Abstract:
An article of manufacture consisting of a body having a plurality of winged cavities in the body to accommodate plain tip arrows as well as 2, 3 or 4 blade hunting arrows (including expanding blade types).

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTON 
       [0001]    The instant invention relates to arrow storage. The instant application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 62/178,560 filed Apr. 14, 2015. In the past, arrows were often stored loose in a quiver. However, modern hunting arrows have tips employing 2, 3 or 4 razor sharp metal blades that can become damaged when stored loose in a quiver. In addition, when a hunter has several types of arrows (such as practice arrows and different types of hunting arrows) there is a need for arrow storage that distinguishes between the several types. It would be an advance in the art of arrow storage if a system were discovered that allowed storage of arrows according to type, that accommodated plain point arrows as well as 2, 3 or 4 blade hunting arrows (including expanding blade types), that protected the blades of hunting arrows and that improved the safety of storage of hunting arrows. 
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
       [0002]    The instant invention is an article of manufacture that allows storage of plain tip arrows as well as 2, 3 or 4 blade hunting arrows (including expanding blade types), that protects the blades of hunting arrows and that improves the safety of storage of hunting arrows. The instant invention is an article of manufacture comprising a body having a plurality of passageways threinto, said passageways defined by a central bore having a first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth extension from said central bore extending radially from the longitudinal axis of said central bore, the second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth extensions being radially about 180 degrees, 150 degrees, 30 degrees, 90 degrees and 270 degrees respectively from said first extension, so that an arrow having a two blade tip can be inserted into said central bore with the blades of the two blade tip being positioned in said first and second or said fifth and sixth extensions from said central bore, so that a three blade tip arrow can be inserted into said central bore with the blades of the three blade tip being positioned in said third, fourth and fifth extensions from the central bore and so that a four blade tip arrow can be inserted into said central bore with the blades of the four blade tip being positioned in said first, second, fifth and sixth extensions from said central bore. 
         [0003]    In another embodiment the instant invention is article of manufacture that allows storage of plain tip arrows as well as 2 blade hunting arrows (including expanding blade types), that protects the blades of hunting arrows and that improves the safety of storage of hunting arrows comprising a body having a plurality of passageways threinto, said passageways defined by a central bore having a first and second extension from said central bore extending radially from the longitudinal axis of said central bore, the second extension being radially about 180 degrees from said first extension, so that an arrow having a two blade tip can be inserted into said central bore with the blades of the two blade tip being positioned in said first and second extensions from said central bore. 
         [0004]    In yet another embodiment the instant invention is an article of manufacture that allows storage of plain tip arrows as well as 3 blade hunting arrows (including expanding blade types), that protects the blades of hunting arrows and that improves the safety of storage of hunting arrows comprising a body having a plurality of passageways threinto, said passageways defined by a central bore having a first, second and third extension from said central bore extending radially from the longitudinal axis of said central bore, the second and third extensions being radially about 120 and 240 degrees respectively from said first extension, so that an arrow having a three blade tip can be inserted into said central bore with the blades of the three blade tip being positioned in said first, second and third extensions from said central bore, so that a three blade tip arrow can be inserted into said central bore with the blades of the three blade tip being positioned in said first, second and third extensions form said central bore. 
         [0005]    In still yet another embodiment the instant invention is an article of manufacture that allows storage of plain tip arrows as well as 4 blade hunting arrows (including expanding blade types), that protects the blades of hunting arrows and that improves the safety of storage of hunting arrows comprising a body having a plurality of passageways threinto, said passageways defined by a central bore having a first, second, third, and fourth extension from said central bore extending radially from the longitudinal axis of said central bore, the second, third and fourth extensions being radially about 90 degrees, 180 degrees and 270 degrees respectively from said first extension, so that an arrow having a four blade tip can be inserted into said central bore with the blades of the four blade tip being positioned in said first, second, third and fourth extensions from said central bore with the blades of the four blade tip being positioned in said first, second, third and fourth extensions from said central bore. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0006]      FIG. 1  is a perspective view of a highly preferred embodiment of the instant invention showing a body having a two by six array of six winged passageways into the body, said body formed from an upper portion and a lower portion; 
           [0007]      FIG. 2  is a perspective view of the upper portion of the body of  FIG. 1 ; 
           [0008]      FIG. 3  is a perspective view of the lower portion of the body of  FIG. 1 ; 
           [0009]      FIG. 4  is a drawing showing the geometric relationships of one of the passageways into the body of  FIG. 1 ; 
           [0010]      FIG. 5  is a schematic drawing showing the geometric relationship for one of the passageways of another embodiment of the instant invention; 
           [0011]      FIG. 6  is a schematic drawing showing the geometric relationship for one of the passageways of yet another embodiment of the instant invention; and 
           [0012]      FIG. 7  is a schematic drawing showing the geometric relationship for one of the passageways of still yet another embodiment of the instant invention. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
