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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8141546 | Bowstring drawing assembly for a bow A bowstring drawing assembly for a bow has a mounting frame, an operating device and a connecting belt. The mounting frame has a bottom bar, two supporting shafts and two pulleys. The supporting shafts are connected to the bottom bar. The pulleys are connected to th... | 03/27/2012 |
| 7980235 | Portable device for servicing a compound bow A portable bow press made of three distinct and separable parts. The first two parts contain loop assemblies made of steel wire formed into a U-shaped loop with the two ends connected via a bolt. The third part is a connection cable with S-hooks on either end that h... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7644708 | Compound bow press with adaptable limb end fingers A bow maintenance press and method provides operation adaptable to various bow designs using adaptable bow press fingers that apply force to the bow limb ends. The bow limb end fingers may be interchangeable to supply different shapes or sizes and/or may provide adj... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7624723 | Paintball gun kit A paintball gun kit preferably includes a plurality of non-fully assembled paintball gun components packaged for retail sale to a consumer. Instructions are preferably provided to instruct the consumer how to assemble the paintball gun components into an operational... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7597094 | Compound bow maintenance press and method for compressing a compound bow from the bow limb ends A compound bow maintenance press and method for compressing a compound bow from the bow limb ends provides a shop-installable bow press that prevents damage to the bow riser and limbs during service. The press contacts the bow only at the ends of the bow limbs and c... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7360532 | Apparatus and method for calibrating an archery bow An apparatus for calibrating an archery bow sight consists of support member 200 that is slidingly attached to Base Member 100, Support Leg Male Couplings 320, 321, 322 are attached to base member 100, base support legs 300, 301, 302 | 04/22/2008 |
| 7350515 | Ball feeder for ball serving machine A ball feeder for ball serving machine includes a seat consisting of a hollow transfer frame and a shaft bear, a rotating unit mounted to one side of the seat and having a ball scoop extended from an end thereof, and a plurality of guide sections sequentially rotata... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7311095 | Vehicle mounted bow press A portable bow press apparatus and method for compressing an archery compound bow for relieving the tension from the cables and/or the bowstring. The method and apparatus are used for replacement or maintenance purposes of the archery compound bow. The preferred app... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7281346 | Portable gun support case A portable gun support case having gun support members firmly held in place on the case by retaining members attached to the case. The case has a lower box and an upper box which includes two longitudinal box or cover sections pivotally mounted on the lower box. Whe... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7255099 | Bow press A bow press for securing an archery bow having limbs. The bow press has a main frame to support other components of the bow press. The main frame includes a main frame cross member, an adjustment mechanism mounted to the main frame, a bow limb flexing assembly mount... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7191774 | Accurate toy air gun targets A toy air gun and in particular an improved air gun for generating vortex rings are described. The gun is designed so that the path along the axis of air motion from the rear of the gun to the air exit hole is optically transparent, and contains patterns normal to t... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7185644 | Bow press having pivoted bow limb support arm A bow press for use in stringing bows includes a base member and left and right inclined spacer bars adjustably positionable along the base member, each spacer bar supporting a bow limb roller thereon. An upper end portion of one spacer bar mounts a bow limb roller,... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7175499 | Method for creating controlled pressure release in a pneumatic device The present invention provides a means for holding the components of the device, a means for storing gas under pressure which is maintained separately from the interior of the device until actuating, a means for releasing pressurized gas from the storage device into... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7152595 | Brace for holding archery bow An archer must have some strength to both pull a bowstring and hold the archery bow in position. Disclosed is an aid to archers who wish to relieve the arm holding the bow in position. A bow brace extending between the archery bow and the archer transmits the force ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7114465 | Pet operated ball thrower A pet operated ball thrower including a base, a fulcrum post attached at its lower end to the base, a throw arm pivotally attached to the upper end of the fulcrum post, a ball receiving receptacle attached to the throw arm adjacent its outer end, a treadle pivotally... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7089923 | Universal compound bow press This invention is a inexpensive light weight portable compound bow press that is safer and easier to use. A bow press with a greater mechanical advantage, to be used in the complete maintenance of high powered compound bows having either two piece limbs or one piece... