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Bowfishing arrow nock adapter

  • US 10,401,133 B1
  • Filed: 12/11/2017
  • Issued: 09/03/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/09/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A bowfishing nock adapter comprising:

  • an elongated adapter body configured to be attached to a distal end of an arrow at a proximal end of the elongated adapter body;

    wherein the elongated adapter body is configured to support a nock at a distal end of the elongated adapter body;

    wherein the elongated adapter body includes an arrow receiving cavity with an opening at the proximal end of the elongated adapter body, wherein the arrow receiving cavity is configured to receive a proximal end of an arrow; and

    wherein the arrow receiving cavity includes an arrow retention system configured to enable the elongated adapter body to be securely attached to the arrow with mechanical restraint and without adhesive, wherein the arrow retention system is formed such that once assembled, an inner surface of the arrow receiving cavity at least partially contacts an outer surface of a connection portion of the arrow and an outer surface of the elongated adapter body radially outward of the arrow receiving cavity is aligned with an outer surface of the arrow;

    wherein the inner surface of the elongated adapter body forming the arrow receiving cavity is nonparallel with the outer surface of the elongated adapter body;

    wherein the opening of the arrow receiving cavity of the elongated adapter body forming the arrow receiving cavity, once assembled, has a width that is less than a width of the arrow receiving cavity at a point between the opening of the arrow receiving cavity and an end of the arrow receiving cavity positioned within the elongated adapter body, thereby preventing the elongated adapter body from being pulled off of the arrow.

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