Patent ID: 9513093
Filing Date: 2016-12-06
CPC Classification: F42B

Claim Text:
1. An animal tracking device, the animal tracking device comprising: a housing configured to be positioned adjacent a shaft of an arrow, the housing comprising a flexible clip extending from a first end of the housing, the flexible clip including: a controller positioned in the housing and configured to generate a tracking signal; an antenna extending from the housing for emitting the tracking signal; a sleeve configured to engage the latch of the flexible clip; an elastic ring configured to be positioned over the sleeve and aligned with the elastic ring groove of the flexible clip for resistively retaining the latch in engagement with the sleeve such that the housing is removably attached to the arrow shaft; and a prong extending from the housing for piercing the animal's hide and attaching the animal tracking device to the animal when the arrow hits the animal, the latch release member being configured to catch on the animal's hide when the arrow hits the animal and slightly bend the flexible clip at the flexible neck against a resistive force exerted by the elastic ring until the latch of the flexible clip clears the sleeve so as to free the housing from the sleeve and the arrow shaft such that the animal tracking device remains attached to the animal via the prong.