Lighted crossbow nock with an external switch

• US 10,094,642 B1
• Filed: 11/10/2017
• Issued: 10/09/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 07/10/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samuel W. Godsey
• Original Assignee: Samuel W. Godsey
• Inventors: Godsey, Samuel W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Kim, Gene
• Assistant Examiner(s): GLENN, CHRISTOPHER A.
• Application Number:
  US15/808,934
• Time in Patent Office: 333 Days
• Field of Search: 473570, 1 1, 362204
• CPC Class Codes: F41B 5/12 Crossbows
• CPC Class Codes: F42B 6/06 Tail ends, e.g. nocks, fletching

Abstract

A lighted crossbow nock with an external switch preferably includes a crossbow nock body, a light unit, a compression spring and a power source. The crossbow nock body preferably includes a crossbow string portion and a shank portion. A crossbow string receiver is formed in the crossbow nock body. A battery bore is formed through the shank portion. A switch opening is formed through a wall of the crossbow nock body and into battery bore. The light unit preferably includes a modified top hat LED, an LED housing, an LED housing insert and a switch. The LED housing includes an insert notch for insertion of the LED housing insert. The LED housing insert includes a switch notch. The switch includes a switch base and a pair of snap legs. The LED, LED housing and a LED housing insert are assembled and inserted into the battery bore.

Claims

1. A lighted crossbow nock with an external switch, comprising:

a nock body includes a crossbow string portion and a shank portion, said shank portion extends from said crossbow string portion, a crossbow string receiver is formed in said crossbow string portion, a battery bore is formed through said shank portion into said crossbow string portion;

a light unit includes a LED and a LED housing, said LED is retained in said LED housing, said LED includes an elongated light emitting portion, a base portion and a pair of electrical leads, said elongated light emitting portion extends from one end of said base portion, said pair of electrical leads extend from an opposing end of said base portion, said electrical leads are retained in said LED housing, wherein said LED housing is retained in said battery bore, said elongated light emitting portion extends into said crossbow string receiver; and

a battery having a ground terminal and a positive terminal is retained in said battery bore, wherein a bow string located in said crossbow string receiver is capable of pushing said elongated light emitting portion to make an electrical connection between said ground terminal, said positive terminal and said pair of electrical leads to power said LED; and

a switch;

a switch opening is formed through a wall of said nock body, said switch extends into said switch opening, wherein said switch is capable of being actuated without a tool; and

said switch includes a pair of snap legs and a switch base, said pair of snap legs extend from said switch base, a distal end of each snap leg is terminated with a snap flange, wherein said pair of snap legs are inserted through a side wall of said nock body and into said LED housing.

2. The lighted crossbow nock with an external switch of claim 1 wherein:

said crossbow string receiver has a substantial V-shape.

3. The lighted crossbow nock with an external switch of claim 1, further comprising:

said pair of electrical leads are retained in said LED housing.

4. The lighted crossbow nock with an external switch of claim 1 wherein:

said LED housing includes an insert notch, a LED housing insert is inserted into said insert notch, said LED housing insert includes a switch notch.

5. The lighted crossbow nock with an external switch of claim 1, further comprising:

a compression spring is retained between said battery and said LED housing.

6. A lighted crossbow nock with an external switch, comprising:

a crossbow nock body includes a crossbow string portion and a shank portion, said shank portion extends from said crossbow string portion, a crossbow string receiver is formed in said crossbow string portion, a battery bore is formed through said shank portion into said crossbow string portion;

a light unit includes a LED and a switch, said LED includes a pair of electrical leads, a switch opening is formed through a wall of said crossbow nock body, said switch extends into said switch opening, wherein said switch is capable of being actuated without a tool, an end of said LED extends into said crossbow string receiver; and

a battery having a ground terminal and a positive terminal is retained in said battery bore, one of said pair of electrical leads has an electrical connection to one of said ground terminal and said positive terminal, wherein a crossbow string located in said crossbow string receiver is capable of pushing said LED and

moving said switch to power said LED; and

said LED includes an elongated light emitting portion, a base portion and said pair of electrical leads, said pair of electrical leads includes a straight electrical lead and a bent electrical lead, said elongated light emitting portion extends from one end of said base portion, said pair of electrical leads extend from an opposing end of said base portion, said elongated light emitting portion has a cylindrical shape;

said pair of electrical leads are retained in a LED housing; and

said LED housing includes an insert notch, a LED housing insert is inserted into said insert notch, said LED housing insert includes a switch notch.

7. The lighted crossbow nock with an external switch of claim 6 wherein:

said switch includes a pair of snap legs and a switch base, said pair of snap legs extend from said switch base, a distal end of each snap leg is terminated with a snap flange, wherein said pair of snap legs are inserted through a side wall of said crossbow nock body and into said LED housing.

8. The lighted crossbow nock with an external switch of claim 6 wherein:

said crossbow string receiver has a substantial V-shape.

9. The lighted crossbow nock with an external switch of claim 6, further comprising:

a compression spring is retained between said battery and said LED housing.