Arrow holding and loading device for archery bows
First Claim
1. An arrow holding and loading device for an archery bow having a shooting position for an arrow wherein the arrow is in appropriate alignment for nocking on the bowstring and for drawing, aiming and release by the archer, said device comprising a carriage having a first means for releasably holding a follow-up arrow in a pre-shooting position wherein said follow-up arrow is substantially parallel to but tranversely separated from an arrow in the shooting position, second means for supporting the carriage on the bow to provide for transverse movement of the carriage to move said follow-up arrow and first means from said transversely separated pre-shooting position into said shooting position, third means for the application of force to transversely move the carriage so that the follow-up arrow moves from said pre-shooting position to said shooting position, fourth means for actuating the first means to release the follow-up arrow when it is in said shooting position, and fifth means for supporting an arrow in said shooting position, said fifth means being isolated from movement of said carriage.
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Abstract
An arrow holding and loading device for an archery bow has a frame to be bolted to the bow so that it can support a carriage that moves horizontally from left to right at the arrow plate side of the riser, through a window in the arrow plate side of the riser, or to the rear of the riser to automatically shift a follow-up arrow into shooting position upon release by the archer of an initial arrow.
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34 Claims
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1. An arrow holding and loading device for an archery bow having a shooting position for an arrow wherein the arrow is in appropriate alignment for nocking on the bowstring and for drawing, aiming and release by the archer, said device comprising a carriage having a first means for releasably holding a follow-up arrow in a pre-shooting position wherein said follow-up arrow is substantially parallel to but tranversely separated from an arrow in the shooting position, second means for supporting the carriage on the bow to provide for transverse movement of the carriage to move said follow-up arrow and first means from said transversely separated pre-shooting position into said shooting position, third means for the application of force to transversely move the carriage so that the follow-up arrow moves from said pre-shooting position to said shooting position, fourth means for actuating the first means to release the follow-up arrow when it is in said shooting position, and fifth means for supporting an arrow in said shooting position, said fifth means being isolated from movement of said carriage.
- 2. An arrow loader for an archery bow having a bow string and a shooting position for an arrow in which the arrow is axially aligned with the bow string, said loader comprising a first means for supporting a first arrow on said bow in said shooting position, a second means for supporting a follow-up arrow in a pre-shooting position parallel to said shooting position and to the first arrow, stop means for releasably holding the second means in said pre-shooting position, stop release means actuated by shooting of the first arrow for releasing the stop means and the holding of the second means in said pre-shooting position, said stop release means being isolated from moving directionally with said follow-up arrow when said follow-up arrow moves from said pre-shooting position to said shooting position, and third means operative upon release of the stop means for moving the follow-up arrow into the shooting position wherein the follow-up arrow is axially aligned with the bow string.
- 9. An arrow holder and loader for an archery bow having a bow string and a shooting position for an arrow in which the arrow is axially aligned with the bow string, said loader comprising a frame and having a first means for supporting a first arrow in said shooting position, a carriage mounted on the frame for movement transverse to the shooting position and having a second means for releasably supporting a follow-up arrow in a pre-shooting position parallel to said shooting position and to said first arrow, said first means for supporting a first arrow being isolated from said transverse movement of said carriage and third means for moving the carriage on the frame to carry the follow-up arrow along a path of sidewise movement of the follow-up arrow from said pre-shooting position into said shooting position wherein the follow-up arrow is axially aligned with the bow string.
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