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) 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. No other pistol crossbow bolt can do this.

(2) This ten inch pistol crossbow bolt is a solid one piece unit made of a strong but, light weight plastic compound. No other pistol crossbow bolt is a one piece unit of this length. It has a NOCK to securely hold the bow string in place. Most bolts do not have a nock. It has two FLAT WINGS level with the top of the shaft to control elevation and, a stabilizing TAIL which creates an accurate and stable bolt flight. No other pistol crossbow bolt has level flat wings or a stabilizing tail.

Description

DISCRIPTION OF VIEWS OF DRAWINGS

[0011] Figure A Bolt viewed from above.

[0012] Figure B Bolt viewed from side.

[0013] Figure C Bolt viewed from tip end.

[0014] Figure D Three dimensional view of bolt.

DETAILED DISCRIPTION OF INVENTION

[0015] (1) Bolt is nine and one quarter inches in length. (Figure A-1)

[0016] (2) Bolt shaft is a five-sixteenth of an inch diameter and dowel shaped. (Figure C-2)

[0017] (3) This bolt, fitted with a metal point, is designed to reach or extend past the end of any pistol crossbow barrel.

[0018] (4) Bolt is a solid plastic unit which includes a nock, two flat wings, a tail, a shaft and a threaded or rounded tip to receive a variety of metal points. (Figure D)

[0019] (5) Bolt is made of a durable light weight plastic compound yet to be determined.

[0020] (6) Each of the two side wings are flat and level with the top of the shaft. (Figure A-3)

[0021] (7) Each wing is five inches long (Figure B-1) and one-sixteenth of an inch thick. (Figure A-3)

[0022] (8) Each wing is tapered from five-sixteenth 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. (Figure A-2)

[0023] (9) The tail is three and one half inches long (Figure A-5) and one-sixteenth of an inch thick.

[0024] (10) The tail is three-sixteenths of an inch tall and tapered down on each end. (Figure B-1)