Accu-center

• US 6,526,666 B1
• Filed: 09/21/2001
• Issued: 03/04/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 09/21/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Archer's Concept's Inc.
• Original Assignee: Archer's Concept's Inc.
• Inventors: Lastinger, Donald L. Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): Gutierrez, Diego
• Assistant Examiner(s): Hoolahan, Amanda J.
• Application Number:
  US09/960,434
• Time in Patent Office: 529 Days
• Field of Search: 332/65, 332/86, 332/27, 332/63, 33D/IG.21, 124/87, 421/32
• US Class Current: 33/265
• CPC Class Codes: F41B 5/14 Details of bows; Accessories for arc shooting sighting devices for bows F41G1/467
• CPC Class Codes: F41B 5/143 Arrow rests or guides
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 33/21 with laser

Abstract

A novel archery device which defines the position of the arrow rest so that upon release of the bowstring the arrow is center-shot, i.e., it will fire straight ahead with optimum flight. The device has a visible light source arrow rest adjustment fixture which is temporarily secured to existing site mounting holes on a riser portion of a strung bow and includes an aligning component. The aligning component can move both laterally and pivotally so that a light emission from the fixture can transverse the entire length of an arrow attached to the nock point/portion of the bowstring and rest on a properly positioned arrow rest so that the arrow when fired has optimum flight. The light source can be a visible light beam, a laser light beam, and the like. The fixture is simple, lightweight, portable and accurate. The fixture can be easily removed prior to shooting the arrow.

Claims

1. An arrow alignment system for archery bows, comprising in combination:

a) an arrow alignment fixture containing a movable light source;

b) a strung bow having an adjustable arrow rest;

c) an arrow having an arrow shaft; and

d) means for mounting the alignment fixture to a portion of the strung bow, whereby said movable light source is positioned to provide a light beam that is moveable to transverse an entire length of the arrow shaft after the arrow shaft is adjusted to a selected position.

2. The arrow alignment system of claim 1, wherein the arrow alignment fixture includes:

means for both pivotally and laterally moving the light source.

3. The arrow alignment system of claim 1, wherein the light source includes:

a laser light source.

4. The arrow alignment system of claim 1, wherein the mounting means includes:

a removable bracket having a removable fastener that attaches the alignment fixture to the portion of the strung bow.

5. The arrow alignment system of claim 1, wherein the portion of the strung bow includes:

a riser portion on the strung bow.

6. An accurate-centering fixture for aligning arrows on archery bows, comprising in combination:

a) a bow with string, the bow having an adjustable arrow rest;

b) an arrow having a rear end against a nock portion of the bow string;

c) a mounting member having a light source which emits a visible light beam, the member attached to a portion of the bow;

d) means for moving the light beam to strike against the nock portion of the bow string; and

e) means for adjusting the arrow rest to arrow for the moving light beam to traverse a substantial length of the arrow without deviation therefrom.

7. The accurate-centering fixture of claim 6, wherein the mounting member includes:

a bracket having fasteners which mateably fasten to a riser portion on the strung bow.

8. The accurate-centering fixture of claim 6, wherein the light source includes:

a laser light source.

9. The accurate-centering fixture of claim 6, wherein the means for moving the light source include:

means for moving the light source both pivotally and laterally.

10. A method for providing arrow center-shot tuning to a strung bow with a nock portion on the bow string, and an adjustable arrow rest, comprising the steps of:

a) mounting an arrow rest alignment tool having a moveable light beam to a portion of said bow;

b) attaching an end of an arrow shaft against the nock portion of the bow string; and

c) selecting a position for the adjustable arrow rest so that the moveable light beam transverses a substantial length of the arrow shaft.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the mounting means includes the step of:

mounting the alignment tool to a riser portion on the bow with a removable fastener.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the moveable light beam includes the step of:

emitting a visible laser beam from a laser source.

13. The method of claim 10, further including the step of:

horizontally aligning the light beam to strike against the nock portion of the bow.

14. The method of claim 13, further including the step of:

pivotally moving the light beam so that the light beam tranverses the substantial length of the arrow shaft.

15. The method of claim 10, further including the step of:

pivotally moving the light beam so that the light beam tranverses the substantial length of the arrow shaft.

16. The method of claim 10, further comprising the step of:

removing the alignment tool from the bow string prior to shooting the arrow.