LIGHTED ARROW NOCK

• US 20150308798A1
• Filed: 04/06/2015
• Published: 10/29/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/29/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jae Woo Kim
• Original Assignee: Jae Woo Kim
• Inventors: KIM, Jae Woo
• Granted Patent: US 9,546,851 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: F42B 12/382 emitting an electromagnetic radiation, e.g. laser beam or infrared emission
• CPC Class Codes: F42B 6/06 Tail ends, e.g. nocks, fletching

Abstract

A lighted arrow nock capable of easily turning on or off a light, and being easily connected to an arrow shaft includes a light emitting unit including a light and a battery and turning on or off the light by moving the light toward the battery or away from the battery; an arrow adaptor which includes a cylindrical structure so that an outer surface is inserted into a rear end of an arrow, in which the battery is inserted into an inner space of the arrow adaptor; and a light operator which is inserted in an upper portion of the arrow adaptor, while a lower portion of the light operator receives the light, and is moved up and down to turn on or off the light in a state in which the light operator is inserted in the arrow adaptor.

Claims

1. A lighted arrow nock comprising:

a light emitting unit including a light and a battery and turning on or off the light by moving the light toward the battery or away from the battery;

an arrow adaptor which includes a cylindrical structure so that an outer surface is inserted into a rear end of an arrow, in which the battery is inserted into an inner space of the arrow adaptor; and

a light operator which is inserted in an upper portion of the arrow adaptor, while a lower portion of the light operator receives the light, and is moved up and down to turn on or off the light in a state in which the light operator is inserted in the arrow adaptor.

2. The lighted arrow nock according to claim 1, wherein the light emitting unit consists of the battery of a cylindrical shape, and the light provided integrally with an upper end of the battery and turned on or off by upward and downward movement of the light operator.

3. The lighted arrow nock according to claim 2, wherein the arrow adaptor includes an arrow engaging portion which has an insertion portion formed on an outer surface of a lower portion of the arrow adaptor and inserted in a rear end of an arrow shaft, and a locking shoulder formed on the outer surface;

a battery insertion hole which is formed in an inner surface of the arrow adaptor and receives the battery therein; and

an operator engaging hole which is formed in an inner surface of an upper portion of the battery insertion hole and is engaged to a top surface of the light operator to be able to move up and down.

4. The lighted arrow nock according to claim 3, wherein the arrow engaging portion further includes an arrow insertion reinforcing portion which is formed by cutting a wall of the arrow adaptor, and has a thickness thicker than other wall of the arrow adaptor.

5. The lighted arrow nock according to claim 3, wherein the light operator includes a light insertion groove which is formed on an inner surface of a lower portion of the light operator, so that the light is not easily released from an inserted state;

an adaptor insertion portion which is formed on an outer surface of the light operator and is inserted into the operator engaging hole;

a guide rail which is formed on one side of the adaptor insertion portion to guide the light operator toward the operator engaging hole; and

a position restricting portion which is formed at a position opposite to the guide rail of the adaptor insertion portion, and restricts movement of the light operator inserted in the operator engaging hole to ON and OFF positions so as to turn on or off the light.

6. The lighted arrow nock according to claim 1, wherein the light emitting unit includes a battery of a cylindrical shape which has a terminal protruding upwardly from an upper portion;

and

a light which is separated from the battery, and has first and second contact terminals protruding downwardly, in which the first contact terminal is provided to be brought into contact with an outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical battery, and the second contact terminal is brought into contact with the terminal of the battery or being away from the terminal.

7. The lighted arrow nock according to claim 6, wherein the arrow adaptor includes an arrow engaging portion which has an insertion portion formed on an outer surface of a lower portion of the arrow adaptor and inserted in a rear end of an arrow shaft, and a locking shoulder formed on the outer surface;

a battery insertion hole which is formed in an inner surface of the arrow adaptor and receives the battery therein; and

an operator engaging hole which is formed in an inner surface of an upper portion of the battery insertion hole and is engaged to a top surface of the light operator to be able to move up and down.

8. The lighted arrow nock according to claim 7, wherein the arrow engaging portion further includes an arrow insertion reinforcing portion which is formed by cutting a wall of the arrow adaptor, and has a thickness thicker than other wall of the arrow adaptor.

9. The lighted arrow nock according to claim 8, wherein the battery is provided with a reinforcing portion insertion groove on an outer peripheral surface of the battery, and the arrow insertion reinforcing portion is inserted in the reinforcing portion insertion groove.

10. The lighted arrow nock according to claim 8, wherein the light operator includes a light insertion groove which is formed on an inner surface of a lower portion of the light operator, so that the light is not easily released from an inserted state;

an adaptor insertion portion which is formed on an outer surface of the light operator and is inserted into the operator engaging hole;

a guide rail which is formed on one side of the adaptor insertion portion to guide the light operator toward the operator engaging hole; and

a position restricting portion which is formed at a position opposite to the guide rail of the adaptor insertion portion, and restricts movement of the light operator inserted in the operator engaging hole to ON and OFF positions so as to turn on or off the light.