Archery bow improvement and camera therefor

• US 4,296,725 A
• Filed: 07/27/1979
• Issued: 10/27/1981
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/1979
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Ronald J. Broderick
• Original Assignee: Ronald J. Broderick
• Inventors: Broderick, Ronald J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Pinkham, Richard C.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Browne, William R.
• Application Number:
  US06/061,483
• Time in Patent Office: 823 Days
• Field of Search: 124/23 R, 124/24 R, 124/41 A, 124/87, 124/88, 124/86, 124/80, 124/1, 354/75, 354/76, 354/81
• US Class Current: 124/23.1
• CPC Class Codes: F41B 5/1492 with cameras; mounting of cameras on bows

Abstract

An archery bow provided with a camera that can be actuated by the archer immediately prior to arrow release. The camera is mounted to the central portion of the bow and includes a convenient mechanism for tripping the shutter of the camera immediately prior to arrow release. The shutter trip is adjustable for both right-hand and also left-hand users. A camera is provided with a housing having a conveniently operated film advance proximate the shutter trip mechanism.

Claims

1. In combination, an archery bow, and forwardly-facing camera means attached to said archery bow, said camera means comprising a camera, a padded case encasing said camera and having aperture means accommodating exposure-functioning of said camera, said case being provided with spring-biased means for effecting selective camera film-advance, said case also being provided with shutter-trip control means adjustably secured relative to said archery bow.

2. In combination, an archery bow, and forwardly-facing camera means attached to said archery bow, said camera means comprising a padded openable case, a camera operatively retained in said case, a shutter-trip mechanism coupled through said case to said camera, first means for securing said case to said archery bow, and second means adjustably secured to said first means for adjustably securing said cable mechanism for both right-hand and left-hand archers.

3. In combination, an archery bow, and forwardly-facing camera means attached to said archery bow, said camera means including a vertically slotted bracket, elongate means adjustably securing said camera means at said slotted bracket to said archery bow, an elongate cable-type shutter-trip mechanism, and rotationally displaceable means for adjustably mounting said shutter-trip mechanism to said bracket for finger-actuation by both right-handed and left-handed archers.