MINIATURE LOCATOR DEVICE FOR USE WITH HUNTING ARROWS
First Claim
1. A hunting arrow comprising:
- an arrow shaft;
a chamber formed within the arrow shaft;
a chamber access window;
a housing removably receivable into the chamber through said chamber access window; and
a first shear pin configured and adapted to secure the housing in the chamber.
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Abstract
A hunting arrow for tracking target animals is disclosed and described. The arrow can include a chamber. The arrow may also include a transmitter housing that is installable into the chamber. A pair of bores extending through the transmitter housing and chamber may be configured and adapted for receiving a pair of shear pins. The shear pins may secure the housing in the chamber. The transmitter housing may comprise an animal engagement member, such as a hook. The transmitter housing is ejected from the chamber when the arrow strikes a target animal and the hook stops the forward momentum of the transmitter housing with sufficient force to shear the shear pins, thereby ejecting and embedding the transmitter housing in the hide of the animal. The transmitter within the housing may broadcast the location of the animal to the hunter to enable easy tracking of the animal, if wounded.
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Citations
39 Claims
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1. A hunting arrow comprising:
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an arrow shaft; a chamber formed within the arrow shaft; a chamber access window; a housing removably receivable into the chamber through said chamber access window; and a first shear pin configured and adapted to secure the housing in the chamber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus for adding a payload to an arrow, the arrow having a shaft, said apparatus comprising:
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an insert comprising; a first end configured and adapted for mating to the shaft of the arrow, a chamber, and a chamber access window; a housing having a compartment for receiving the payload, said housing being configured and dimensioned for being received at least partially in said chamber; a first bore formed in the insert and the housing; and a first shear pin for securing the housing in said chamber; wherein said first bore is configured and dimensioned for receiving the first shear pin. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An apparatus for adding a payload capacity to an arrow, the arrow having a shaft, said apparatus comprising:
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an insert, said insert comprising; a first end configured and adapted for mating to the shaft of the arrow, a chamber having a proximal end, a distal end and a pair of opposing sidewalls extending from the proximal end to the distal end, a chamber access window, and a ramp formed in the proximal end of the chamber; a housing removably securable into the chamber through said chamber access window, the housing comprising; a pair of sidewalls extending from a proximal end to a distal end of the housing, said pair of sidewalls defining a compartment, an angled surface formed in the proximal end of the housing; at least one bore formed in the insert and the housing; at least one shear pin configured and adapted to be installed in said at least one bore; at least one animal engagement member extending from the housing; and a radio transmitter disposed in the compartment of the housing.
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29. An apparatus for adding a payload capacity to an arrow, the arrow having a shaft, said apparatus comprising:
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an insert installable on a distal end of the shaft of the arrow, said insert comprising a chamber; a housing; a means for removably securing the housing in the chamber of the insert; and at least one animal engagement member extending from said housing. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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31. A method of adding a payload to an arrow, the arrow having a shaft, said method comprising:
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installing an insert on a distal end of the shaft of the arrow, the insert comprising a chamber and a chamber access window; installing a housing into the chamber through the chamber access window, said housing comprising a compartment containing the payload; and securing the housing in the chamber of the insert using at least one shear pin. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34)
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35. A method of tracking a wounded animal, said method comprising:
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providing a hunting arrow having a shaft, said shaft having a chamber; installing a housing into the chamber; and securing the housing in the chamber by at least one shear pin; - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39)
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Specification