Lighted arrow nock

• US 9,702,672 B1
• Filed: 03/24/2016
• Issued: 07/11/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jae Woo Kim, Jong Sang Lee
• Original Assignee: Jae Woo Kim, Jong Sang Lee
• Inventors: Kim, Jae Woo, Lee, Jong Sang
• Primary Examiner(s): Ricci, John
• Application Number:
  US15/079,588
• Time in Patent Office: 474 Days
• CPC Class Codes: F42B 6/06 Tail ends, e.g. nocks, fletching

Abstract

Provided is a lighted nock for an arrow including: a light emitting part having a light coupled to the rear end periphery of a cylindrical battery, the light being turned on/off through forward and backward movements toward and from the battery; an arrow coupling part having an outer peripheral surface insertedly fitted to the rear end periphery of an arrow shaft in such a manner as to be coupled to the arrow shaft in a non-adhesive state, while having the battery inserted into the inner space thereof; and a light operating part inserted into the arrow coupling part, without being arbitrarily separated from the arrow coupling part in the state where the front end thereof grasps the light, and adapted to turn the light on/off through forward and backward movements toward and from the arrow coupling part.

Claims

1. A lighted nock for an arrow, comprising:

a light emitting part having a light coupled to the rear end periphery of a cylindrical battery, the light being turned on/off through forward and backward movements toward and from the battery;

an arrow coupling part having an outer peripheral surface insertedly fitted to the rear end periphery of an arrow shaft in such a manner as to be coupled to the arrow shaft in a non-adhesive state, while having the battery inserted into the inner space thereof; and

a light operating part inserted into the arrow coupling part, without being arbitrarily separated from the arrow coupling part in the state where the front end thereof grasps the light, and adapted to turn the light on/off through forward and backward movements toward and from the arrow coupling part,

wherein the light emitting part comprises;

the cylindrical battery having a fastening groove formed on the intermediate portion thereof; and

the light coupled to the top end periphery of the battery in such a manner as to be turned on/off through forward and backward movements toward and from the battery.

2. The lighted nock for an arrow according to claim 1, wherein the arrow coupling part comprises:

an arrow coupling member having an insertion portion and a locking projection insertedly fitted to the rear end portion of the arrow shaft, the insertion portion having a battery insertion hole formed thereon to insert the battery thereinto;

battery fixing members protruding inwardly from the inner periphery of the insertion portion in such a manner as to be inserted into the fastening groove of the battery in the state where the battery is inserted into the arrow coupling part so as to restrict the movements of the battery and protruding outwardly from the outer periphery of the insertion portion so as to couple the insertion portion to the rear end periphery of the arrow shaft; and

a light operating part coupling member formed on the rear end periphery thereof in such a manner as to couple the light operating part thereto.

3. The lighted nock for an arrow according to claim 2, wherein the battery fixing members are formed incisedly on the different portions of the arrow coupling member from each other.

4. The lighted nock for an arrow according to claim 2, wherein the light operating part coupling member comprises:

a light operating part fastening hole providing a space for inserting a portion of the light operating part thereinto;

movement restriction holes formed to pass through a portion of a wall body thereof in such a manner as to restrict the forward and backward movement direction and range of the light operating part; and

first arrow string locking grooves engraved forwardly on the rear end periphery thereof in such a manner as to lock an arrow string thereonto.

5. The lighted nock for an arrow according to claim 4, wherein the light operating part comprises:

a light fixing member formed on the rear end periphery thereof in such a manner as to be inserted into the light operating part fastening hole and adapted to grasp the light so as to prevent the light at the state of being inserted thereinto from being separated therefrom;

a grasping member extended from the rear end periphery of the light fixing member and adapted to restrict the insertion depth of the light fixing member into the arrow coupling part in such a manner as to be grasped by a user to operate the light;

movement restriction pieces protruding outwardly from the outer peripheral surface of the grasping member and adapted to be inserted into the movement restriction holes to restrict the movement direction and range of the light operating part in the state where the light operating part is inserted into the light operating part fastening hole; and

second arrow string locking grooves engraved toward the front end periphery of the grasping member from the rear end periphery thereof to lock the arrow string thereonto.

6. The lighted nock for an arrow according to claim 5, wherein the grasping member comprises grasping grooves formed on the outer peripheral surface thereof.

7. The lighted nock for an arrow according to claim 5, wherein the light fixing member comprises incised portions formed on both sides facing each other.

8. The lighted nock for an arrow according to claim 2, wherein the arrow coupling part comprises light out prevention wings protruding outwardly from the outer peripheral surface of the light operating part coupling member and adapted to prevent the light from being arbitrarily turned off by means of the movement of the light operating part during an arrow is shot.