Mechanical guns and projectors – Element – Projectile holder or carrier
Reexamination Certificate
2000-11-16
2004-11-09
Ricci, John A. (Department: 3712)
Mechanical guns and projectors
Element
Projectile holder or carrier
Reexamination Certificate
active
06814068
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention generally relates to archery, and more particularly to an arrow support device for holding an arrow with respect to a bow in a ready-to-draw-and-fire position.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Archery bows, such as compound bows, conventionally possess a handle riser section generally where an archer grasps the bow with one of the archer's hands. The handle riser section includes a window section through which an arrow extends when the arrow is in a “ready-to-draw-and-fire position”, when the arrow is drawn rearwardly as the bowstring is drawn, and momentarily after release of the bowstring and during the initial firing of the arrow.
When an arrow is fired, the arrow both bends and is thrust downwardly. A number of arrow rests have been designed to help absorb any downward flexing or thrust of the arrow in order to improve arrow flight accuracy. Many of these arrow rests include a pair of prongs that are rotatably mounted to the bow and which extend upwardly and forwardly in the window. The prongs are spring biased into a preselected upwardly limited position, such that the tips of the prongs are adapted to receive and support the shaft of the arrow therebetween. When the arrow is released and fired, the arrow shaft will exert a downward force against the resiliently biased prong tips, which will dampen the downward flex and thrust of the arrow shaft, and which will thereby increase arrow flight accuracy. The prongs are also designed to provide free clearance of the arrow vanes or feathers when the arrow is shot.
When drawing an arrow rearwardly, the arrow may roll or fall off the tips of the prongs, which requires the arrow to be replaced and re-drawn. While such arrow “roll off” can be frustrating during target practice and disconcerting during tournaments, “roll off” is especially troublesome during hunting, when the archer may be relatively nervous, standing on unstable and uneven terrain, or encountering difficult weather conditions. During hunting, a “roll off” (1) may result in the arrow banging against the arrow rest or the bow, thereby creating noises that scare the game, (2) may require the archer to move the archer's hand, the arrow, or the bow, which movement may also scare the game, or (3) may require the archer to delay the arrow shot, during which time the game may move into concealment or out of range.
Arrow holders have been designed to help hold an arrow in the window of a bow. However, many of these holders unduly pin down and restrict the arrow so as to hamper arrow flight.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,460,152 discloses a three point arrow rest which includes a pair of lower support arms as well as an upper guide arm, the terminal ends of which are designed to contact the arrow shaft about three points substantially equilaterally arranged around the arrow shaft circumference. The support arms are resiliently biased, and the upper guide arm is also independently,resiliently biased. It will be appreciated that the guide arm does not move upwardly, away from the arrow s haft and arrow vanes unless the shaft or vanes contact the guide arm.
U.S. Pat No. 5,161,515 discloses a lower launcher arm, an upper launcher arm, and a conventional “Burger button” extending laterally from the handle riser section, whereby three point contact is made about the arrow shaft. Each of the launcher arms is resiliently flexible such that when the arrow is shot, the launcher arms may resiliently be deflected by contact with the arrow shaft or arrow vanes. Again the upper launcher arm does not deflect except upon contact wit h the arrow shaft or vanes.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an arrow support device for holding an arrow with respect to a bow in a ready-to-draw-and-fire position. The arrow shaft is supported by an arrow rest that may be deflected downwardly against a bias. The arrow support device also includes an upper arm adapted to hold the arrow shaft against the arrow rest. The arrow rest is interconnected to the upper arm such that when the arrow rest is deflected downwardly, the upper arm concurrently automatically moves upwardly, whereby any potential contact of the arrow shaft or arrow vanes with the upper arm is minimized or eliminated.
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Troncoso Vincent
Troncoso, Jr. Fernando V.
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