Secure archery wrist strap

• US 5,595,167 A
• Filed: 06/07/1995
• Issued: 01/21/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 06/07/1995
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Scott Archery LLC
• Original Assignee: John W. Scott
• Inventors: Scott, John W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Ricci, John A.
• Application Number:
  US08/486,696
• Time in Patent Office: 594 Days
• Field of Search: 124/35.2, 124/1
• US Class Current: 124/35.2
• CPC Class Codes: F41B 5/1469 Bow-string drawing or releasing devices F41B5/1473 takes precedence

Abstract

A wrist strap for an archery bowstring release has the two ends of the strap closed and attached to each other by hook and loop type fastening material. A separate web, having hooks and loops on opposite faces over a substantial porion of the web and hooks on the remainder of the surface of the web which has loops extending from the loop region to the distal end of the web, then may be wrapped around the user'"'"'s wrist. The hooks on the web engage the mating loops on the outer or top surface of one of the branches of the wrist strap to insure that the first end of the wrist strap remains firmly engaged with the second end of the wrist strap. Thereafter, the web is threaded through a ring which permits the web to be doubled back over itself and the hooks on the distal portion of the web engage with the loops on the outer exposed surface of the exposed wrap of the web, thereby insuring engagement to retain the wrist strap on the wrist of the user and to prevent inadvertent separation of the two branches of the wrist strap or other inadvertent separation of the wrist strap from the archer'"'"'s wrist, providing a triple closure and locking engagement of the components.

Claims

1. An archery release wrist strap comprising:

a strap having two branches of flexible material joined into a "V" shape at the proximal ends of said branches with an angle between said two branches of said strap, each said branch having an inner and an outer surface;

a first ring of rigid material, said first ring including an aperture for attaching said first ring to said strap;

a first flexible web of material looped through said first ring and attached to said strap on a first of said branches;

a second ring attached to said strap on said first said branch;

a region on a distal end of said first said branch and on both surfaces thereof covered with a loop portion of a hook and loop fastening material;

said first ring further attached to said strap on said second of said branches;

a second elongated web having a first surface and a second surface, said first surface having a plurality of loops of a hook and loop fastener material on a first region on said second web and a plurality of hooks of a hook and loop fastener material on a second region on said first surface of said second web, said second elongated web further supporting on said second surface a plurality of hooks of said hook and loop fastener material,

distal ends of said strap branches supporting hooks and loops of a hook and loop fastener, said distal end of said first branch further provided with loops on said inner surface;

whereby said plurality of loops disposed on said inner surface of said first branch may be engaged with said hooks disposed on said second branch,

said strap and said hooks on said second elongated web may be disposed over and engaged with said loops on said outer surface of said first branch of said strap and said second elongated web further disposed extending through said second ring and disposed over a portion of said loops on said first surface of said second elongated web and engaged therewith, thereby reinforcing the fastening forces of said hook and loop fastening material between said branches of said wrist strap.

2. The wrist strap of claim 1 wherein said first ring is attached to said second branch by said second elongated web.

3. The wrist strap of claim 2 wherein said second web is threaded through said first ring and attached to said second branch of said strap.

4. The wrist strap of claim 3 further comprising an archery bowstring release attached to said first ring.

5. The wrist strap of claim 1 wherein said second ring is attached to said first branch by said first web, said first web being fixedly attached to said first branch.

6. The wrist strap of claim 5 wherein said first web is sewn to said first branch.

7. An archery release wrist strap comprising:

a strap having two branches of flexible material joined into a "V" shape at the proximal ends of said branches with an angle between said two branches of said strap;

each said branch having an inner and an outer surface;

a first ring of rigid material, said first ring including an aperture for attaching said first ring to said strap;

a first flexible web of material looped through said first ring and attached to said strap on a first of said branches;

a second ring attached to said strap on said first branch;

a region on a distal end of said first branch and on both surfaces thereof covered with a hook portion of a loop and hook fastening material;

said first ring further attached to said strap on said second of said branches;

a second elongated web having a first surface and a second surface, fastener material on a first region on said second web and a plurality of hooks of a loop and hook fastener material on a second region on said first surface of said second web,

said second elongated web further supporting on said second surface a plurality of loops of said loop and hook fastener material,

distal ends of said strap branches supporting hooks and loops of a hook and loop fastener, said distal end of said first branch further provided with loops on said outer surface;

whereby said plurality of hooks disposed on said first branch may be engaged with said loops disposed on said second branch,

said strap and said loops on said second elongated web may be disposed over and engaged with said hooks on said outer surface of said first branch of said strap and said second elongated web disposed extending through said second ring and be disposed over a portion of said hooks on said first surface of said second elongated web and engaged therewith, thereby reinforcing the fastening forces of said loop and hook fastening material between said branches of said wrist strap.

8. The wrist strap of claim 7 wherein said first ring is attached to said second branch by said second elongated web.

9. The wrist strap of claim 8 wherein said second web is threaded through said first ring and attached to said second branch of said strap.

10. The wrist strap of claim 9 further comprising an archery bowstring release attached to said first ring.

11. The wrist strap of claim 7 wherein said second ring is attached to said first branch by said first web, said first web being fixedly attached to said first branch.

12. The wrist strap of claim 11 wherein said first web is sewn to said first branch.

13. An archery bowstring release assembly comprising:

a release mechanism including a release trigger and bowstring release jaws;

an attaching member coupled with said release mechanism and further attached to a wrist strap;

said wrist strap comprising a pair of branches each terminating in a distal end;

said branches and distal ends conformable to an archer'"'"'s wrist and overlappable to close and attach said wrist strap to form a wrist loop;

a ring attached to said wrist strap on one of said branches;

one of said branches supporting a first region of material of a hook and loop fastener on the outer surface of the distal end thereof, wherein said first region is exposed when said branches are overlapped to form said wrist loop;

a web attached to said wrist strap on the other of said branches and extending therefrom a length to wrap around the user'"'"'s wrist passing through said ring and folded back and attached to said web,

said web supporting a second region of material of a hook and loop fastener complimentary to said first region engaged with and fastened to said first region,

whereby the attachment of the two said distal ends is reinforced and prevented from becoming detached during use by being overlayed by said web.

14. The archery release assembly of claim 13 wherein facing surfaces of said branches lap over each other and are joined by said hook and loop fasteners.

15. The archery release assembly of claim 14 wherein said web is attached to itself by said hook and loop fasteners.