109 results about "Bridge wing" patented technology

An archery arrow including conventional components such as a tubular shaft, a pointed head attached to the forward end of the shaft, fletching on the rearward portion of the shaft and a nock at the rear end of the shaft. The arrow structure also includes an illuminated nock of the present invention and includes a battery/switch/collar/L.E.D-combined unit, which is held in place by a single anchor pin with the L.E.D. portion of the battery inside a conventional translucent or clear nock. The arrow shaft also uses a wooden dowel or other like material to create a backstop and cushion within the arrow shaft. This may also be permanently constructed as part of the arrow shaft during manufacturing. This helps disperse the load generated from the strings forward motion when released from the bow in a full drawn position between the end cap and the entire battery and switch assembly. Upon shooting the arrow from a longbow, compound, or crossbow, the switch contacts are forced into the “closed switch” position by the forward force generated along the axis of the arrow shaft. Therefore, energizing the L.E.D. light source to give off light through the translucent or clear nock. Once shot and activated it's a simple matter of removing the nock from the shaft pulling rearward on the battery while holding the nock in a stationary position to turn the LED off. With this configuration of components said lighted nock can be dislodged from the arrow shaft and still remain in the lighted position. This invention is also reusable by turning said nock off and reinserting the nock back into the arrow shaft and shooting again. I have also made and tested a working prototype.

A nock or an arrow having a nock with a chemical light source allows an archer or hunter to more easily locate and retrieve an arrow that has been shot from a bow. The nock is inserted into an arrow, wherein the nock comprises a body having an end for receiving a bowstring and an insert projecting from an opposing end. The body is formed of a translucent material for transmitting the light so that the light is visible to a user or others. The nock has a recess formed in the insert and the body. A chemiluminescent lightstick is utilized as the light source, and the insert is inserted into an end of the arrow.

A single-cam compound archery bow that includes a bow handle from which bow limbs project, a control wheel rotatably mounted on one end of one limb and a power <DEL-S DATE="20020212" ID="DEL-S-00001">can<DEL-E ID="DEL-S-00001"> <INS-S DATE="20020212" ID="INS-S-00001">cam <INS-E ID="INS-S-00001">rotatably mounted at an opposing end of the other limb. A power cable segment is anchored at one end to the one limb and at a second end to the power <DEL-S DATE="20020212" ID="DEL-S-00002">can<DEL-E ID="DEL-S-00002"> <INS-S DATE="20020212" ID="INS-S-00002">cam <INS-E ID="INS-S-00002">at a position to wrap into and unwrap from a power cable groove on the power cam. A bow string cable segment is anchored to the control wheel and to the power cam at positions to wrap into and unwrap from first and second bow string take-up grooves on the control wheel and power cam respectively. The bow string cable segment has a nock point disposed between the spaced limb ends. A control cable segment is anchored at one end to the control wheel at a position to wrap into and unwrap from a control groove on the control wheel, and is anchored at an opposing end to the power cam. As the bow string cable segment is drawn away from the handle, the bow string cable segment unwraps equally from the control wheel and power cam, wraps the power cable segment into the power cable groove on the power cam so as to draw the bow limb ends together up to a power let-off point at the power cable groove, and wraps the control cable segment into the control groove on the control wheel. Length of the power cable groove on the power cam, and position of the power let-off point on the power cam, are adjustable while maintaining a fixed separation between the power let-off point and the control cable anchor on the power cam, so that the nock point travels in a straight line as the bow string cable section is drawn and released independent of adjusted length of the power cable groove and position of the power let-off point.

A vane for an archery arrow consisting of durable, stiff material, utilizing an overall vane length of approximately two inches or less, a maximum vane height of approximately 0.6 inches or less, a straight upper and rearward extending edge from the forward point of the vane to its maximum height, and a radial rear edge from the vane's maximum height to its rearward point. The invention provides arrow steering capabilities for which longer vanes or feathers were previously required, and further promotes accuracy by reducing weight at the nock end of the arrow.

The invention relates to a solar unmanned aircraft. In order to overcome the problems of difficult flight control and bad stability of the flying wing solar unmanned aircrafts, the invention adopts the configuration of tip winglets(5) arranged at the outer segments of a large aspect-ratio high wing, a V shaped empennage and a wing(4); the wing(4) is connected with and a fuselage(7) through a bridge wing(3) and a controlling rudder(9) is arranged on the V shaped empennage(8) to realize the pitching and yawing control of the aircraft. Combining the characteristic of the high energy conversion efficiency of a flexible thin film solar battery, the invention lays the flexible thin film solar battery(6) on the wing(4). An engine and propeller propulsion system (1) adopts a haul-in-type, and an equipment cabin (2) is arranged at the front part of the fuselage(7). The solar unmanned aircraft improves the lift-drag ratio of the aerial vehicle, prolongs the operation time and effectively improves the horizontal and the vertical stabilities and maneuverability of the aircraft, thus relieving the problems of bad stability and bad maneuverability of the flying wing configuration.

