Mechanical guns and projectors – Element – For archery projector
Reexamination Certificate
2000-05-19
2001-10-02
Ricci, John A. (Department: 3712)
Mechanical guns and projectors
Element
For archery projector
C224S916000, C248S217400, C248S304000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06295976
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to portable hanger for hanging a hunting bow on a tree trunk within easy reach of a hunter in a tree platform.
2. Description of Prior Art
Bow hunting from a tree platform involves periods of waiting quietly, and a need to acquire the bow quickly and quietly with minimum movement when ready to shoot. Bow hangers that attach to a tree trunk allow the bow to hang upright near the hunter for quickly reaching the bow with minimum motion. Previous bow hangers must be carried in a pack or strapped to a pack or elsewhere. A simple bow hanger that can be carried in an arrow quiver like an arrow has not been provided.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The objectives of the present invention are provision of provision of a light-weight, inexpensive bow hanger that can be attached to a tree trunk without tools, is sturdy enough to support the heaviest hunting bow, and can be carried in an arrow quiver in the place of an arrow.
The objectives of the present invention are achieved by a bow hanger in the form of a cylindrical shaft of substantially the same length and diameter as a hunting arrow, having self-starting wood screw threads on one end, and a hook that includes a crank portion on the other end. The crank is used to turn the shaft manually to screw the threads into a tree trunk. To prevent bending of the shaft under load, a cable tether is provided that spans from the hook end of the shaft diagonally upward to an anchor higher on the tree trunk. The anchor has self-starting wood screw threads and a crank portion for toothless threading into the tree trunk. The cable is attached to the hanger shaft near the hook end, and has a free end with a loop that slips over a retention portion of the anchor crank. This provides a sturdy bow hanger.
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P. 205 from Pape's Archery Catalog 1999 3 items circled.
P. 403 from Cabela's Fall 1999 archery catalog See 4 items circled (but some of these attach to a tree stand—not to tree trunk as Applicant's hanger).
Ricci John A.
Stewart John V.
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