Speed nock
AssigneeStrongline Engineered Synthetics LLC.
InventorMark Pederson
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Abstract
An archery system includes a riser with a first end and a second end and configured to be gripped by a user, a first limb extending from the first end of the riser and a second limb extending from the second end of the riser, a bowstring extending between and operably coupled with a second end of the first limb and a second end of the second limb and one or more speed nocks coupled with the bowstring each including a first end, a second end, an outer wall, an inner wall opposite the outer wall, at least one relief extending into the outer wall and a longitudinally-extending gap extending between the first and second ends of the speed nock, where the speed nock is deformable between an open configuration and a closed configuration wherein the inner wall impinges on the bowstring.
Claims20
An archery system, comprising:
- a riser with a first end and a second end and configured to be gripped by a user;
- a first limb extending from the first end of the riser;
- a second limb extending from the second end of the riser;
- a bowstring extending between and operably coupled with a second end of the first limb and a second end of the second limb;
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- one or more speed nocks coupled with the bowstring, each speed nock comprising:
- a first end;
- a second end;
- an outer wall;
- an inner wall opposite the outer wall;
- at least one relief extending into the outer wall and longitudinally along the outer wall at least a majority of a distance between the ends of the speed nock, wherein the at least one relief is substantially aligned with a longitudinal axis of the speed nock;
- and a longitudinally-extending gap extending between the first and second ends of the speed nock;
- wherein the speed nock is deformable between an open configuration where the bowstring may be received through the gap, and a closed configuration wherein the inner wall impinges on the bowstring and prevents the speed nock from moving along a length of the bowstring;
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- wherein the speed nock is configured to deform from the open configuration to the closed configuration under a radially-applied force.
An archery system, comprising:
- a speed nock, comprising:
- a first end;
- a second end;
- an outer wall;
- an inner wall opposite the outer wall;
- at least one relief extending into the outer wall and longitudinally along the outer wall at least a majority of a distance between the ends of the speed nock, wherein the at least one relief is substantially aligned with a longitudinal axis of the speed nock;
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- a longitudinally-extending gap extending between the first and second ends of the speed nock;
- wherein the speed nock is deformable between an open configuration where the bowstring may be received through the gap, and a closed configuration wherein the inner wall impinges on the bowstring and prevents the speed nock from moving along a length of the bowstring;
- wherein the speed nock is configured to deform from the open configuration to the closed configuration under a radially-applied force of less than or equal to about 4 lbs/gr resulting in the inner wall of the speed nock exerting a force on the bowstring of between about 403 psi and about 134 psi when the speed nock is in the closed configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.