Tracer lite

• US 4,547,837 A
• Filed: 10/03/1983
• Issued: 10/15/1985
• Est. Priority Date: 10/03/1983
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Tommy N. Bennett
• Original Assignee: Tommy N. Bennett
• Inventors: Bennett, Tommy N.
• Primary Examiner(s): Lechert, Jr., Stephen J.
• Application Number:
  US06/538,485
• Time in Patent Office: 743 Days
• Field of Search: 362/110, 362/186, 362/190, 362/191, 362/202, 362/203, 362/205, 362/208, 362/800, 362/295, 362/311, 200/60
• US Class Current: 362/186
• 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 6/06 Tail ends, e.g. nocks, fletching
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 362/80 Light emitting diode

Abstract

A self contained light source consisting of a metal cylinder, preferably aluminum, encasing a battery threaded into one end of the aluminum cylinder there being a non conducting insulator which is manufactured to fit into bore of a commercial transparent archers nock. Located in hollow bore of said commercial nock there being a L.E.D. which is energized by screwing nock assembly into aluminum cylinder there by completing electrical circuit. The L.E.D. is selected to impose the proper current demand on the battery, which by its size becomes self limiting and is unable to burn out the L.E.D., there by eliminating all other electrical voltage controlling devices. The above described components form a unit assembly which may be glued into any commercial tubular arrow with minor modifications to the arrow.

Claims

1. A light producing attachment applicable to the nock end of a tubular archer arrow manufactured to commercial tolerances whereby said attachment may be substituted into the bore of said arrow in lieu of the commercial nock comprising in combination a cylinder in threaded communication with a commercial archer'"'"'s nock said cylinder closed at one end and internally threaded at the other end and having a spring and battery therein, said archer'"'"'s nock encasing a light emitting diode and being retained on an externally threaded nonconductive plastic support said threaded support having an opening therethrough for receiving an electrical lead.

2. The combination of claim 1 wherein said spring supports said battery.

3. The combination of claim 2 wherein said spring has sufficient compressive force to maintain electrical contact after acted upon by external forces.

4. The combination of claim 1 having a rotational type switch.

5. The combination of claim 1 wherein the battery output does not exceed 25 milli amp current when in circuit with said light emitting diode.