Archery bow attachment

• US 6,526,956 B1
• Filed: 02/20/2001
• Issued: 03/04/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 02/20/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Robert Jordan Hankins
• Original Assignee: Robert Jordan Hankins
• Inventors: Hankins, Robert Jordan
• Primary Examiner(s): Ricci, John A.
• Application Number:
  US09/784,821
• Time in Patent Office: 742 Days
• Field of Search: 124/23.1, 124/25.6, 124/86, 124/88, 124/89, 396/429
• US Class Current: 124/86
• CPC Class Codes: F41B 5/1426 Bow stabilisers or vibration dampers
• CPC Class Codes: F41B 5/1492 with cameras; mounting of cameras on bows

Abstract

An archery apparatus for viewing and recording the continuous trajectory of the flight of an arrow released from a complex archery bow that has a vibration damping rod extending therefrom. A movie or video camera is mounted on the distal end of the vibration damping rod. The camera is aligned with the line of sight of the target. The camera records the arrow trajectory after release of the arrow from the bow. The archery bow is operative in either one of two modes: (a) a target shooting mode, or (b) a hunting mode.

Claims

1. An archery apparatus for recording the continuous flight trajectory of an arrow released from a bow, said archery apparatus comprising:

a bow having a string for release of an arrow along a flight trajectory;

a vibration dampening rod mounted to said bow,

a camera mounted to said vibration dampening rod for recording the flight trajectory of an arrow; and

a trembler switch and actuating circuit that is electrically connected to said camera, wherein said camera is actuated with release of an arrow from said bow.

2. The archery apparatus in accordance with claim 1, wherein said bow comprises a complex archery bow.

3. The archery apparatus in accordance with claim 1, wherein said camera is a movie camera.

4. The archery apparatus in accordance with claim 1, wherein said camera is a video camera.

5. The archery apparatus in accordance with claim 1, wherein said camera has means for operating in one of two modes:

a target shooting mode, and a hunting mode.

6. The archery apparatus in accordance with claim 1, further comprising a counterbalance attached to said archery bow for stabilizing said bow.

7. An archery apparatus for recording the continuous flight trajectory of an arrow released from a bow, said archery apparatus comprising:

a bow having a string for release of an arrow along a flight trajectory;

a vibration dampening rod mounted to said bow;

a video camera lens mounted to said vibration dampening rod for recording the flight trajectory of an arrow;

a video pack operatively connected to and spaced apart from said video camera lens for recording an image generated thereby; and

a trembler switch and actuating circuit that is electrically connected to said video pack, wherein said video pack is actuated with release of an arrow from said bow.

8. The archery apparatus in accordance with claim 7, wherein said video pack has means for operating in one of two modes:

a target shooting mode, and a hunting mode.

9. The archery apparatus in accordance with claim 7, further comprising a belt to be worn by an archer and wherein said video pack is carried by said belt.