Crosswind resistant fletching construction
View Patent ↗A molded aerodynamically crosswind resistant fletching includes pairs of spaced apart fletchings having distal edges bowed inwardly towards each other thus to deflect crosswinds over the tops of the fletchings.
1. An apparatus for resisting a crosswind effect on an arrow with fletchings, comprising:
an arrow; and
pairs of fletchings spaced around a central shaft of the arrow,
wherein each pair of fletchings comprises vertically rising surfaces with tips which are arched inwardly towards each other, such that each of the fletchings is bowed inwardly towards the other fletching in the pair of fletchings.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the fletchings present minimal area to crosswinds while at the same time directing the flow of the crosswinds around the arrow when the arrow is in flight.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the apparatus comprises at least three pairs of fletchings.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the pairs of fletchings are mounted to the central shaft of the arrow, and wherein the fletchings spiral along the central shaft of the arrow from a proximal end of the arrow to a distal end of the arrow.
5. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the spiraling fletchings cause the arrow to rotate when the arrow is in flight.
6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein each pair of fletchings comprises a space between the pair of fletchings.
7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the space between the pair of fletchings is narrowest at the tips of the pair of fletchings.
8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the narrow space between the tips of the pair of fletchings prevents crosswinds from entering the space between the pair of fletchings when the arrow is in flight.
9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein each of the fletchings comprises a raised portion.
10. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the raised portion is a hump in a central portion of the fletching.
11. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein each of the fletchings is a two-part fletching comprising a forward portion and a rear portion.
12. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the forward portion is joined to the rear portion with prongs or pins.
13. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the two-part fletchings are lighted fletchings, and wherein the forward portion is opaque and the rear portion is transparent.