US 8,777,786 B1Granted

Lighted nock

AssigneeClean-Shot Archery, Inc.

InventorLarry R. Bay

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Abstract

A lighted nock device includes a nock body, the nock activation collar, a nock housing and LED/battery assembly. The nock body includes a first plurality of radially arrayed teeth and a plurality of gaps defined between the teeth. The nock activation collar is disposed adjacent the first plurality of teeth. The collar includes a second plurality of radially arrayed teeth projecting longitudinally outwards towards the first plurality of teeth. The second plurality of teeth are configured to interleave with the first plurality of teeth in a first rotational position when the second plurality of teeth are rotationally aligned with the gaps between the first plurality of teeth. The second plurality of teeth are configured to abut the first plurality of teeth in a second rotational position when the second plurality of teeth are rotationally aligned with the first plurality of teeth.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A lighted nock device, comprising:

a nock body, comprising:
a first end and a second end, the first end being elongated and having a first outside diameter, the second end being configured to engage a bow string;
a stop surface defined between the first end and the second end;
and
a first plurality of radially arrayed teeth projecting from the stop surface towards the first end and defining a plurality of gaps between the teeth;
a nock activation collar disposed over the first end of the nock, the nock activation collar having a first end comprising a generally smooth surface and a second end comprising a second plurality of radially arrayed teeth projecting longitudinally outwards from the second end, the second plurality of teeth configured to interleave with the first plurality of teeth when the second plurality of teeth are rotationally aligned with the gaps between the first plurality of teeth;
a nock housing comprising:
a first end portion, the first end portion being elongated and having a first end outside diameter;
a second end portion, the second end portion having a second end outside diameter that is larger than the first end outside diameter
a stop surface defined at the intersection of the first end portion and the second end portion;
and
an internal channel defined in the nock housing and extending from an opening in a terminal end of the second end portion, through the housing and at least partially into the first end portion;
and
an LED/battery assembly disposed at least partially in the internal channel of the housing, the LED/Battery assembly being secured to both the nock body and the nock housing,
wherein the nock body is longitudinally translatable with respect to the nock housing sufficient to dis-interleave the second plurality of teeth from the first plurality of teeth and permit the collar to rotate with respect to the nock body to a position where the second plurality of teeth are aligned with and in abutting contact with the first plurality of teeth.

12 more elements

A lighted nock kit for arrow shafts, the kit comprising:

a package
a lighted nock assembly disposed in the package, the lighted nock assembly including a shaft insertion portion having a first diameter dimension;
a first adaptor disposed in the package, the first adaptor including an internal opening having an internal diameter conforming to the first diameter dimension of the shaft insertion portion of the lighted nock assembly, and the first adaptor having a first adaptor outside diameter larger than the first end outside diameter dimension of the shaft insertion portion of the lighted nock assembly;
and
a second adaptor disposed in the package, the second adaptor including an internal opening having an internal diameter conforming to the first diameter dimension of the shaft insertion portion of the lighted nock assembly, and the second adaptor having a second adaptor outside diameter larger than the first adaptor outside diameter.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 14/176,829Filed 10 Feb 2014 · us provisional application
Priority: 8 Jul 2013
Granted: 15 Jul 2014
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification7 codes

F42B 6/06
Archery arrows: tail ends, e.g. nocks, fletching
F42B 12/362
For dispensing materials; for producing chemical or physical reaction; for signalling ; for transmitting information: arrows or darts
F42B 12/38
For dispensing materials; for producing chemical or physical reaction; for signalling ; for transmitting information: of tracer type
F42B 12/42
For dispensing materials; for producing chemical or physical reaction; for signalling ; for transmitting information: of illuminating type, e.g.…