Mechanical guns and projectors – Element – Projectile holder or carrier
Patent
1998-02-26
1999-06-29
Ricci, John A.
Mechanical guns and projectors
Element
Projectile holder or carrier
F41B 522
Patent
active
059153695
ABSTRACT:
A manually resetable latching arrow rest is a device that supports the arrow in a shooting position, then gets pushed out of the way by the arrow with a minimum unlatching force, then can be relatched to the shooting position by the archer. The relatching is accomplished by the archer with a finger of the hand that holds the bow. The minimum unlatching force occurs while the arrow is moving forward but is still on the string. The force is negligible and constant compared to the total force of the arrow. With the rest out of the way there is nothing to deflect the arrow after the arrow leaves the string. The relatching mechanism consists of a movable pivotal reset lever that mechanically links to a lifter that subsequently moves the rest to the shooting position. The pivotal reset lever is also used to move the lifter to the no influence position after the arrow is drawn so that as the arrow is shot the lifter is totally out of the picture, only the rest is moved. The result is minimum influence by the arrow rest on the arrow during the shot and maximum consistency of arrow positioning and rest movement.
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