Bowstring releases
First Claim
1. A bowstring release comprising a handle body, said handle body supporting:
- a jaw release housing and associated jaws actuable by means of a firing pin extending into an interior portion of the handle body;
a hammer bar including a hammer head engagable with said firing pin and movable to a cocked position by means of a cocking trigger portion of said hammer bar, said cocking trigger extending outside said handle body;
a firing trigger assembly including a firing trigger outside said handle body and a trigger actuating arm located within said handle body; and
a roller sear housing having one end engageable with said trigger actuating arm, said roller sear housing rotatable supporting a roller sear engageable with said hammer head;
wherein, when said hammer head is seated in said roller sear housing in a cocked position, pressure applied to said firing trigger causes said roller sear housing to release said hammer head for firing engagement with said firing pin.
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Abstract
A bowstring release includes a handle body, the handle body supporting a jaw release housing and associated jaws actuable by means of a firing pin extending into an interior portion of the handle body; a hammer bar including a hammer head engagable with the firing pin and movable to a cocked position by means of a cocking trigger portion of the hammer bar, the cocking trigger extending outside the candle body; a firing trigger assembly including a firing trigger outside the handle body and a trigger actuating arm located within the handle body; and a roller sear housing and roller sear assembly, the housing having one end engageable with the trigger actuating arm, and the roller engageable with the hammer head, the hammer head is seated in the roller sear housing in a cocked position, such that pressure applied to the firing trigger causes the roller sear housing to release the hammer head for firing engagement with the firing pin.
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30 Claims
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1. A bowstring release comprising a handle body, said handle body supporting:
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a jaw release housing and associated jaws actuable by means of a firing pin extending into an interior portion of the handle body; a hammer bar including a hammer head engagable with said firing pin and movable to a cocked position by means of a cocking trigger portion of said hammer bar, said cocking trigger extending outside said handle body; a firing trigger assembly including a firing trigger outside said handle body and a trigger actuating arm located within said handle body; and a roller sear housing having one end engageable with said trigger actuating arm, said roller sear housing rotatable supporting a roller sear engageable with said hammer head; wherein, when said hammer head is seated in said roller sear housing in a cocked position, pressure applied to said firing trigger causes said roller sear housing to release said hammer head for firing engagement with said firing pin. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A bowstring release comprising a handle body, said handle body supporting;
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a jaw release housing and associated jaws actuable by means of a firing pin extending into an interior portion of the handle body; a hammer bar including a hammer head engagable with said firing pin and movable to a cocked position by means of a cocking trigger portion of said hammer bar, said cocking trigger extending outside said handle body; a firing trigger assembly including a firing trigger outside said handle body and a trigger actuating arm located within said handle body; and a roller sear housing having one end engageable with said trigger actuating arm, said roller sear housing rotating supporting a roller sear engageable with said hammer head; said firing trigger actuating arm pivotally mounted within said handle body at a location remote from said one end of said roller sear housing and proximate said firing trigger such that when said hammer head is seated in said roller sear housing and engaged with said roller sear in a cocked position, the bowstring release can be fired with substantially imperceptible movement of said firing trigger causing said roller sear housing and roller sear to release the hammer head for engagement with said firing pin. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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