Arrow or bolt having an advanced crossbow pin and pin nock
AssigneeKirsch Company
InventorPhillip Kirsch
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Abstract
A pin nock assembly comprises a pin and nock. The pin includes a pin base, a pin element positioned laterally away from the pin base, and a pin collar positioned between the pin base and pin element. The pin element protrudes laterally from the pin collar along a central axis. The central axis extends from a center of the pin base through a center of the pin element. The nock includes a nock base and a string interface positioned laterally away from the nock base. The nock base defines a pin cavity complementary to and configured to receive the pin element. A base portion of the nock base is positioned around the pin cavity and is configured to abut the pin collar when the pin element is inserted into the pin cavity. The string interface is configured to contact a string of a crossbow.
Claims22
A pin nock assembly comprising:
- a pin comprising a pin base, a pin element positioned laterally away from the pin base, and a pin collar positioned between the pin base and pin element, wherein the pin base has a pin base diameter;
- the pin element protruding laterally from the pin collar along a central axis, the central axis extending from a center of the pin base through a center of the pin element;
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- a nock comprising a nock base and a string interface positioned laterally away from the nock base, wherein the nock base has a nock base diameter that is substantially similar to the pin base diameter;
- the nock base defining a pin cavity complementary to and configured to receive the pin element, a base portion of the nock base is positioned around the pin cavity and is configured to abut the pin collar when the pin element is inserted into the pin cavity, and the string interface configured to contact a string of a crossbow.
A method of firing an arrow or bolt from a crossbow, the arrow or bolt comprising a shaft and a pin positioned on a rear end of the arrow or bolt, wherein a central axis of the arrow or bolt extends through a tip of the arrow or bolt and the pin, the pin comprising a pin base, a pin element positioned laterally away from the pin base, and a pin collar positioned between the pin base and pin element, the pin element protruding laterally from the pin collar along the central axis, comprising, attaching a nock to the pin so that pin element is inserted into a pin cavity of the nock, the nock comprising a nock base and a string interface positioned laterally away from the nock base, the nock base defining the pin cavity, and a base portion of the nock base positioned around the pin cavity and configured to abut the pin collar when the pin element is inserted into the pin cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.