Chad W Peterson

US Patent:

20170356727, Dec 14, 2017

Filed:

Aug 25, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/686636

Inventors:

- Salt Lake City UT, US
Chad R. Peterson - Layton UT, US
Kenny R. Giles - West Valley City UT, US

Assignee:

Easton Technical Products, Inc. - Salt Lake City UT

International Classification:

F42B 6/06
F42B 6/04
F41B 5/12

Abstract:

A lobed projectile apparatus includes a body portion and a lobe extending radially away from a longitudinal axis of the body portion. The lobe substantially fills a gap width between two rails of a crossbow or is configured to contact an anti-dry-fire mechanism of a crossbow. The nock may be used to avoid thy fires of a crossbow by controlling an anti-dry fire mechanism and by securing a bowstring to the projectile.

US Patent:

20170030691, Feb 2, 2017

Filed:

Sep 8, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/260177

Inventors:

- Salt Lake City UT, US
Chad R. Peterson - Layton UT, US
Kenny R. Giles - West Valley City UT, US

Assignee:

Easton Technical Products, Inc. - Salt Lake City UT

International Classification:

F42B 6/06
F42B 6/04
F41B 5/12

Abstract:

A lobed projectile includes a shaft having a leading end and a trailing end, a point positioned at the leading end, a number of circumferentially spaced apart vanes positioned on the shaft between the leading end and the trailing end, and a nock positioned at the trailing end. The nock includes a body portion attached to the shaft, wherein the body portion has a central axis, and the nock includes a lobe on the outer surface of the body portion which extends radially away from the central axis. The nock may be used to avoid dry fires of a crossbow by controlling an anti-dry fire mechanism and by securing a bowstring to the nock of the projectile.