UNIVERSAL LIGHTED NOCK AND PROCESSES THEREFOR
First Claim
1. A lighted nock assembly for use with an arrow, the lighted nock assembly comprising:
- a cap,an LED/battery assembly, anda nock.
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Abstract
A lighted nock assembly is disclosed for use with an archery projectile. A cap fits within the tail end of the projectile shaft. The cap comprises a shoulder to bear against the projectile shaft, a recess terminating in a floor portion, and a face to bear against the shoulder of a nock. An LED/battery assembly fits within the recess of the cap abutting the floor portion. A nock fits over the LED/battery assembly and into the recess of the cap. Ready-to-fire, the LED/battery assembly comprises an activation gap between the LED lamp and the body of the battery assembly. A gap, greater than or equal to the activation gap, is left between the shoulder of the nock and the face of the cap. When fired, the bow string drives an internal surface of the nock into the front end of the LED/battery assembly and illuminates the LED lamp.
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20 Claims
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1. A lighted nock assembly for use with an arrow, the lighted nock assembly comprising:
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a cap, an LED/battery assembly, and a nock. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A projectile for archery comprising:
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a tubular shaft; a cap disposed within a tail end of said tubular shaft, an LED/battery assembly disposed within a recess in said cap, and a nock disposed within said recess in said cap, said nock encompassing said LED/battery assembly within a recess formed within said nock. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A process for using a lighted nock assembly in association with an arrow, the process comprising the steps of:
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(a.) inserting a shouldered cap into the tail end of a tubular arrow shaft; (b.) inserting a deactivated LED/battery assembly into a recess within the cap, the tail end of the LED/battery assembly abutting a floor portion of the cap; (c.) inserting a nock over the LED/battery assembly and into the recess within the cap; (d.) establishing a firing gap between a shoulder of the nock and a face of the cap, the firing gap being greater than or equal to an activation gap of the LED/battery assembly. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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