Patent ID: 8007382

Claim:
An arrow broadhead adapted for attaching to an open end of a hollow arrow shaft, the broadhead adapted for moving from a retracted position during arrow flight to an extended position when contacting a target, the broadhead comprising: a sliding shaft having a pointed tip, said pointed tip disposed in a front portion of said shaft, said pointed tip tapered rearwardly and outwardly forming a tip base; a sliding shaft housing having a bore hole therein and a lower end, said sliding shaft housing receiving said sliding shaft therein, a lower end portion of said sliding shaft received in said bore hole, the lower end of said sliding shaft housing adapted for receipt inside the open end of the hollow arrow shaft; a pair of two-piece, folding cutting blades pivotally attached to said tip base and said sliding shaft housing, said folding cutting blades having an outer cutting edge; and biasing means for holding said folding cutting blades in a retracted position during arrow flight; whereby, when said pointed tip contacts a target, said sliding shaft moves rearward in said bore hole and said folding cutting blades are pivoted outwardly from said sliding shaft housing into an extended position.