High Impact Strength Lighted Nock Assembly
First Claim
1. A high impact strength lighted nock assembly for an arrow that is activated when the arrow is fired with a bowstring, the, lighted nock assembly comprising:
- a nock, molded from a transparent, high impact strength polymeric material containing at least 10% by weight reinforcing material, the nock comprising a head configured to, engage with the bowstring and a shank configured to couple with a rear end of the arrow, the shank comprising a recess extending in a distal end of the shank toward the head; and
a light assembly comprising a light emitting device located in the recess in the shank that is electrically coupled to a battery, wherein the light emitting device is in a deactivated state before the arrow is fired and an activated state after the arrow is fired.
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Abstract
A high impact strength lighted nock assembly for an arrow that is activated when the arrow is fired with a bowstring. The lighted nock assembly includes a nock molded from a high impact strength, transparent polymeric material containing at least 10% by weight reinforcing fibers. The nock includes a head configured to engage with the bowstring and a shank configured to couple with a rear end of the arrow. The shank includes a recess extending in a distal end of the shank toward the head. A light assembly including a light emitting device is located in the recess in the shank that is electrically coupled to a battery. A switch is electrically coupled to the light emitting device and the battery that is triggered when the arrow is fired to activate the light emitting device.
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19 Claims
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1. A high impact strength lighted nock assembly for an arrow that is activated when the arrow is fired with a bowstring, the, lighted nock assembly comprising:
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a nock, molded from a transparent, high impact strength polymeric material containing at least 10% by weight reinforcing material, the nock comprising a head configured to, engage with the bowstring and a shank configured to couple with a rear end of the arrow, the shank comprising a recess extending in a distal end of the shank toward the head; and a light assembly comprising a light emitting device located in the recess in the shank that is electrically coupled to a battery, wherein the light emitting device is in a deactivated state before the arrow is fired and an activated state after the arrow is fired. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A high impact strength lighted nock assembly for an arrow that is activated when the arrow is fired with a bowstring, the lighted nock assembly comprising:
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a nock molded from a high impact strength, transparent polymeric material containing about 20% by weight reinforcing material, wherein the polymeric material comprises a tensile strength of greater than about 10,000 pounds per square inch (psi) as determined by ASTM D638 and a flexural strength of greater than about 20,000 psi as determined by ASTM D790, the nock comprising a head configured to engage with the bowstring and a shank configured to couple with a rear end of the arrow, the shank comprising a recess extending from a distal end of the shank toward the head; and a light assembly comprising a light emitting device located in the recess in the shank that is electrically coupled to a battery, wherein, the light emitting device is in a deactivated state before the, arrow is fired and an activated state after the arrow is fired.
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19. A high impact strength lighted nock assembly for an arrow that is activated when the arrow is fired with a bowstring, the, lighted nock assembly comprising:
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a nock molded from a transparent, high impact strength polymeric material containing at least 10% by weight reinforcing material, the nock comprising a head configured to engage with the bowstring;
a shank configured to couple with a rear end of the arrow, the shank extending in a distal end of the arrow toward the head; anda light assembly comprising a light emitting device that is electrically coupled to an electrical power source, wherein the light emitting device is in a deactivated state before the arrow is fired and an activated state after the arrow is fired.
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