Universal lighted nock and processes therefor
First Claim
1. A lighted nock assembly for use with an arrow, for illumination when the arrow is fired with a bow string, the lighted nock assembly comprising:
- a cap having a recess with a floor portion,an LED/battery assembly disposed within said recess of said cap; and
a nock, wherein at least a portion of said nock is configured to fit in frictional engagement within said recess of said cap; and
wherein said LED/battery assembly is activated by driving said nock against said LED/battery assembly thereby compressing said LED/battery assembly against said floor portion of said cap and causing illumination of an LED lamp within said LED/battery assembly.
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Abstract
A lighted nock assembly is disclosed for use with an archery projectile. A cap fits within the tail end of the projectile shaft. The cap comprises a shoulder to bear against the projectile shaft, a recess terminating in a floor portion, and a face to bear against the shoulder of a nock. An LED/battery assembly fits within the recess of the cap abutting the floor portion. A nock fits over the LED/battery assembly and into the recess of the cap. Ready-to-fire, the LED/battery assembly comprises an activation gap between the LED lamp and the body of the battery assembly. A gap, greater than or equal to the activation gap, is left between the shoulder of the nock and the face of the cap. When fired, the bow string drives an internal surface of the nock into the front end of the LED/battery assembly and illuminates the LED lamp.
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27 Claims
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1. A lighted nock assembly for use with an arrow, for illumination when the arrow is fired with a bow string, the lighted nock assembly comprising:
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a cap having a recess with a floor portion, an LED/battery assembly disposed within said recess of said cap; and a nock, wherein at least a portion of said nock is configured to fit in frictional engagement within said recess of said cap; and wherein said LED/battery assembly is activated by driving said nock against said LED/battery assembly thereby compressing said LED/battery assembly against said floor portion of said cap and causing illumination of an LED lamp within said LED/battery assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A lighted nock assembly for use with an arrow, the lighted nock assembly comprising:
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a cap, an LED/battery assembly, and a nock, wherein at least a portion of said nock is configured to fit in frictional engagement within a recess of said cap, and wherein said nock comprises an internal recess terminating in an internal surface, said internal surface for contacting said LED lamp of said LED/battery assembly. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A projectile for archery having an LED/battery assembly that is activated when said projectile is fired with a bow string comprising:
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a tubular shaft; a cap disposed within a tail end of said tubular shaft, wherein said cap has a recess and a floor portion; said LED/battery assembly disposed within said recess in said cap; a nock disposed within said recess in said cap, said nock encompassing said LED/battery assembly within a recess formed within said nock; and wherein said LED/battery assembly is activated by driving said nock against said LED/battery assembly thereby compressing said LED/battery assembly against said floor portion of said cap and causing illumination of an LED lamp within said LED/battery assembly. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A process for using a lighted nock assembly in association with an arrow, the process comprising the steps of:
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(a.) inserting a shouldered cap into the tail end of a tubular arrow shaft; (b.) inserting a deactivated LED/battery assembly into a recess within the cap, the tail end of the LED/battery assembly abutting a floor portion of the cap; (c.) inserting a nock over the LED/battery assembly and into the recess within the cap; (d.) establishing a firing gap between a shoulder of the nock and a face of the cap, the firing gap being greater than or equal to an activation gap of the LED/battery assembly; (e.) nocking the arrow onto a bowstring; and (f.) drawing and releasing the bowstring, driving the nock into the LED/battery assembly;
thereby, closing the firing gap and the activation gap, and illuminating an LED lamp associated with the LED/battery assembly.
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23. A lighted nock assembly for use with an arrow, for illumination when the arrow is fired with a bow string, said lighted nock assembly comprising:
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a cap, wherein said cap comprises a recess, a floor, a shoulder, and a face, wherein said shoulder of said cap is configured to abut a tail end of the arrow; an LED/battery assembly disposed within said recess of said cap, and a nock; and wherein said LED/battery assembly is activated by driving said nock against said LED/battery assembly thereby compressing said LED/battery assembly against said floor portion of said cap and causing illumination of an LED lamp within said LED/battery assembly.
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24. A lighted nock assembly for use with an arrow, for illumination when the arrow is fired with a bow string, said lighted nock assembly comprising:
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a cap having a recess with a floor portion; an LED/battery assembly disposed within said recess of said cap, wherein said LED/battery assembly may be configured to comprise an activation gap; and a nock; and wherein said LED/battery assembly is activated by driving said nock against said LED/battery assembly thereby compressing said LED/battery assembly against said floor portion of said cap and causing illumination of an LED lamp within said LED/battery assembly. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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26. A lighted nock assembly for use with an arrow, the lighted nock assembly adapted to operate in an activated state and in a deactivated state comprising:
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a cap having a recess with a floor portion; an LED/battery assembly; and a nock having an internal surface, wherein at least a portion of said nock is configured to fit in frictional engagement within a recess of said cap; and wherein said LED/battery assembly is positioned within said recess between said floor portion and said internal surface of said nock such that, in a deactivated configuration, when said nock is pushed toward said cap, said internal surface of said nock compresses said assembly against said floor portion and said assembly is activated.
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27. A method for using a lighted nock assembly in association with an arrow, the process comprising the steps of:
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(a.) inserting a cap into the tail end of a tubular arrow shaft; (b.) inserting a deactivated LED/battery assembly into a recess within the cap; (c.) inserting a nock over the LED/battery assembly and into the recess within the cap with frictional engagement therebetween; (d.) establishing a firing gap between a shoulder of the nock and a face of the cap, the firing gap being greater than or equal to an activation gap of the LED/battery assembly; (e) nocking the arrow onto a bow string; and (f.) drawing and releasing the bow string, driving the nock into the LED/battery assembly, thereby closing the firing gap and the activation gap, and illuminating an LED lamp of the LED/battery assembly.
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Specification