Trackable arrow

• US 8,152,663 B2
• Filed: 01/22/2010
• Issued: 04/10/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/22/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Vincent Grundman
• Original Assignee: Vincent Grundman
• Inventors: Grundman, Vincent
• Primary Examiner(s): RICCI, JOHN A
• Application Number:
  US12/657,517
• Publication Number:
  US 20110183789A1
• Time in Patent Office: 809 Days
• Field of Search: 473/570, 473/578, 473/585, 473/586
• US Class Current: 473/578
• CPC Class Codes: F42B 6/04 Archery arrows F42B6/08, F41B5/06, F42B12/362 take precedence

Abstract

An arrow for use with a bow has a shaft, an arrowhead and vanes, wherein at least one of the vanes or the shaft contain substantive phosphorescent dye or substantive phosphorescent pigment in a transparent or translucent carrier.

Claims

1. An arrow for use with a bow comprising a shaft, an arrowhead and vanes, wherein at least one of the vanes or the shaft contain substantive phosphorescent dye or phosphorescent pigment in a transparent or translucent carrier, wherein the vanes comprise three vanes on the shaft and at least one vane comprises at least 8% by total composition of the vane of phosphorescent dye or pigment.

2. The arrow of claim 1 wherein there are three vanes on the shaft and at least one vane comprises at least 8% by total composition of the vane of phosphorescent dye or pigment.

3. The arrow of claim 1 wherein there are three vanes on the shaft and at least one vane contains at least 10% by total weight of the at least one vane of phosphorescent pigment.

4. The arrow of claim 3 wherein all vanes are attached to the shaft by adhesive.

5. The arrow of claim 1 wherein there are three vanes on the shaft and at least one vane contains at least 10-20% by total weight of the at least one vane of phosphorescent dye.

6. The arrow of claim 1 wherein there are three vanes on the shaft and at least two vanes contain at least 12-18% by total weight of the at least one vane of phosphorescent pigment.

7. The arrow of claim 6 wherein all vanes are attached to the shaft by adhesive.

8. The arrow of claim 1 wherein the shaft has a portion of the shaft comprising substantive phosphorescent dye or phosphorescent pigment in a transparent or translucent carrier.

9. The arrow of claim 1 wherein the shaft has at least 25% of the length of the shaft comprising substantive phosphorescent dye or phosphorescent pigment in a transparent or translucent carrier.

10. The arrow of claim 9 wherein all vanes are attached to the shaft by adhesive.

11. The arrow of claim 9 wherein there are three vanes on the shaft and the carrier comprises at least 2% by total composition of the vane of phosphorescent dye or pigment.

12. The arrow of claim 1 wherein all vanes are attached to the shaft by adhesive.