Patent ID: 7708659

Claim:
An archery broadhead comprising: a blade including a blade cutting edge coupled to a blade land edge and opposing blade sides, the blade including a forward portion and a rearward portion, the forward portion forming a substantially triangular locking member; an elongated monolithic ferrule constructed substantially entirely from metal, the ferrule including an integral tip having an integral blade, the ferrule defining a blade slot bounded by a non-deformable land, which is adapted to rigidly engage the blade land edge, and an inclined surface overhanging at least a portion of the land, the land and the inclined surface being substantially contiguous and forming a substantially triangular forward portion of the slot, the forward portion of the slot further bounded by opposing metal slot walls that are adjacent the opposing blade sides when the blade is installed in the blade slot; and a retaining member joined with the ferrule adjacent the rearward portion of the blade, the retaining member wedging the substantially triangular locking member into the substantially triangular forward portion of the blade slot so that the forward portion of the blade is securely locked in the blade slot of the monolithic ferrule when the broadhead is installed on an arrow by a user, wherein the blade cutting edge is offset a distance at least one of above and below the integral blade of the tip when viewed from a side of the ferrule.