Patent ID: 7207908

Claim:
A spinning insert for mounting to a tip of a shaft of an arrow for allowing a cutting tip securable to the spinning insert to freely rotate relative to the rotation of the arrow, comprising: an insert having a first end, a second end, and a main body portion; a flange located at the first end and including a pair of opposed flats; a stepped cavity extending within the main body portion and including a non-threaded upper portion and a threaded lower portion; a shaft extending from the second end of the insert and disposed in axial alignment with the insert; the shaft including a distal end and the distal end including an annular groove; a sleeve for disposition on the shaft with the length of the sleeve being less than that of the shaft; retaining means for disposition in the annular groove so that the sleeve can be placed on the shaft with the retaining means disposed within the annular groove for holding the sleeve on the shaft; and the cutting tip securable to the insert for rotation with the insert when the spinning insert is mounted to the tip end of the shaft of the arrow thereby allowing the shaft of the arrow to rotate separate from the rotation of the cutting tip when the arrow is in flight and when the arrow strikes and enters a game animal so that the cutting tip can deflect and rotate off of bone for taking the easiest path through the game animal.