Bowstring release

• US 9,027,540 B2
• Filed: 01/30/2012
• Issued: 05/12/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/28/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Copper John Corporation
• Original Assignee: Copper John Corporation
• Inventors: Springer, Eric C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Hunter, Alvin
• Assistant Examiner(s): NICONOVICH, ALEXANDER R
• Application Number:
  US13/361,336
• Publication Number:
  US 20120192844A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,198 Days
• Field of Search: 124/31, 124/35.2, 124/40, 124/86, 124/90
• US Class Current: 124/35.2
• CPC Class Codes: F41B 5/1469 Bow-string drawing or releasing devices F41B5/1473 takes precedence

Abstract

A bowstring release having a removable safety pin that when engaged, allows for training. The safety pin physically preventing the release mechanism from fully releasing, while allowing enough movement to provide a tactile response that the release has been activated.

Claims

1. A bowstring release comprising:

a body comprising a sear;

a release mechanism comprising a bowstring hook and a bowstring hinge pin that allows the bowstring hook to pivot along an axis defined by the bowstring hinge pin; and

a safety pin, the safety pin, when engaged, physically prevents the bowstring hook from full movement when the bowstring hook slides off the sear, thereby preventing the release mechanism from releasing a bowstring.

2. The bowstring release of claim 1, where the release mechanism produces a tactile response when activated.

3. The bowstring release of claim 1, where the release mechanism produces an audible response when activated.

4. The bowstring release of claim 1, where the release mechanism is affixed to the body via a hinge pin that allows a hinged release to pivot along an axis defined by the hinge pin.

5. The bowstring release of claim 1, where the release mechanism further comprises a safety lock hole for attachment of a safety pin, when attached, the safety pin prevents full release of the bowstring hook.

6. The bowstring release of claim 5, further comprising a sear adjustment to move the sear and allow for fine tuning of the release point of the bowstring hook.

7. The bowstring release of claim 6, where the bowstring release is a back tension release and the release mechanism is activated by twisting the body, thereby allowing the bowstring hook to slide off the sear.

8. The bowstring release of claim 1, where the body further comprises a safety pin storage for storage of the safety pin when not in use.

9. The bowstring release of claim 1, where the body further comprises a pulling post assembly comprising a pulling post affixed to a threaded post and a set screw to secure the threaded post to the body.

10. The bowstring release of claim 1, wherein the safety pin is a cylindrical threaded safety pin.

11. The bowstring release of claim 1, wherein the release mechanism is a back tension release mechanism.

12. The bowstring release of claim 1, wherein the safety pin is disposed between the sear and the bowstring hook.

13. The bowstring release of claim 1, wherein the safety pin is disposed between the sear and the bowstring hook and the bowstring hook directly contacts the safety pin after the bowstring hook slides off the sear.

14. A bowstring release comprising:

a body comprising a sear;

a trigger activated release mechanism comprising a trigger and a bowstring hook and a bowstring hinge pin that allows the bowstring hook to pivot along an axis defined by the bowstring hinge pin; and

a safety pin, the safety pin, when engaged, physically prevents the bowstring hook from full movement after the bowstring hook slides off the sear, thereby preventing the trigger activated release mechanism from releasing a bowstring while giving a tactile response that the bowstring release has been activated.

15. The bowstring release of claim 14, wherein activating the trigger activated release mechanism with the safety pin engaged produces a tactile response without releasing the bowstring.

16. The bowstring release of claim 15, wherein the safety pin physically engages the bowstring hook to prevent release of the bowstring.

17. A bowstring release comprising:

a body comprising a sear;

a release mechanism comprising a bowstring hook and a bowstring hinge pin allowing the bowstring hook to pivot along an axis defined by the bowstring hinge pin; and

a safety pin, the safety pin, when engaged, physically prevents the bowstring hook from full movement of the bowstring hook when the bowstring hook slides off the sear by directly contacting the bowstring hook with the safety pin, thereby preventing the release mechanism from releasing a bowstring while giving a tactile response that the bowstring release has been activated.

18. The bowstring release of claim 17, wherein the release mechanism produces an audible response when activated.

19. The bowstring release of claim 17, wherein the safety pin is disposed between the sear and the bowstring hook.

20. The bowstring release of claim 17, where the bowstring release is a back tension release and the release mechanism is activated by twisting the body, thereby allowing the bowstring hook to slide off the sear.