
While certain novel features of this invention have been shown and 
described and are pointed out in the annexed claims, it is not intended to 
be limited to the details above, since it will be understood that various 
omissions, modifications, substitutions and changes in the forms and 
details of the device illustrated and in its operation can be made by 
those skilled in the art without departing in any way from the spirit of 
the present invention. 
Without further analysis, the foregoing will so fully reveal the gist of 
the present invention that others can, by applying current knowledge, 
readily adapt it for various applications without omitting features that, 
from the standpoint of prior art, fairly constitute essential 
characteristics of the generic or specific aspects of this invention.