Bow holder

• US 6,086,026 A
• Filed: 09/21/1998
• Issued: 07/11/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 10/06/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Donald R. Pearce
• Original Assignee: Donald R. Pearce
• Inventors: Pearce, Donald R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Braun, Leslie A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): WOOD, KIMBERLY T
• Application Number:
  US09/157,867
• Time in Patent Office: 659 Days
• Field of Search: 248/127, 248/300, 248/309, 211/85.7, 211/13.1, 211/70.6
• US Class Current: 248/127
• CPC Class Codes: F41B 5/14 Details of bows; Accessories for arc shooting sighting devices for bows F41G1/467

Abstract

The bow holder comprises a plate, a clamp bar, and a bolt for clamping the plate and the clamp bar to a treestand. The plate has a cross-shaped aperture for holding a bow, oblong apertures for reducing vibrations that result from result from dragging a bow string against the plate, and a thermoplastic vinyl coating. An alternate embodiment has multiple cross apertures for storing or displaying multiple bows.

Claims

1. A bow holder, comprising:

a) a plate, including top and bottom surfaces and an outer edge, said plate defining a cross-shaped aperture extending through said top and bottom surfaces, said cross-shaped aperture including four lobes, wherein one of the lobes also extends through said outer edge,

b) a fastener clearance through said plate extending through said top and bottom surfaces;

c) a clamp bar defining a mounting aperture; and

d) a bolt sized to extend through the fastener clearance and the mounting aperture for clamping the plate and clamp bar together.

2. The bow holder of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of oblong apertures through said plate extending through said top and bottom surfaces.