Method and apparatus for increasing the visibility of an arrow utilizing lighted fletchings

• US 9,151,580 B2
• Filed: 10/11/2013
• Issued: 10/06/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/11/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: FeraDyne Outdoors, LLC
• Original Assignee: Out RAGE LLC
• Inventors: Pedersen, William E.
• Primary Examiner(s): RICCI, JOHN A
• Application Number:
  US13/998,211
• Publication Number:
  US 20150105190A1
• Time in Patent Office: 725 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: F42B 6/02 Arrows; Crossbow bolts; Harpoons for hand-held spring or air guns
• CPC Class Codes: F42B 6/06 Tail ends, e.g. nocks, fletching

Abstract

The visibility of an arrow after it has been fired is increased by illuminating arrow fletchings in which light injected into the nock is further injected into the fletching.

Claims

1. An apparatus for increasing the visibility of an arrow once fired, comprising:

lighted translucent fletching mounted on the arrow; and

wherein the arrow comprises a lighted nock,

an edge of the fletching overlies the lighted nock, and

the fletching comprises an opaque forward portion and a translucent rear portion.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the fletching is a two-part fletching, and the translucent rear portion is attached to the opaque forward portion.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the opaque forward portion comprises an interface between the opaque forward portion and the translucent rear portion, and wherein the interface comprises a reflective surface.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the reflective surface of the interface redirects light entering the translucent rear portion of the fletching back along the axis of the arrow.