Mechanical guns and projectors – Element – Projectile holder or carrier
Reexamination Certificate
1999-12-08
2001-08-21
Poon, Peter M. (Department: 3643)
Mechanical guns and projectors
Element
Projectile holder or carrier
C124S024100
Reexamination Certificate
active
06276352
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND—FIELD OF INVENTION
This invention relates to archery equipment in general, and more particularly to an extreme abuse arrow rest specifically designed for the sport of bowfishing.
BACKGROUND—DESCRIPTION OF PRIOR ART
Bowfishing is an extremely abusive sport to the equipment that is used. During the coarse of events taken during a fishing trip, the equipment is fully tested for it's durability and effectiveness. During this trip the bow will be dropped repeatedly, stepped on, hit against objects, and other types of extreme abuse. Bowfishing bows generally consist of a modern archery bow with a bowfishing arrow and a nylon cord that is secured to the rear portion of the arrow which is used to retrieve shot game. Some bows use a retrieval reel that is secured to the bow. The arrow is then knocked to the bowstring and ready to shoot. In order to prevent the arrow from falling off the front of the bow during the time between shooting fish, the bowfisherman is required to hold the bow vertically in front of himself, or herself, till the next shot. The other alternative is to place their fore finger over the arrow while holding the bow with the remainder of their hand. Both of these methods are very tiring over a period of time. Sometimes the shooting is very fast paced therefore it is required that the arrow rest be simple and quick to use. Although there are many arrow rest on the commercial market and previous patents, none are suited for the sport of bowfishing.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,760,788 to Hartman (1973) discloses an arrow rest with a “V” shape to rest the arrow upon. This design is not suitable because it has no containment for the arrow when the bow is positioned horizontally. The modern archery bow would require extensive work to mount this rest. The nylon cord secured to the rear portion of the arrow would become entangled on the rest. This rest could easily be damaged from abuse. This is not a suitable bowfishing arrow rest.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,372,282 to Sanders (1983) discloses a flat ring with three radially supporting arms for an arrow and is mounted with two screws on the front or rear of the bows riser. This design is not suitable because it requires extensive work to mount to a modern archery bow. This rest would be easily damaged from abuse. The nylon cord secured to the rear portion of the arrow would become entangled in this arrow rest. This is not a suitable bowfishing arrow rest.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,862,867 to Schmidt (1989) discloses a flat piece of metal that is bent to contain or partially contain an arrow to another piece of metal that is bent to form the rest for the arrow. Both pieces of metal are secured to the bow with screws. This design is not suitable because it requires extensive work to mount to a modern archery bow. This rest would easily be damaged from abuse. The nylon cord secured to the rear portion of the arrow would become entangled in the arrow rest. This rest does not allow for center shot alignment. Center shot alignment is defined as the alignment of the arrow being aligned in the center path of travel of the bow and bowstring. This is not a suitable bowfishing arrow rest.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,025,773 to Hintze et al. (1991) discloses a yoke mounted to rear of a mounting plate and the yoke containing two pedestal mounts for the arrow. The yoke also containing a resilient retaining member to restrict the lateral movement of the arrow. This design is not suitable because this rest would be easily damaged from abuse. The nylon cord that is secured to the rear portion of the arrow would easily become entangled in the rest. This is not a suitable bowfishing arrow rest.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,181,502 to Ray (1993) discloses a mounting plate mounted to the side of the bow with a horizontal support arm extending out with two concave support arms to contain the arrow. It also has a third support arm from the mounting plate to contain the top of the concave support arms. This design is not suitable because this rest would be easily damaged from abuse. The nylon cord that is secured to the rear portion of the arrow would easily become entangled in the rest. This design does not allow for a center shot alignment. This is not a suitable bowfishing arrow rest.
U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,456,242 to Ruholl (1995) discloses a mounting plate with a guide plate that has radially extended slots with sound deadening setscrews positioned between the slots to support the arrow. This is not a suitable rest because this rest would be easily damaged from abuse. The nylon cord that is secured to the rear portion of the arrow would become entangled in the rest. This is not a suitable bowfishing arrow rest.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,678,530 to Van Drielen (1997) discloses a flat planar metal mounted to a commercial mounting arm with flat planar metal being cut out so as to having two launch points for the arrow to rest upon. Also containing the arrow from dislodgement and gravitationally urging the arrow upon the launch points. This design is not suitable because this rest would be easily damaged from abuse. The nylon cord that is secured to the rear portion of the arrow would become entangled in the rest. This design does not allow for a center shot alignment. This is not a suitable bow fishing arrow rest.
Canadian patent 709,190 to John Yasho, Yorkville, Ohio, U.S.A. (1965) discloses a body mounted to the side of the bow with screws that has a lock on a pivoting shaft that entraps the arrow onto the body. This design is not suitable because it requires extensive work to mount to the modern archery bow. This rest would be easily damaged from abuse. The nylon cord that is secured to the rear portion of the arrow would become entangled in the rest. This design does not allow for a center shot alignment. This is not a suitable bowfishing arrow rest.
Accordingly, the standard archery arrow rest currently patented have several disadvantages as shown above. These disadvantages are obviously unacceptable for the sport of bowfishing.
OBJECTS AND ADVANTAGES
Several objects and advantages for this invention are as follows;
(a) To provide a bowfishing arrow rest having the ability to be used with modern archery bows without extensive mounting practices.
(b) To provide a bowfishing arrow rest being of a simple one piece construction and durability to withstand repeatable abuse from hard impacts and abusive treatment.
(c) To provide a bowfishing arrow rest ensuring adequate room to allow for cord passage, and arrow flexibility while maintaining nothing to allow cord to become entangled upon.
(d) To provide a bowfishing arrow rest with the ability to adjust for a proper center shot alignment to maintain the safety and performance of modem archery bows.
(e) To provide a bowfishing arrow rest that is compact, light-weight, simple to use and install.
(f) To provide a bowfishing arrow rest with the ability to contain the arrow regardless of position of the bow and return the arrow to a ready to shoot position when the bow is raised to be shot.
Still further objects and advantages will become apparent from a consideration of the ensuing description and drawings.
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patent: 4904841 (1990-02-01), English
patent: 4949699 (1990-08-01), Gerber
patent: 4957093 (1990-09-01), Hamlett
patent: 5181502 (1993-01-01), Ray
patent: 5421314 (1995-06-01), Kidney
patent: 5456242 (1995-10-01), Ruholl
patent: 5678530 (1997-10-01), Drielen
patent: 5685287 (1997-11-01), Greywall
patent: 6021769 (2000-02-01), Troncoso
patent: 6039036 (2000-03-01), Padilla
Harris Randall D.
Harris Timothy W.
Harris Randall D.
Harris Timothy W.
Nguyen Son T.
Poon Peter M.
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