Self centering nock
AssigneeOut RAGE, LLC
InventorWilliam E. Pedersen
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Abstract
A self-centering nock is provided for use in a well-balanced nock-arrow or nock-bolt assembly. The self-centering nock includes compliant projecting protrusions or compliant arms that are substantially rotationally symmetric about a cross section normal to a main axis of the self-centering nock. The compliant projecting protrusions or compliant arms may be received in bolts that have bores of differing internal dimensions.
Claims8
-15. (canceled)
A self-centering nock for partial insertion into a bore of a bolt, the self-centering nock comprising:
- an intermediate portion composed of a rigid polymer substrate, wherein a plurality of compliant projecting protrusions composed of an elastic or viscoelastic material are co-molded onto the intermediate portion;
- a proximal end contiguous with the intermediate portion;
- and
- a distal end contiguous with the intermediate portion, the distal end including an opening configured to receive the string of at least one of a bow and crossbow.
The self-centering nock of claim herein an inner diameter of the bore ranges between 0.24 inches to 0.314 inches.
A bolt-nock assembly comprising:
- a bolt;
- and
- a nock;
- wherein the bolt includes a bore, and wherein the bore comprises a plurality of compressible projecting protrusions formed on an inner surface of the bore, wherein the bore is configured to receive a portion of the neck, and wherein the nock includes an opening configured to receive a string of at least one of a bow and crossbow.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.