A broadhead includes a one-piece elongated ferrule, with a plurality of slots through a central longitudinal axis of the ferrule, at least one of which has an open end, and one-piece blades mounted in the slots. At least one of the blades includes a blade slot in it and the blades having openings through them. A securing member is inserted transversely through the central longitudinal axis of the ferrule and passes through the openings of the blades securing them within the ferrule.
1. A broadhead comprising:
a one-piece elongated ferrule, a first ferrule slot having an open upper end, and a second ferrule slot having an open upper end, the ferrule slots dividing the ferrule into four segments,
a first one-piece blade mounted in the first ferrule slot, the first one-piece blade having a first blade slot in the top thereof,
a second one-piece blade having a second blade slot through a bottom thereof, the second blade being inserted into the second ferrule slot, an upper end of the second blade slot in the second one-piece blade interlocking with the first blade slot in the first one-piece blade, and
a securing member inserted transversely through an opening in at least the second one-piece blade to retain the second one-piece blade and the first one-piece blade in the ferrule.
2. The broadhead of claim 1 wherein said blades include openings through which said securing member passes, said opening of at least one of said blades being larger than an outer dimension of a portion of said securing member that passes through said opening of said at least one of said blades.
3. The broadhead of claim 1 wherein said securing member is a screw engaging opposite ferrule segments.
4. The broadhead of claim 1 , comprising multiple securing members.
5. The broadhead of claim 4 , wherein said multiple securing members are screws, one screw passing through openings in both blades engaging two opposite ferrule segments, and a second screw passing through openings in both blades and engaging the two remaining ferrule segments.
6. The broadhead of claim 1 , wherein said one-piece blades are of different lengths.
7. The broadhead of claim 1 , wherein said ferrule slots are of different lengths.
8. The broadhead of claim 1 , wherein one of said blades is positioned with a portion of its length above the other said blade.
9. The broadhead of claim 1 , wherein said ferrule slots are the same length and said blades are of different lengths.
10. The broadhead of claim 1 , wherein the first one-piece blade and the second one-piece blade extend above the ferrule.