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Scent dispersing arrowScent dispersing arrow description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20080051231, Scent dispersing arrow. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001]1. Field of the Invention [0002]The present invention relates to a scent dispersing arrow and more specifically to an arrow that is shot to a specific location to disperse a scent that will lure wild game to that location. [0003]2. Description of Related Art [0004]Bow and arrow hunters will often use a scented lure in order to lure wild game to a specific location, and hide and wait for the wild game to appear. There are a number of commercially produced scents available, each specific to a type of prey, such as deer. These commercially produced scents come in liquid, cartridge, or solid wick stick forms. [0005]Various prior art scent dispersing arrows are available. U.S. Pat. No. 5,035,435 to Burgeson et al., issued Jul. 30, 1991, describes an arrow that uses Velcro.RTM. to attach a scent pad to the shaft of the arrow. One problem with this arrow is that the Velcro.RTM. could detach in midair. Another problem is that the Velcro.RTM. and scent pad will affect the balance of the arrow and the resulting trajectory. [0006]U.S. Pat. No. 4,726,584 to Bishop, issued Feb. 23, 1988, describes an arrow having a detachable arrowhead. Liquid scents are poured into the hollow arrow at the head end after the head is detached, to be absorbed by an absorbent material inside the arrow located in a portion of the shaft having openings. A sliding sleeve covers the openings during priming and flight. When the arrow hits the ground, the sleeve slides toward the arrowhead to uncover the openings and allow the scent to disperse. A problem with this arrow is that the sleeve could stick and remain in position, preventing the scent from dispersing after the arrow hits the ground. Also, the user is required to pour a liquid scent into a hollow arrow, a messy and unpleasant experience. It is hard to judge how much liquid scent the absorbent material can hold. The tendency is to pour too much liquid scent, creating a mess. If not enough liquid scent is used, the arrow will not be fully effective. Another problem is that the entire arrow shaft is hollow. After the arrow has been shot, under the force of gravity, the liquid scent will tend to leave the absorbent material and the holes in the shaft, at the feather end and settle at the arrow end of the shaft, leaving the area of the absorbent material near the openings less concentrated and less effective. [0007]U.S. Pat. No. 5,123,657 to Colt et al., issued Jun. 23, 1992, describes an arrow that utilizes a scent cartridge within a partially hollow shaft that is perforated by an internal blade upon the arrow's impact with the ground. The scent liquid then is supposed to leak out through a hole in the arrowhead. One problem with this arrow is that the cartridge may fail to shatter. Another problem is the hole in the arrowhead will get plugged up with dirt upon impact, sealing the liquid scent inside. [0008]U.S. Pat. No. 6,450,905 to Edlund, issued Sep. 17, 2002; U.S. Pat. No. 4,881,743 to Fiorenzo, issued Nov. 21, 1989; and U.S. Pat. No. 5,836,842 to McLearan, issued Nov. 17, 1998, are all arrows that release the scent from a specially constructed arrowhead, instead of the shaft. One problem with this design is that the weight of the arrow is dominated by the head, which will affect the trajectory and decrease the range of the arrow. Another problem is that when the arrowhead gets buried in the ground, the scent may be prevented from being released because of the clogged opening. Even when it is released, the liquid scent tends to be soaked up by the ground in a way that prevents the scent from being long-lasting. This is particularly true when the ground is wet and the moisture in the ground dilutes the liquid scent. [0009]None of these scent arrows provide a clean, reusable, and easy to handle means of placing a scent in the arrow. None of the prior art arrows use unobstructable holes in the shaft to disperse the scent. None of the prior art arrows provide a scent chamber with holes that causes the concentration of the liquid scent to be at its peak upon impact. The scent dispersing arrow of the present invention addresses these deficiencies. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0010]The scent dispersing arrow of the invention uses a field tip, on a shaft with a scent chamber. The field tip allows the scent dispersing arrow to have a controlled flight and penetrate the target. The shaft has two sections that separate and attach at the chamber. The tail has standard feathers or vanes to stabilize the arrow during flight, and a nock for better balance on the bowstring. The chamber within the shaft extends from abut the middle of the shaft to near the tail section. The chamber has holes along half its length toward the tip end. The chamber is tapered to a narrower circumference at the tail end. A scent stick is held in place by the tapered sides of the chamber in the part of the chamber without holes. The force of the arrow impacting the ground causes the scent stick to slide down, in the chamber to the part of the chamber with the plurality of holes. The scent from the scent stick is dispersed through the plurality of holes. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0011]The exact nature of this invention, as well as the objects and advantages thereof, will become readily apparent from consideration of the following specification in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which like reference numerals designate like parts throughout the figures thereof and wherein: [0012]FIG. 1 is an isometric assembly drawing of the scent dispersing arrow, showing the two separate sections of the shaft and the solid scent wick stick. [0013]FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the assembled arrow of FIG. 1 standing in the ground. [0014]FIG. 3 is a side view of the scent dispersing arrow, showing two holes of the shaft connected, and the location of the scent stick in the chamber. [0015]FIG. 4 is a cut-away side view of the scent dispersing arrow, showing the chamber, the slightly tapered circumference of the chamber at the feather end, and the scent stick in the chamber. [0016]FIG. 5 is an enlarged side cut-away of the arrow, illustrating the connection of two halves of the shaft. [0017]FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a section of the shaft of FIG. 4 at 6-6, illustrating the scent stick inside the chamber. [0018]FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a section of the shaft of FIG. 4 at 7-7, illustrating how the tapered end of the chamber with the scent stick in place. [0019]FIG. 8 is an isometric view of an alternate embodiment of the scent dispersing arrow. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS [0020]The scent dispersing arrow of the present invention provides several advantages over prior art arrows. It utilizes a solid scent stick as the source of the scent, to provide a clean, and easily usable, means of inserting a scent. It has an unobstructable plurality of holes in the shaft to disperse the scent, when the arrow reaches its target. Moreover, the scent dispersing holes are located on the shaft to concentrate scent dispersal upon impact. Continue reading about Scent dispersing arrow... Full patent description for Scent dispersing arrow Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Scent dispersing arrow patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. Fill in the keywords to be monitored. 3. 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