Granted Patent B2

US 12,241,728 · App. 18/214,153 · Granted Mar 4, 2025

Inventor: Michael D. Ferguson (Rexburg, ID)

Assignee: Pro-Tracker IP Holding, LLC

F42B12/385F42B6/04G01S19/19

Abstract

Claims (17)

1. A system for adding a payload to an arrow, the arrow having a shaft, said system comprising:

a chamber formed within the arrow shaft in a distal section of the arrow shaft;

wherein the distal section of the arrow shaft has a diameter greater than that of a proximal section of the arrow shaft;

a chamber access opening;

a housing;

a compression fitting for removably securing the housing in the chamber through the chamber access opening; and

wherein the diameter of the distal section of the arrow shaft is chosen such that when the distal section of the arrow shaft is rested upon an arrow rest of a bow, it raises a trajectory of the arrow a sufficient amount to enable a user to aim the arrow as if a weight of the housing had not been added.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the compression fitting for removably securing the housing within the chamber comprises a compression fitting which is inserted into the chamber in the arrow.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the compression fitting is secured to a retaining lip placed within the chamber in the arrow shaft.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein said retaining lip is secured within the chamber by friction.

5. The system of claim 1 , further comprising at least one animal engagement member extending from the housing.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the at least one animal engagement member comprises a hook.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the compression fitting for removably securing the housing within the chamber comprises a head designed to fit within one or more retaining lips located in the chamber of the arrow.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein said head comprises a wider portion at a distal end of the head designed to be secured by the one or more retaining lips located in the chamber of the arrow and a narrower portion located in back of the wider portion and wherein the one or more retaining lips are located around the narrower portion when the housing is secured within the arrow.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein said housing comprises a radio transmitter.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein said housing comprises a GPS receiver.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein said housing comprises a battery.

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