Morris 80 plastic shark 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 bolt for a pistol crossbow 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 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 and a stabilizing TAIL which creates an accurate and stable bolt flight. No other bolt has flat wings or a tail. 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 pistol crossbow 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; a single stabilizing tail projecting upward from said upper surface along a diametrical line of the shaft to stabilize vertical flight; and a threaded end piece on a second end configured to accommodate a variety of steel points.

Description

DESCRIPTION

(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.

DESCRIPTION

(5) The pistol crossbow bolt (1) is nine and one quarter inches in length (FIG. 1). The bolt shaft (3) is five-sixteenths of an inch in diameter (FIG. 1) and is dowel shaped (FIG. 3). The bolt is a solid durable light weight plastic with nylon reinforcement. Bolt includes a nock (2), two flat wings (2), a tail (5), a shaft (1) and a threaded tip (4) to receive a variety of metal points. Each of the two side wings are flat and level with the top of the shaft (FIG. 3). Each wing is five inches long (FIG. 1) and one-sixteenth of an inch thick (FIG. 3). Each wing 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 nock down the length of the five inch wing (FIG. 1). The tail (5) is three and one half inches long (FIG. 1) and one-sixteenth of an inch thick (FIG. 3). The tail is three-sixteenths of an inch tall and tapered down on each end (FIG. 2). This bolt, when fitted with a metal point, is designed to reach or extend past the end of any pistol crossbow barrel.