       [0013]    Referring now to  FIG. 1 , therein is shown a perspective view of a highly preferred embodiment of the instant invention showing a body  10  comprised of upper portion  11  and lower portion  12 , each portion formed of thermoplastic polymer by the injection molding process and then bonded together by ultrasonic welding. The body  10  is eight inches long, three inches wide and two inches deep. The wall thickness of upper portion  11  and lower portion  12  is about three millimeters. The body  10  has a two by six array of passageways into body  10  defined by central bore  13  having a first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth extensions  14 ,  16 ,  17 ,  19 ,  15 , and  18  respectively extending radially from the longitudinal axis of central bore  13 , the second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth extensions being radially about 180 degrees, 150 degrees, 30 degrees, 90 degrees and 270 degrees respectively from said first extension, so that an arrow having a two blade tip can be inserted into said central bore with the blades of the two blade tip being positioned in said first and second or said fifth and sixth extensions from said central bore, so that a three blade tip arrow can be inserted into said central bore with the blades of the three blade tip being positioned in said third, fourth and fifth extensions from the central bore and so that a four blade tip arrow can be inserted into said central bore with the blades of the four blade tip being positioned in said first, second, fifth and sixth extensions from said central bore. Referring now to  FIG. 4 , therein is shown a drawing depicting the geometric relationships of one of the passageways into the body of  FIG. 1  including central bore  13  having a first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth extensions  14 ,  16 ,  17 ,  19 ,  15 , and  18  respectively extending radially from the longitudinal axis  20  of central bore  13 , the second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth extensions being radially about 180 degrees, 150 degrees, 30 degrees, 90 degrees and 270 degrees respectively from said first extension. The distance between axis  20  and the tip of, for example, extension  14  is about one half inch. Each extension is about 0.07 inches wide. The diameter of bore  13  is about 0.37 inches. Referring now to  FIG. 2 , therein is shown a perspective view of the upper portion  11  of the body of  FIG. 1 . Referring now to  FIG. 3 , therein is shown a perspective view of the lower portion  12  of the body of  FIG. 1  wherein it will be noticed that the bottom of the bore  13  is cone shaped to accommodate the point of an arrow. 
         [0014]    It is highly preferred that each passageway into the block have the six extensions  14 ,  15 ,  16 ,  17 ,  18  and  19  from bore  13  as shown in  FIG. 4 . However, in an alternative embodiment of the instant invention the geometric relationship for the passageways is different as shown in  FIG. 5 . In this embodiment the instant invention is an article of manufacture comprising a body having a plurality of passageways threinto, said passageways defined by a central bore having a first extension  28  and second extension  29  from said central bore extending radially from the longitudinal axis  30  of said central bore, the second extension  29  being radially about 180 degrees from said first extension  28 , so that an arrow having a two blade tip can be inserted into said central bore with the blades of the two blade tip being positioned in said first extension  28  and second extension  29  from said central bore. 
         [0015]    In another alternative embodiment of the instant invention the geometric relationship for the passageways is different as shown in  FIG. 6 . In this embodiment the instant invention is an article of manufacture comprising a body having a plurality of passageways threinto, said passageways defined by a central bore having a first extension  31 , second extension  32  and third extension  33  from said central bore extending radially from the longitudinal axis  34  of said central bore, the second extension  32  and third extension  33  being radially about 120 and 240 degrees respectively from said first extension  31 , so that an arrow having a three blade tip can be inserted into said central bore with the blades of the three blade tip being positioned in said first, second and third extensions from said central bore, so that a three blade tip arrow can be inserted into said central bore with the blades of the three blade tip being positioned in said first, second and third extensions form said central bore. 
         [0016]    In still yet another alternative embodiment of the instant invention the geometric relationship for the passageways is different as shown in  FIG. 7 . In this embodiment, the instant invention is an article of manufacture comprising a body having a plurality of passageways threinto, said passageways defined by a central bore having a first extension  35 , second extension  36 , third extension  37 , and fourth extension  38  from said central bore extending radially from the longitudinal axis  39  of said central bore, the second extension  36 , the third extension  37  and fourth extension  38  being radially about 90 degrees, 180 degrees and 270 degrees respectively from said first extension  35 , so that an arrow having a four blade tip can be inserted into said central bore with the blades of the four blade tip being positioned in said first, second, third and fourth extensions from said central bore with the blades of the four blade tip being positioned in said first, second, third and fourth extensions from said central bore. 
         [0017]    Preferably, the article of manufacture of the instant invention is made by the injection molding process as detailed above. However it should be understood that the article of the instant invention can be made any process such as by machining wood, metal, plastic or other suitable material. Furthermore, it should be understood that the article of the instant invention can be used for plain point, fixed blade and expandable blade hunting arrow tips (also known as mechanical broadheads). It should also be understood that any array of passageways can be used in the instant invention (such as, for example and without limitation thereto, a three by four array of passageways or a circular array of passageways with three inner and seven outer passageways) and that the article of manufacture of the instant invention can be rectangular, square, round, oval or any other shape. It will of course be understood that the dimensions detailed above relate to a highly preferred embodiment and do not limit the scope of the instant invention. It should also be understood that the above referenced angles of the extensions of the instant invention are not exact and have a tolerance to the extent that arrows having the above referenced number of blades can be inserted into the passageways of the instant invention. 
       CONCLUSION 
       [0018]    While the instant invention has been described above and claimed below according to its highly preferred embodiments, it can be modified within the spirit and scope of this disclosure. This application is therefore intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the instant invention using the general principles disclosed herein. Further, the instant application is intended to cover such departures from the present disclosure as come within the known or customary practice in the art to which this invention pertains.