Light assembly for archers arrow

• US 4,340,930 A
• Filed: 08/29/1980
• Issued: 07/20/1982
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/1980
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Sam Carissimi
• Original Assignee: Sam Carissimi
• Inventors: Carissimi, Sam
• Primary Examiner(s): Lechert, Jr., Stephen J.
• Application Number:
  US06/182,491
• Time in Patent Office: 690 Days
• Field of Search: 273/106.5 R, 362/110, 362/204, 362/205
• US Class Current: 362/204
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 33/008 Leisure, hobby or sport articles, e.g. toys, games or first-aid kits; Hand tools; Toolboxes
• 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 6/04 Archery arrows F42B6/08, F41B5/06, F42B12/362 take precedence

Abstract

An archers arrow having a body, a head, fletching and a nock, has a bore in the body adjacent the fletching. A sleeve on the nock is secured within the body, and mounts on its interior a normally open electrical circuit including a lamp and a battery assembly, with the lamp nested within the nock, and the nock being of a light transmitting plastic material. A manual switch is movable on the body to close the circuit.

Claims

1. In an archers arrow having an elongated body, a head, fletching and a nock;

there being a bore in said body adjacent said fletching;

a sleeve on one end of and aligned with said nock, frictionally projected into said body within said bore;

said nock being of a light transmitting plastic material and having a bore adjacent its one end;

a normally open electrical circuit including a lamp and a battery assembly nested within said sleeve and body, with said lamp positioned within said nock bore;

and a switch means on said arrow adapted to close said circuit.

2. In the arrow of claim 1, said sleeve being of a reduced diameter relative to said nock;

said nock bearing against one end of said body as a smooth continuation thereof.

3. In the arrow of claim 1, said sleeve and adjacent portions of said body being of a plastic light transmitting material.

4. In the arrow of claim 1, said lamp being incandescent.

5. In the arrow of claim 1, said lamp being a neon lamp, said battery asembly including power tranmitting means to energize said lamp.

6. In the arrow of claim 1, said circuit including an elongated insulating sleeve frictionally nested within said nock sleeve;

a pair of parallel spaced insulated conductors mounted in said insulating sleeve, at their one ends connected to the respective leads of said lamp;

one of said conductors at its other end being connected to said battery, the other of said conductors at its other end terminating in a normally open switch spaced from said battery;

said manual switch means engaging said normally open switch, and on longitudinal movement in one direction adapted to close said switch and circuit.

7. In the arrow of claim 6, said battery at one end being frictionally projected into one end of said insulating sleeve.

8. In the arrow of claim 1, said battery being a 2.8 volt Lithium battery.

9. In the arrow of claim 5, said circuit including and inductor and a starter;

said power transmitting means including an invertor circuit.

10. In the arrow of claim 7, said insulating sleeve, said lamp and said battery forming a unit assembly nested within said nock sleeve, with said lamp nested within said nock;

said nock adapted for projection as a unit within said arrow bore.

11. In the arrow of claim 1, a normally open switch in said circuit having a contact spaced from said battery;

there being registering apertures in said body and insulating sleeve outwardly of said switch;

said manual switch means normally engaging said normally open switch and on limited longitudinal movement in one direction adapted to move said switch contact to engage said battery.

12. In the arrow of claim 1, the switch means being a manual switch on said arrow body.