Light-emitting components for arrows
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1. A component of a bowshot arrow, comprising:
- a body having side surfaces with all or substantially all portions thereof including non-light-emitting material and having a rear edge surface including a light-emitting material, the light-emitting material selected and positioned to emit light, in response to exposure to natural or artificial light and with no electric power source, such that when the body is mounted to the bowshot arrow and the bowshot arrow is shot into flight the light-emitting material is generally visible from the rear but not generally visible from the front or sides so that a flight path of the bowshot arrow can be seen and tracked in low-light conditions from the rear by a shooter or camera operator but not from the front or sides by a target animal.
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Abstract
Arrow components, such as vanes and nocks, are provided with a light-emitting material for enhancing their visibility to the shooter, a camera, spectators, and/or others attempting to view the flight-path of the shot arrow during low-light conditions. In various embodiments, the light-emitting material is provided by a photo-luminescent material, a chemi-luminescent material, a refractive material, a reflective material, another material that will emit light in low-light conditions, or a composite of these. The light-emitting material is preferably selected for its ability to emit light, upon exposure to natural or artificial light and with no electric power source.
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1. A component of a bowshot arrow, comprising:
a body having side surfaces with all or substantially all portions thereof including non-light-emitting material and having a rear edge surface including a light-emitting material, the light-emitting material selected and positioned to emit light, in response to exposure to natural or artificial light and with no electric power source, such that when the body is mounted to the bowshot arrow and the bowshot arrow is shot into flight the light-emitting material is generally visible from the rear but not generally visible from the front or sides so that a flight path of the bowshot arrow can be seen and tracked in low-light conditions from the rear by a shooter or camera operator but not from the front or sides by a target animal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An attachment for a non-light-emitting vane of a bowshot arrow, comprising:
a body having a rear edge surface including a light-emitting material, the light-emitting material selected and positioned to emit light, in response to exposure to natural or artificial light and with no electric power source, such that when the attachment is mounted to the vane, the vane is mounted to the bowshot arrow, and the bowshot arrow is shot into flight, the light-emitting material is generally visible from the rear but not generally visible from the front or sides so that a flight path of the bowshot arrow can be seen and tracked in low-light conditions from the rear by a shooter or camera operator but not from the front or sides by a target animal. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A bowshot arrow, comprising:
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a shaft with an arrowhead tip and a rear portion; a slotted nock at the rear portion of the shaft; and three vanes at the rear portion of the shaft, wherein the vanes are each provided by a body having side surfaces with all portions thereof including non-light-emitting material and having a rear edge surface including a light-emitting material, the light-emitting material selected and positioned to emit light, in response to exposure to natural or artificial light and with no electric power source, such that when the bowshot arrow is shot into flight the light-emitting material is generally visible from the rear but not generally visible from the front or sides so that a flight path of the bowshot arrow can be seen and tracked in low-light conditions from the rear by a shooter or camera operator but not from the front or sides by a target animal. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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