Arrow launched media reservoir
OwnerJohn C. Martininventor
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Abstract
An arrow having an arrowhead assembly attached thereto is provided for marking a remote location with a marking media. The marking media is preferably in the form of a paint ball or a scent ball. The arrowhead assembly includes a media reservoir defining a cavity and a plurality of supports extending outward from the media reservoir along a longitudinal axis. The supports secure the marking media within the cavity in a press-fit connection. In one embodiment, a cap and a resilient nose cone are attached to the media reservoir, surrounding the marking media, to prevent damage to a target upon impacting the target.
Claims19
An arrowhead assembly for remotely delivering a scented pad to a location by an arrow having a shaft, said assembly comprising:
- an arrowhead connector extending along a longitudinal axis for coupling to the shaft of the arrow;
- a pad carrier coupled to said arrowhead connector;
- a pad attached to said pad carrier for carrying a scent;
- said pad carrier including a convex spherical cone section for supporting said pad in a convex semi spherical orientation;
- an attachment mechanism interconnecting said pad and said pad carrier;
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- said pad includes a central portion and a plurality of wings extending from said central portion and said attachment mechanism includes a plurality of posts disposed on said pad carrier extending outward from said base for securing said plurality of wings to said plurality of posts.
An arrowhead assembly for remotely delivering a frangible marking media having a spherical body defining a diameter to a location by an arrow having a shaft, said assembly comprising:
- an arrowhead connector extending along a longitudinal axis for coupling to the shaft of the arrow;
- a media reservoir coupled to said arrowhead connector and including a base;
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- a continuous circumferential wall extending outwardly from said base of said media reservoir around a periphery of said base along a longitudinal axis and defining a spherical cup shaped cavity having an outer edge defining a diameter perpendicular to said longitudinal axis less than the diameter of the marking media and spaced from said base a distance greater than one half the diameter of the marking media to secure the marking media within said cavity in a press-fit connection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.