Patent ID: 7601084

Claim:
An arrow for remotely delivering a marking media to a location, said arrow comprising: a shaft having a nock end and extending along a longitudinal axis to an opposing distal end; a media reservoir including a base connected to said distal end of said shaft; and a plurality of supports extending outwardly from said base of said media reservoir along said longitudinal axis and defining a cavity for securing the marking media within said cavity between said plurality of supports in a press-fit connection; said plurality of supports having a lip for engaging the marking media to retain the marking media between said plurality of supports wherein the marking media includes a spherical body defining a diameter and wherein said lips on said plurality of supports are spaced from said base a distance greater than one half the diameter of the spherical body with each of said lips disposed a distance less than the diameter of the spherical body from any other of said lips; wherein said plurality of supports include an interior curvilinear surface for cradling the spherical body between said curvilinear surfaces of said plurality of supports.