Morris 80 plastic tour bolt

Abstract

When combined with a metal point, this ten inch plastic pistol crossbow bolt is designed to extend past the barrel of a pistol crossbow so it can be used for recreational shooting, competition shooting, small game hunting, pistol crossbow fishing and pistol crossbow scuba fishing. The main fault of the standard pistol crossbow bolt is they are less than seven inches in length and do not extend past the end of a pistol crossbow barrel. Therefore, their use is limited to target points and recreational shooting only. Other faults of the standard short pistol crossbow bolts are their high travel speed. They are very difficult to be viewed in flight, causing most bolts to be lost after one use. Also, their irretrievability from any commonly used target. Therefore, they cannot be found and scored in any type of shooting competition. This ten inch bolt is a solid one piece unit made of a strong but, light weight plastic compound. It has a NOCK to securely hold the bow string in place. Most bolts do not have a nock. it has two FLAT WINGS for elevation stabilizing which creates an accurate and stable bolt flight. No other bolt has this type of flat wings. These features allow this bolt to be easily viewed in flight. This also allows this bolt to be used for competition shooting because these bolts can be easily located, scored and then retrieved from any type competition target. The shaft has a THREADED TIP to accept almost any type metal point.

Claims

1. A plastic pistol crossbow bolt designed for use with a non-standard pistol crossbow that uses an extended retention spring limb, having a barrel, comprising: a shaft comprising a solid one piece injection molded plastic unit having a length of approximately nine and one half inches with a nock on a first end which is configured to securely hold a string of a pistol crossbow; two flat wings level with an upper surface of the shaft to control elevation during bolt flight; and a threaded end piece on a second end configured to accommodate a variety of metal points.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) FIG. 1 shows the pistol crossbow bolt of the present invention viewed from above.

(2) FIG. 2 shows the pistol crossbow bolt of the present invention viewed from side.

(3) FIG. 3 shows the pistol crossbow bolt of the present invention viewed from tip end.

(4) FIG. 4 shows a three dimensional view of the pistol crossbow bolt of the present invention.

(5) FIG. 5 shows the bolt mounted on the barrel and inserted in a non-standard pistol cross bow.

(6) FIG. 6 shows a standard bolt mounted in a standard pistol crossbow with short retention spring.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

(7) FIG. 1 shows the pistol crossbow bolt (1) is nine and one quarter inches in length. The bolt is a solid durable light weight plastic with nylon reinforcement. Each wing (2) is tapered from five-sixteenths of an inch width down to approximately one-sixteenth of an inch width starting three-quarters of an inch from the nook end. In FIG. 2, bolt includes a nock (5), two flat wings (7), a shaft (6) and a threaded tip (4) to receive a variety of metal points. This bolt, when fitted with a metal point, is designed to reach or extend past the end of any pistol crossbow barrel. FIG. 3 shows each wing (8) is one-sixteenth of an inch thick. Each of the two side wings (9) are flat and level with the top of the shaft. The bolt shaft (10) is five-sixteenths of an inch in diameter and is dowel shaped. As shown in FIG. 5, this pistol crossbow bolt is designed to be used with non-standard pistol crossbows which uses the extended retention spring limb (11) which requires a smooth top surface (13) for positioning the bolt into the non-standard pistol crossbow chamber (12). FIG. 6 shows a standard pistol crossbow bolt which does not have a smooth top Surface (16) and a standard pistol crossbow with the standard short retention spring (14) allowing this bolt to enter the chamber (15).