An improved arrow shaft comprised of a core of substantially round, very lightweight, porous material, with the porous core having sections that have different diameters at various points along the length of the arrow shaft, with the lightweight core materials being overwrapped with different thickness' of reinforcing materials such that the resulting outside diameter of the finished arrow shaft has substantially parallel surfaces over the entire length of the shaft and the finished shaft has a substantially constant circumference and outside diameter along its entire length. The inventive composite arrow shaft incorporates different thickness' and weights of reinforcement materials, strategically placed along it's length, in a manner that results in providing, in an integral manner, proper front to back balance in the finished arrow, with the proper balance achieved by using the same weight point, point insert, nock, nock insert, and fletching materials, regardless of the length the shaft is cut off at. The preferred embodiment of the inventive arrow shaft includes end sections at each end that have greater thicknesses of reinforcement materials overlaying the core, than at other intermediate sections of the shaft, with the increased reinforcement materials at each end of the shaft serving to increase, in an integral manner, the strength of the shaft in these areas. The preferred embodiment of the inventive arrow shaft also includes at least one other section intermediate the end sections of the shaft that also has greater thicknesses of reinforcement materials along it's length than do some other sections of the shaft that are intermediate the additionally-reinforced end sections.

A detachable nock for use with a bow hunting arrow carrying a locating device within its hollow shaft. The detachable nock engages with the target animal and removes the locating device from the arrow shaft as the arrow passes through the target animal, thereby retaining the locating device with the animal to permit tracking. The detachable nock may be constructed with various fixed or movable retention components to accommodate the needs of a wide range of hunters. The design of the detachable nock minimizes its impact on the flight of the arrow and allows the bow hunter to use any style of hollow-shaft arrow, broadhead, and fletching.

A detachable, trackable arrow nock, comprising a proximal end for detachably coupling to a hollow distal end of an arrow shaft, a distal end for receiving a bow string, a plurality of fins for engaging the hide of an animal to prevent the nock from penetrating the hide, an electronic tracking device, and an anchor tethered to the nock, wherein the anchor is positioned within the hollow distal end of the arrow shaft when the proximal end of the nock is coupled to the distal end of the arrow shaft. As the arrow shaft moves through the animal, the nock is operable to detach from the arrow shaft when the fins engage the hide of the animal and the anchor is operable to engage internal tissues of the animal to secure the nock to the animal.

A collapsible slingshot bow for firing an arrow has a head comprising a first U-shaped member including a central post and a pair of arms extending laterally of, and from, the post, the arms terminating in free end portions that extend rearwardly of the post. One end of the post opposite the arms includes a connector, and the head includes a bow string for engaging and launching the arrow. A handle is formed as an elongated handgrip portion having another connector at one end for engagement with connector on the post. An arm support includes a second U-shaped member attached to the handgrip portion via a releasable connector carried by the arm support. A flexible strap having a nock-engaging portion spans the length between the ends of the pair of arms. In using the bow, an archer inserts one of his hands between the ends of the U-shaped member so that his forearm is positioned below the strap; he then grasps the handgrip portion of the handle with the inserted hand thereby securely holding the bow in a fixed position while supporting the bow against his arm so that he can load and launch an arrow with his other hand.

A improved nock bushing preferably includes a non-round body and a stop flange. The non-round body preferably has a square shape. A nock hole is formed through at least substantially all of a length of the non-round body to receive a projection from an arrow nock. A plurality of lightening openings are preferably formed through the non-round body. The stop flange extends from one end of the non-round body. A distance across the largest cross-section dimension of the non-round body is preferably greater than a diameter of a bushing hole in an arrow shaft. In use, the non-round body is inserted into a nock end of an arrow shaft, which flexes the nock end. The arrow shaft will want to return back to its original round shape and thus applies force to an outer surface of the non-round body.

A parison (110) for a container having a substantially constant wall thickness, the container having a base, a top edge defining a round opening, the top edge defining a plane which is not parallel to the plane of the base, a neck portion disposed at the same angle as the plane defined by the top edge, a front outer surface, and a rear outer surface having a lower portion and an upper portion. The parison comprises a cylindrical upper neck portion (140) having a cavity extending therethrough, the upper nock having a top surface (145) edge defining a top plane. The parison also has a hollow, elongated body portion (150) having a closed lower end (155) and an upper end (160), the lower body portion having a major axis extending in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical upper neck portion, and having a front wall (170) and a rear wall (175). The front wall is thicker than said rear wall. Also included in the invention is a method of producing a bottle (100) from the parison.

A sling bow having a frame shaped with a handle and a Y-shaped end into which an off-center, quarter-circle shaped notch is cut, against the side of which the shaft of a conventional arrow rests before it is launched. Slots cut in the extensions of the Y-shaped end hold the ends of two straps, the opposite ends of each being connected to gripping portions which are connected to each other with a bent wire, against which the nock of the arrow is placed. The shape of the notch and the symmetry of the slots allow a shooter to launch a conventional arrow accurately.

An offset viewing tube for daylight hours and a laser for lowlight aiming conditions are connected to a bowstring release enabling an archer to aim from behind an arrow nock along the arrow shaft similar to aiming a rifle thus eliminating parallax aiming distortion. The bow can be rotated without moving the aiming device or changing the rear elevation setting. Single pin aiming reduces confusion during setup and rushed shooting. Day or night cameras can be attached.