Arrow Construction System Having Tip Canister Electronics

Abstract

An arrow construction system comprising a tip canister configured to receive an arrow tip and to attach to an arrow shaft. The tip canister contains a power source and sensitive electronics. The power circuit may be a battery, a primary storage capacitor, a coil and a rectifier, and/or a solar cell. The tip canister may be electrically connected to the nock via the shaft electrical conduction system. The electrical conductors may be integrated into the shaft. The wires may form a cable with standard connectors. The nock may contain a light. Alternatively, the fletching may comprise light emitting film or fibers. The circuits may include a flash circuit, an audio circuit, a radio beacon, a wireless transmitter, environmental sensors, a camera, a switch, and/or a GPS device. The switch may be activated by a current detected in a coil or by an accelerometer.

1 . An arrow construction system for assembling an arrow, the arrow comprising an arrow tip and an arrow shaft having a tip end and a tail end, the arrow construction system comprising:
 a shaft electrical conduction subsystem configured along the arrow shaft,   wherein the shaft electrical conduction subsystem comprises at least two separate conductors.   
     
     
         2 . The arrow construction system of  claim 1 , further comprising a tip canister configured to connect to the tip end of the arrow shaft, the tip canister having tip canister contact, wherein the tip canister is configured to contain at least a portion of an electronic circuit. 
     
     
         3 . The arrow construction system of  claim 2 , further comprising a nock,
 wherein the nock is configured to contain a second portion of the electronic circuit, having nock contacts, and   wherein the shaft electrical conduction subsystem connects a plurality of conductors from the tip canister contacts to the nock contacts.   
     
     
         4 . The arrow construction system of  claim 2 ,
 wherein the arrow shaft is hollow, and   wherein the tip canister comprises an insertion cylinder wherein the tip canister insertion cylinder is configured to make an attachment with the hollow arrow shaft.   
     
     
         5 . The arrow construction system of  claim 4 , wherein the insertion cylinder comprises at least one of the tip canister contacts and positions the at least one of the tip canister contacts to make contact with at least one of the separate conductors of the shaft electrical conduction subsystem. 
     
     
         6 . The arrow construction system of  claim 3 ,
 wherein the nock is formed of translucent plastic, and   wherein the second portion of the electronic circuit comprises a light emitting diode embedded in the translucent plastic of the nock.   
     
     
         7 . The arrow construction system of  claim 1 , further comprising a light emitting fletching. 
     
     
         8 . The arrow construction system of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the electronic circuit comprises power circuit, and   wherein the power circuit comprises a solar cell,   whereby the electronic circuit is charged when light hits the solar cell.   
     
     
         9 . The arrow construction system of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the electronic circuit comprises an audio circuit.   
     
     
         10 . The arrow construction system of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the electronic circuit comprises a wireless transmitter.   
     
     
         11 . The arrow construction system of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the electronic circuit comprises a wireless transceiver.   
     
     
         12 . The arrow construction system of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the electronic circuit comprises a GPS receiver.   
     
     
         13 . The arrow construction system of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the electronic circuit comprises a wind sensor.   
     
     
         14 . The arrow construction system of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the electronic circuit comprises a thermometer.   
     
     
         15 . The arrow construction system of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the electronic circuit comprises a barometer.   
     
     
         16 . The arrow construction system of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the electronic circuit comprises a humidity sensor.   
     
     
         17 . The arrow construction system of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the electronic circuit comprises digital camera.   
     
     
         18 . The arrow construction system of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the shaft electrical conduction subsystem conductors are integrated as two separate conducting traces on the arrow shaft.   
     
     
         19 . The arrow construction system of  claim 18 , further comprising a light emitting fletching,
 wherein the light emitting fletching is formed of translucent material,   wherein a portion of the electronic circuit comprises a light emitting diode configured to illuminate the translucent material, and   wherein the power and ground for the light emitting diode is received via contact with the two separate conducting traces.   
     
     
         20 . The arrow construction system of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the arrow shaft is hollow, and   wherein the shaft electrical conduction subsystem conductors are integrated as:   a) an interior conducting surface, and   b) an exterior conducting surface.