LIGHTED NOCK FOR ARCHERY ARROW
First Claim
1. An archery arrow, which comprises:
- a shaft having forward and rearward portions and having a rearwardly positioned tubular portion;
a light transmitting nock, with a transparent internal transverse wall, attached to the rearward end of the shaft;
a battery;
a light assembly comprising;
a light source positioned so that the light source is in physical contact with said transparent internal transverse wall, a switch having normally open electrical contacts, said switch being closable, and circuitry interconnecting the battery, the switch, and the light source, for permitting illumination of the light source upon activation of said switch;
said light assembly being free of a housing, and occupying a bore of said arrow shaft rearward end.
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Abstract
An archery arrow carries a light transmitting nock plus a light assembly, which comprises a light source positioned so that the light source is visible through the nock, a switch having normally open electrical contacts, and closable upon momentary contact with a magnetic field, and circuitry interconnecting a battery, the switch, and the light source for permitting illumination of the light source when the magnetic field is sensed. By this invention, the light assembly may be free of a housing and occupies a first bore of the nock and a second bore of the arrow shaft rearward end. A unique system for retaining a battery and protecting against high G force, plus a focused beam LED are other optional, advantageous features.
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39 Claims
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1. An archery arrow, which comprises:
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a shaft having forward and rearward portions and having a rearwardly positioned tubular portion; a light transmitting nock, with a transparent internal transverse wall, attached to the rearward end of the shaft; a battery; a light assembly comprising;
a light source positioned so that the light source is in physical contact with said transparent internal transverse wall, a switch having normally open electrical contacts, said switch being closable, and circuitry interconnecting the battery, the switch, and the light source, for permitting illumination of the light source upon activation of said switch;said light assembly being free of a housing, and occupying a bore of said arrow shaft rearward end. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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11. (canceled)
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14. An integrally attached light transmitting nock, with a transparent internal transverse wall, for an archery arrow, said nock being permanently attached to a light assembly, in which the light assembly comprises:
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a light source positioned so that the light source is in physical contact with said transparent internal transverse wall a switch having normally open electrical contacts, said switch being closable, and circuitry interconnecting said switch and the light source with a battery for permitting illumination of the light of the light source upon activation; said light assembly being free of a housing. - View Dependent Claims (15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 34, 35, 36)
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16. (canceled)
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24. A light transmitting arrow nock, with a transparent internal transverse wall, for attachment to the rearward end of a shaft of an archery arrow, said nock being connected to a light assembly comprising:
a light source positioned so that the light source is in physical contact with said transparent internal transverse wall visible through the nock, a switch having normally open electrical contacts, said switch being closable, and circuitry interconnecting a battery, the switch, and the light source for permitting illumination of the light source upon activation, said light transmitting nock and light assembly carrying a retaining wire which extends rearwardly for attachment to a battery which is in connection with said light assembly, said retaining wire for retentively occupying a transverse groove of said battery. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 37, 38, 39)
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27. An archery arrow, which comprises:
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a shaft having forward and rearward portions; a light transmitting nock attached to the rearward end of the shaft; a battery; a light assembly comprising;
a light source positioned so that the light source is visible through the nock, a switch having normally open electrical contacts, said switch being closable, and circuitry interconnecting the battery, the switch, and the light source, for permitting illumination of the light source upon activation of said switch;wherein the connected light transmitting nock and the light assembly are interconnected and retained together with a battery by a retaining wire which is attached to said nock and light assembly, said battery having a transverse groove, said retaining wire defining a first wire loop along and intermediate portion of the length of wire, said first loop occupying said groove, said wire also defining a second loop that extends around said battery.
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28. An archery arrow, which comprises:
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a shaft having forward and rearward portions and having a rearwardly positioned tubular portion; a light transmitting nock attached to the rearward end of the shaft; a battery; a light assembly comprising;
a light source positioned so that the light source is visible through the nock, a switch having normally open electrical contacts, said switch being closable, and circuitry interconnecting the battery, the switch, and the light source, for permitting illumination of the light source upon activation of said switch;wherein the circuitry comprises a circuit board attached with said nock by snap fit members.
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Specification