LIGHTED NOCK

• US 20170314899A1
• Filed: 05/10/2017
• Published: 11/02/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/08/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nockout Outdoors LLC
• Original Assignee: Clean-Shot Archery Incorporated
• Inventors: Bay, Larry R.
• Granted Patent: US 10,161,728 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: F42B 12/362 Arrows or darts F42B12/38 takes precedence, having means for implantation, e.g. hypodermic projectiles F42B12/54; arrows or darts in general F42B6/00
• CPC Class Codes: F42B 12/38 of tracer type
• CPC Class Codes: F42B 12/42 of illuminating type, e.g. carrying flares
• CPC Class Codes: F42B 6/06 Tail ends, e.g. nocks, fletching
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49826 Assembling or joining

Abstract

A lighted nock assembly may include an LED/battery assembly, a nock housing and a nock body. The LED/battery assembly can include an LED and a battery. The nock housing can include a cylindrical structure so that an outer surface is inserted into a rear end of an arrow, wherein a portion of the LED/battery assembly is disposed within the nock housing. The nock body can be linearly movable towards and away from the nock housing. A portion of the LED/battery assembly is secured within the nock body such that moving the nock body away from the nock housing along a straight line turns the LED from a lighted state to an unlighted state.

Claims

1. A lighted nock comprising:

a light emitting unit including a light and a cylindrical battery, wherein the light is turned on or off 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,

wherein the light is turned on or off by moving the light operator toward or away from the arrow adaptor.

2. The lighted nock of claim 1, wherein the light operator is a nock body, and wherein the nock body includes a first registration feature and the arrow adaptor includes a second registration feature that is complimentary to the first registration feature such that the nock body cannot rotate relative to the arrow adaptor when the nock body is moved toward or away from the arrow adaptor.

3. A lighted nock assembly, comprising:

an LED/battery assembly, including an LED and a battery;

a nock housing which includes a cylindrical structure so that an outer surface is inserted into a rear end of an arrow, wherein a portion of the LED/battery assembly is disposed within the nock housing; and

a nock body linearly movable towards and away from the nock housing, wherein a portion of the LED/battery assembly is secured within the nock body such that moving the nock body away from the nock housing along a straight line turns the LED from a lighted state to an unlighted state.

4. The lighted nock assembly of claim 3 wherein the nock body includes a registration feature configured to prevent the nock body from rotating about its major axis with respect to the nock housing while the nock body is moved away from the nock housing along the straight line.

5. The lighted nock assembly of claim 3 wherein the nock body includes a registration feature configured to prevent the nock body from rotating about its major axis with respect to an arrow shaft while the nock body is moved away from the nock housing along the straight line.

6. A method of operating a lighted nock, the lighted nock including a nock body, nock receiver, LED and battery, the method comprising:

moving the nock body in a linear motion towards the nock receiver to turn on the LED;

moving the nock body in a linear motion away from the nock receiver to turn off the LED; and

preventing the nock body from rotating relative to the nock receiver while moving the nock body towards the nock receiver to turn on the LED and while moving the nock body away from the nock receiver to turn off the LED.