Patent ID: 7377869

Claim:
An arrowhead for a broadhead arrow comprising: an elongated generally cylindrically shaped body having a forwardly projecting tip portion, said body being provided with a diametrically extending through-slot, a pair of cutting blades pivotally mounted on said body and being movable about spaced parallel pivot axes between a retracted position disposed substantially within said through-slot, and a deployed position extending outwardly from said body, each of said cutting blades having an actuating lever projecting outwardly from said body when the associated of said blades is in its retracted position; and at least a portion of the pivot axis of each of said blades being located longitudinally closer to said tip portion of said body than the associated of said actuating levers, and the center of gravity of each of said cutting blades being disposed laterally inwardly from the associated of said pivot axis, whereby said cutting blades are retained in the respective retracted positions during acceleration of the arrow and moved toward their respective deployed positions upon deceleration of the arrow.