Patent ID: 9075124
Filing Date: 2015-07-07
Classification: F42B,G01S

Abstract:
1. A signal-transmitting arrow, comprising: an arrow shaft having a forward end and a rearward end; an interior chamber in said arrow shaft that extends forwardly from said arrow shaft rearward end; an arrow head disposed at said arrow shaft forward end; a nock disposed at said arrow shaft rearward end, said nock having a forward end and a rearward end configured to engage a bow string; a transmitter unit having an RF transmitter and a power supply disposed within a transmitter housing; said transmitter housing having a forward end and a rearward end, said transmitter housing rearward end being rigidly attached to said nock forward end to form a rigid transmitter-nock unit; said transmitter housing having an exterior wall that is removably attached to an opposing interior wall of said arrow shaft that defines said arrow shaft interior chamber, such that said transmitter-nock unit is removable from said arrow shaft; and a substantially rigid antenna unit extending rearwardly from said transmitter housing into said nock.