Bowstring nock with peep sight alignment tab

• US 5,787,870 A
• Filed: 08/29/1996
• Issued: 08/04/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Gregory E. Summers
• Original Assignee: Gregory E. Summers
• Inventors: Summers, Gregory E., Mayes, William G.
• Primary Examiner(s): Ricci, John A.
• Application Number:
  US08/705,546
• Time in Patent Office: 705 Days
• Field of Search: 33/265, 124/87, 124/90, 124/91
• US Class Current: 124/91
• CPC Class Codes: F41B 5/1415 Nocking points
• CPC Class Codes: F41B 5/1419 String mounted peep sights sights mounted on the bow itself F41G1/467
• CPC Class Codes: F41B 5/1469 Bow-string drawing or releasing devices F41B5/1473 takes precedence

Abstract

A bowstring nock has a first half section provided with a first bowstring half groove extending in a first direction and a first fastener hole extending in a second direction, perpendicular to the first direction; a second half section provided with a second bowstring half groove extending in the first direction and cooperable with the first half groove to grip a bowstring therebetween, and a second fastener hole adapted for alignment with the first fastener hole to receive a fastener and thereby secure the first and second half sections together. One of the first and second half sections also includes a tab extending in the first direction a distance greater than a length dimension of the first and second half grooves, to assist in orienting a peep sight device mounted on the bowstring, above the nock.

Claims

1. A bowstring nock comprising:

a first half section provided with a first bowstring half groove extending in a first direction and a first fastener hole extending in a second direction, perpendicular to the first direction;

a second half section provided with a second bowstring half groove extending in said first direction and cooperable with said first half groove to grip a bowstring therebetween, and a second fastener hole adapted for alignment with said first fastener hole to receive a fastener and thereby secure said first and second half sections together;

wherein one of said first and second half sections includes a tab extending in said first direction a distance greater than a length dimension of said first and second half grooves and terminating at an unsupported free end.

2. The bowstring nock of claim 1 wherein said tab is centered relative to said bowstring nock.

3. The bowstring nock of claim 1 wherein said half grooves are each formed with an offset along said length dimension.

4. The bowstring nock of claim 1 wherein said first and second half sections are made of aluminum.

5. The bowstring nock of claim 1 wherein one of said first and second fastener holes is threaded and the other of said first and second fastener holes is countersunk to receive an enlarged head of the fastener.

6. A bowstring nock comprising:

a first half section provided with a first bowstring half groove extending in a first direction and a first fastener hole extending in a second direction, perpendicular to the first direction;

a second half section provided with a second bowstring half groove extending in said first direction and cooperable with said first half groove to grip a bowstring therebetween, and a second fastener hole adapted for alignment with said first fastener hole to receive a fastener and thereby secure said first and second half sections together;

wherein one of said first and second half sections includes a tab extending in said first direction a distance greater than a length dimension of said first and second half grooves; and

wherein a lower and forwardmost edge of the bowstring nock adjacent said half grooves is formed with a radius of at least 0.010".

7. A bowstring nock comprising:

a first half section provided with a first bowstring half groove extending in a first direction and a first fastener hole extending in a second direction, perpendicular to the first direction;

a second half section provided with a second bowstring half groove extending in said first direction and cooperable with said first half groove to grip a bowstring therebetween, and a second fastener hole adapted for alignment with said first fastener hole to receive a fastener and thereby secure said first and second half sections together;

wherein one of said first and second half sections includes a tab extending in said first direction a distance greater than a length dimension of said first and second half grooves; and

wherein said first and second half sections are formed with opposed flat faces in which said first and second fastener holes are respectively formed, one of said flat faces formed with an offset along a rearward edge thereof remote from and extending parallel to its respective half groove, such that, when said first and second half sections are assembled, they are engaged along said offset, leaving a gap between said first and second half sections adjacent said offset and along forward edges of said first and second half sections adjacent said half grooves.

8. The bowstring nock of claim 7 wherein, when said fastener is tightened, said half grooves are adapted to clamp a bowstring received in said half grooves, and a resilient bias is applied to the fastener as a result of said gap.

9. A bow string nock comprising a pair of component parts including first and second aligned half grooves adapted to grip a bowstring therebetween;

a depending tab extending in a direction parallel to said first and second half grooves and adapted to pass through an arrow nock slot;

wherein said nock has a forward lower edge adjacent said half grooves with a radius of at least about 0.10".

10. A bowstring nock comprising a pair of component parts including first and second aligned half grooves adapted to grip a bowstring therebetween;

a depending tab extending in a direction parallel to said first and second half grooves and terminating at an unsupported free end, said tab adapted to pass through an arrow nock slot; and

wherein said half grooves are formed with detents along length dimensions thereof.