Archery apparatus
First Claim
1. An archery apparatus for launching arrows comprising:
- a bow having;
a central section;
a pair of resilient limbs extending in opposite directions from the central section;
a bowstring connected between the ends of the limbs and having a nocking point, the bowstring, limbs and central section lying generally in a central plane encompassing the path of the arrow to be launched;
an arrow rest disposed in said central plane for supporting the shaft of the arrow, the arrow rest and nocking point aligning the arrow on a shooting axis along which the arrow travels when departing the bow;
at least one hand grip extending from the central section adjacent the shooting axis; and
a harness assembly adapted to be worn by the archer free of the archer'"'"'s hands and arms and having means for selectively holding and releasing the bowstring adjacent the nocking point, whereby the archer may secure the bowstring to the bowstring releasing means on the harness, flex the bow limbs by forcing the central section of the bow away from the harness with at least one arm and then actuate the bowstring releasing means to propel an arrow toward a desired target.
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Abstract
An archery apparatus for optimizing the force exerted on the arrow upon release includes a frame or riser and a pair of resilient limbs extending in opposite directions therefrom. A bowstring is connected between the free ends of the limbs and includes a nocking point for engagement with the nock of an arrow. an arrow rest is carried by the frame and together with the nocking point on the bowstring define a shooting axis along with the arrow travels when departing the bow. A hand grip is mounted on each side of the frame adjacent the shooting axis for accommodating the left and right hands of an archer. A harness adapted to be worn by the archer includes a bowstring release mechanism for selectively holding and releasing the bowstring adjacent the nocking point. In operation, the archer after putting the harness on, (1) secures the bowstring to the bowstring release mechanism and flexes the bow limbs by forcing the frame away from his or her body with both arms, (2) aims the arrow toward a desired target and (3) actuates the bowstring release mechanism to propel the arrow toward the target.
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38 Claims
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1. An archery apparatus for launching arrows comprising:
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a bow having; a central section; a pair of resilient limbs extending in opposite directions from the central section; a bowstring connected between the ends of the limbs and having a nocking point, the bowstring, limbs and central section lying generally in a central plane encompassing the path of the arrow to be launched; an arrow rest disposed in said central plane for supporting the shaft of the arrow, the arrow rest and nocking point aligning the arrow on a shooting axis along which the arrow travels when departing the bow; at least one hand grip extending from the central section adjacent the shooting axis; and a harness assembly adapted to be worn by the archer free of the archer'"'"'s hands and arms and having means for selectively holding and releasing the bowstring adjacent the nocking point, whereby the archer may secure the bowstring to the bowstring releasing means on the harness, flex the bow limbs by forcing the central section of the bow away from the harness with at least one arm and then actuate the bowstring releasing means to propel an arrow toward a desired target. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An archery apparatus comprising:
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an elongated frame having limb mounting means at each end thereof and an arrow receiving opening therein; a pair of resilient limb members, each limb member having one end thereof, secured on a respective limb mounting means of the frame and a free end remote from the frame; a bowstring connected between the free ends of the limb members and having a nocking point for engagement with the nock of an arrow; a hand grip mounted on each side of the frame adjacent the arrow receiving opening, said hand grips each having one end mounted to said frame and an elongated gripping portion extending outwardly from said frame, said handgrips providing means for simultaneously accommodating both hands of the archer; and means adapted to be worn by the archer and having bowstring releasing means for selectively holding and releasing the bowstring adjacent the nocking point. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A bow for shooting arrows with flight stabilizing vanes comprising:
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a central section; a pair of resilient limbs extending in opposite directions from the central section; a bowstring connected between the ends of the limbs and having a nocking point, the bowstring, limbs and central section lying generally in a central plane encompassing the path of movement of the bowstring in launching an arrow, said bowstring moving to a post release position after being released; an arrow rest mounted to said central section and having a shaft engaging surface positioned rearwardly of the bowstring post release position for supporting the shaft of the arrow, the arrow rest shaft engaging surface and nocking point aligning the arrow on a shooting axis along which the arrow travels when departing the bow; and arrow rest retracting means coupled to the arrow rest and responsive to movement of the bowstring for retracting the arrow rest shaft engaging surface away from the shooting axis when the bowstring is released from its full draw position and before the vanes on the arrow travel past the shaft engaging surface to prevent the arrow rest from contacting the vanes on the arrow during its acceleration toward the target, the arrow rest defining an opening extending below the shaft engaging surface for receiving the bowstring in its post release position. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A bow comprising:
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a central section; a pair of resilient limbs extending in opposite directions from the central section; a bowstring connected between the ends of the limbs and having a nocking point, the bowstring, limbs and central section lying generally in a central plane encompassing the path of the arrow to be launched; an arrow rest disposed in said central plane for supporting the shaft of the arrow, the arrow rest and nocking point aligning the arrow on a shooting axis along which the arrow travels when departing the bow; and a pair of hand grips mounted on the central section on opposite sides of the central plane, said hand grips each having one end mounted to the central section and an elongated gripping portion extending outwardly from said central plane, said handgrips providing means for simultaneously accommodating both hands of the archer. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33)
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34. An archery apparatus for launching arrows comprising:
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a bow having; a central section; a pair of resilient limbs extending in opposite directions from the central section; a bowstring connected between the ends of the limbs and having a nocking point, the bowstring, limbs and central section lying generally in a central plane encompassing the path of the arrow to be launched; an arrow rest disposed in said central plane for supporting the shaft of the arrow, the arrow rest and nocking point aligning the arrow on a shooting axis along which the arrow travels when departing the bow; at least one hand grip extending from the central section adjacent the shooting axis; and a harness assembly adapted to be worn on the torso of the archer and having means for selectively holding the bowstring adjacent the nocking point, whereby the archer may secure the bowstring to the bowstring holding means on the harness, flex the bow limbs by forcing the central section of the bow away from the harness with at least one arm and then release the bowstring to propel an arrow toward a desired target. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37)
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38. A bow for shooting arrows with flight stabilizing vanes comprising:
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a central section; a pair of resilient limbs extending in opposite directions from the central section; a bowstring connected between the ends of the limbs and having a nocking point, the bowstring, limbs and central section lying generally in a central plane encompassing the path of movement of the bowstring in launching an arrow; a pair of cables connected between the ends of the limbs, the cables serving to increase the energy stored in the limbs when the bowstring is moved to its full draw position and allow that energy to be imparted to the arrow when the bowstring is released from its full draw position, in response to movement of the bowstring; a cable guard secured to the central section and extending rearwardly of the central section and generally parallel to the shooting axis; a cable guide secured to the cables and arranged to slidably engage the cable guard; an arrow rest mounted to said central section for supporting the shaft of the arrow, the arrow rest and nocking point aligning the arrow on a shooting axis along which the arrow travels when departing the bow; and arrow rest retracting means coupled to the cable guide and responsive to movement of the cable guide for retracting the arrow rest away from the shooting axis when the bowstring is released from its full draw position to prevent the arrow rest from contacting the vanes on the arrow during its acceleration toward the target.
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