Mechanical guns and projectors – Element – For archery projector
Reexamination Certificate
2000-01-07
2001-05-22
Ricci, John A. (Department: 3712)
Mechanical guns and projectors
Element
For archery projector
Reexamination Certificate
active
06234158
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to archery bow string release aids and more particularly pertains to a bow nock device which may be adapted for use with a conventional release aid for extending the useful life of a bowstring by eliminating wear caused by the release aid chafing the bowstring and additionally for improving accuracy by aligning an arrow directly in front of the release aid to maintain the arrow at a 90 degree angle relative the longitudinal axis of the bow during the entire arrow release process.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The use of archery bow string release aids is known in the prior art. More specifically, archery bow string release aids heretofore devised and utilized for the purpose of holding a fully drawn bow with nocked arrow until released by an archer are known to consist basically of familiar, expected and obvious structural configurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed by the crowded prior art which have been developed for the fulfillment of countless objectives and requirements.
The present invention is directed to improving devices for holding a fully drawn bow with nocked arrow until released by an archer in a manner which is safe, secure, economical and aesthetically pleasing.
In this respect, the bow nock device according to the present invention substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in so doing provides an apparatus primarily developed for use with a conventional release aid for extending the useful life of a bowstring and for improving accuracy.
Therefore, it can be appreciated that there exists a continuing need for a new bow nock device which can be used with a conventional release aid for extending the useful life of a bowstring by eliminating wear caused by the release aid chafing the bowstring and additionally for improving accuracy by aligning an arrow directly in front of the release aid to maintain the arrow at a 90 degree angle relative the longitudinal axis of the bow during the entire arrow release process. In this regard, the present invention substantially fulfills this need.
As illustrated by the background art, efforts are continuously being made in an attempt to develop devices for holding a fully drawn bow with nocked arrow until released by an archer. No prior effort, however, provides the benefits attendant with the present invention. Additionally, the prior patents and commercial techniques do not suggest the present inventive combination of component elements arranged and configured as disclosed and claimed herein.
The present invention achieves its intended purposes, objects, and advantages through a new, useful and unobvious combination of method steps and component elements, with the use of a minimum number of functioning parts, at a reasonable cost to manufacture, and by employing only readily available materials. This is an improvement over U.S. Pat. No. 5,537,986 to Summers issued Jul. 23, 1996, which discloses a bow nock device.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of archery bow string release aids now present in the prior art, the present invention provides a new archery bow string release aid construction wherein the same can be utilized with a conventional release aid for extending the useful life of a bowstring by eliminating wear caused by the release aid chafing the bowstring and additionally for improving accuracy by aligning an arrow directly in front of the release aid to maintain the arrow at a 90 degree angle relative the longitudinal axis of the bow during the entire arrow release process. As such, the general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new bow nock device apparatus and method which has all the advantages of the prior art archery bow string release aids and none of the disadvantages.
The invention is defined by the appended claims with the specific embodiment shown in the attached drawings. For the purpose of summarizing the invention, the invention may be incorporated into a new bow nock device for use with a conventional release aid for extending the useful life of a bowstring and for improving accuracy.
The bow nock device comprises a U-shaped member attachable to the bowstring for gripping by the release aid and for positioning a nocked end of the arrow between the ends thereof. The U-shaped member has a transverse bowstring receiving groove formed on a first side of each end. Each groove has an eccentrically positioned flared mouth formed on an external end thereof for preventing bowstring chafing. The U-shaped member additionally has internal facing protrusions formed proximal each end thereof co-pending with the end of the arrow for stabilizing the same. Each end of the U-shaped member further has a pair of countersunk through holes, the countersinks being formed on a second side of the U-shaped member opposite the bowstring receiving grooves.
Two fastening plates hold the bowstring within the bowstring receiving grooves. Each fastening plate has two threaded through holes. A flat head machine screw extends through each of the countersunk holes of the U-shaped member, the bevelled portion of the screw heads being received within bevelled portion of the countersunk holes. The screws are also threadedly engaged with the threaded holes of the fastening plates whereby clampedly retaining a bowstring positioned within the bowstring receiving grooves.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are, of course, additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. In as much as the foregoing has outlined rather broadly the more pertinent and important features of the present invention in order that the detailed description of the invention that follows may be better understood so that the present contribution to the art can be more fully appreciated. Additional features of the invention will be described hereinafter which form the subject of the claims of the invention. It should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the conception and the disclosed specific methods and structures may be readily utilized as a basis for modifying or designing other structures for carrying out the same purposes of the present invention. It should be realized by those skilled in the art that such equivalent methods and structures do not depart from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.
In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.
As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present invention. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially the scientists, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar with patent or legal terms or
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