Arrow tracking device
View Patent ↗The present invention relates generally to the field of arrows. More specifically, the present invention relates to an arrow tracking device that provides a mechanism for a user to locate an arrow after it is fired. The device comprises at least one arrow, which is further comprised of an arrowhead, shaft, nock, and fletching. The shaft features a GPS transmitter, while the nock features an LED. The arrowhead may be unscrewed from the shaft to reveal a USB port, which, in turn, may be plugged into a charging base to recharge the device. The device may further comprise a mobile application so that a user can utilize and customize the electronic functions of the device. Accordingly, the present disclosure makes specific reference thereto. Nonetheless, it is to be appreciated that aspects of the present invention are also equally applicable to other like applications, devices and methods of manufacture.
1. An arrow tracking device comprising:
an arrow comprised of a shaft having a first end and a second end, a plurality of male threads positioned on the first end and a fletching and a nock positioned on the second end;
an arrowhead further comprised of an opening having a plurality of female threads for mating engagement with the plurality of male threads;
a GPS transmitter;
a motion sensor;
a battery;
an LED;
a charging base comprising a plurality of female threads;
a first USB port positioned on the shaft and a second USB port positioned on the charging base, wherein the first USB port engages with the second USB port; and
an application in wireless communication with the GPS transmitter; and
wherein the charging base charges the battery, and further wherein the battery is attached to the shaft; and
wherein the plurality of male threads of the shaft matingly engage with the plurality of female threads on the charging base.
2. The arrow tracking device of claim 1 , wherein the motion sensor activates the GPS transmitter and the LED when a motion of the shaft is detected above a threshold speed.
3. The arrow tracking device of claim 1 , wherein the shaft is manufactured from a wood material.
4. A arrow tracking device comprising:
an arrow comprised of a shaft having a first end and a second end, a plurality of male threads and a first USB port positioned on the first end and a fletching and a nock positioned on the second end;
an arrowhead further comprised of an opening having a plurality of female threads for mating engagement with the plurality of male threads;
a GPS transmitter;
a battery attached to the shaft;
an LED;
a charging base comprising a plurality of female threads, a second USB port, and a power cord configured to recharge the battery; and
an application in wireless communication with the GPS transmitter; and
wherein the first USB port engages with the second USB port; and
wherein the plurality of male threads of the shaft matingly engage with the plurality of female threads on the charging base.
5. The arrow tracking device of claim 4 , wherein the nock is comprised of a transparent material.
6. The arrow tracking device of claim 5 , wherein the LED is located within the nock.
7. The arrow tracking device of claim 4 further comprising a motion sensor that is activated when a motion of the arrow is detected above a threshold speed.
8. The arrow tracking device of claim 7 , wherein the motion sensor activates the GPS transmitter and illuminates the LED.
9. A arrow tracking device comprising:
an arrow comprised of a shaft, a fletching and a nock;
an arrowhead removably attached to the shaft;
a GPS transmitter;
a battery;
a charging base;
a first USB port positioned on the shaft and a second USB port positioned on the charging base, and further wherein the first USB port engages with the second USB port; and
an application in wireless communication with the GPS transmitter; and
wherein the battery is attached to the shaft and the charging base recharges the battery; and
wherein the shaft further comprises a plurality of male threads that matingly engage with a plurality of female threads on the charging base.
10. The arrow tracking device of claim 9 further comprising an LED, wherein the application can be used to change at least one of an intensity, a color and an operation of the LED.
11. The arrow tracking device of claim 9 , wherein the GPS transmitter is in wireless communication with the application via a Wi-Fi, a Bluetooth, an NFC, an infrared, a radio frequency, or a cellular data connection.
12. The arrow tracking device of claim 9 , wherein the application displays a location of the GPS transmitter and the shaft via a satellite map.
13. The arrow tracking device of claim 9 , wherein the shaft is manufactured from a select one of an aluminum, a carbon fiber and a fiberglass material.
14. The arrow tracking device of claim 9 , wherein the battery is positioned on the shaft and a second battery is positioned on the charging base, and further wherein the second battery charges the battery without the charging base having to be plugged into a power supply.
15. The arrow tracking device of claim 9 , wherein a bottom surface of the charging base is manufactured from a rubber material.
16. The arrow tracking device of claim 9 , wherein the arrowhead is a select one of an auriculate, a lanceolate, a leaf, a triangle, a basal notched, a corner notched, a side-notched, a contracting stem, an expanding stem, a stemmed, a bifurcated, a mechanical blade broadhead, a bullet point, a blunt point, a bodkin point, a broadhead point, a field point, a fish point, a JUDO point, a target point, an excurvated, an incurvate, an inward recurvate, an outward recurvate, a serrated, a straight, or a safety point arrowhead.