In archery shooting of arrows, there has long been a need for better tracking the flight of the arrow, and further there is a problem of locating the shot arrow whether aimed at a deer, or other target, or the spent arrow landing on the ground or underbrush. To overcome the problem of lost arrows, this invention is to disclose apparatus for an on-off lighted archery arrow, having a switch actuated by string of the archery bow.
Prior art pertaining to this present invention is as follows.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,134,552 to Call for ACCELERATION ACTIVATED ENERGIZING DEVICE. This patent discloses a lighted nock, and the light switch activated by spring action at zero acceleration of the arrow.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,340,930 to Carissimi for LIGHT ASSEMBLY FOR ARCHERS ARROW. This patent discloses a manual switch movable on the body of the arrow to close the circuit.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,058,900 to Denen for GENERAL PURPOSE ILLUMINATOR ASSEMBLY. Disclosure is made of a compressible coil capture spring for the capture end of the battery electrode.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,856,792 to Hardison for ARCHERS ARROW WITH CHEMICAL LIGHT SOURCE. Disclosure is made of a lightstick inserted into a cavity in a transparent plastic arrow nock.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,141,229 to Roundy for ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION ELECTRICAL SWITCH. Disclosure is made of an electrical inertia switch.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,989,881 to Gamble for ILLUMINATED SPORTS PROJECTILE. Disclosure is made of a molding containing components diode, wire pair, and contacts and incorporated into the dart.
None of the above prior art patents anticipate, or collectively make obvious the invention as described below.