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7090166 | Methods and apparatuses for launching unmanned aircraft, including methods and apparatuses for transmitting forces to the aircraft during launch Methods and apparatuses for launching unmanned aircraft and other flight devices or projectiles are described. In one embodiment, the aircraft can be launched from an apparatus that includes an extendable boom. A launch carriage is positioned on a launch guide struc... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7069922 | Paintball marker internal reset system An internal reset system for paint ball markers. A hammer body as modified rearwardly to include an axial opening to receivably retain the forward head of a reset rod. The forward portion of the reset rod is thus free to reciprocate within the axial opening, but res... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7040310 | Paintball projectile drop compensator A barrel adaptor for a paintball gun is provided to induce spin onto a paintball exiting the barrel of the paintball gun thereby providing selected projectile drop compensation. The adapter consists of a structure having an elongated aperture with a first end adapte... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040308 | Device and method for illuminating luminescent paintballs A hopper device 50 for illuminating luminescent paintballs before the paintballs are projected down the barrel of a paintball gun includes a hopper shell 52, top and bottom rows 54 and 56 of ultraviolet lights 14 disposed at presel... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7032584 | Spiral mass launcher A spiral mass launcher for moving a mass including a spindle support assembly; connected to a swing-arm pair module. The spindle support assembly rotates on a motor shaft, allowing the swing-arm pair module to swing on a parallel bearing shaft. A spiral track passes... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7020970 | Saw guard system A saw guard system for enhancing the safety of use of powered hand saws by eliminating the need to hold the blade guard in a static position during the cutting operation. The saw guard system includes a circular saw with a housing, a motor positioned within the hous... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7000922 | Ball projector for surface projectile game A mechanical projector for use with an existing table bowling game allows players a choice of speeds at which a projectile is launched along a lane towards a target. This launcher may comprise a relatively soft speed-up roller rotatable about an axis transverse to t... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6974396 | Batting aid device A batting aid is described. The batting aid includes a height-adjustable stand having top and bottom portions. A hollow tube having first and second ends is attached to the top portion of the stand. A mechanism is attached to the second end of the tube, and is adjus... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6968834 | Bow press A bow press for deflecting the limbs of an archery bow includes an adjustment apparatus allowing infinite adjustment of supports for the handle and limbs of the bow, over a range of adjustments. The adjustment apparatus also automatically maintains symmetry between ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6957647 | Portable bow press The invention provides a bow press, for use with a bow comprising a pair of resilient limbs extending outwardly in opposite directions from a central handle portion, the limbs each having an outer end. The bow press comprises first and second pulling members, a coup... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6948690 | Archery bow steady rest and holder An Archery Bow Steady Rest and Holder for hunting which holds a bow in a ready vertical position in front of the archer with arrow nocked while waiting for game, and which also supports and steadies the bow and user's arm while drawing, aiming and firing. It compris... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6932070 | Bow press A bow press for use in stringing or repairing bows includes a base member, a vertical riser bar pivotally supporting a horizontal riser beam on which are adjustably mounted two handle rollers, left and right inclined spacer bars adjustably positionable along the bas... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6712055 | Spiral mass launcher A spiral mass launcher is disclosed. The spiral mass launcher includes provisions that permit greater packing density and permit better support of a track. Some of these provisions include the use of specially designed angled swing arms. The spiral mass launcher als... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6616555 | Athletic ball server In an athletic ball server, a collapsible tripod supports an elongated inclined tray containing a linear array of balls. A gate at the low end of the tray cyclically releases balls one at a time from the array to gravity. One edge of a trampoline is pivot... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6508243 | Apparatus and method for practicing hitting a baseball Pitching apparatus delivers a sequence of different kinds of pitches to a batter and prevents a batter from ascertaining from the position of the pitching apparatus the kind of pitch which the apparatus will deliver.... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6447408 | Ocular enhancement training system The present invention is a method for training a player of a game in which an object is projected towards the player at a normal velocity range. Depending on the application of the training method, the normal range of velocity for the projected object in ... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6386190 | Bow press A bow press for use in stringing or repairing bows, including compound bows, has a riser operated by a winch mechanism. The bow press includes a riser bar for supporting an inclined riser beam having spaced apertures for positioning two handle rollers the... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6220235 | Bow tuning apparatus with a nock travel indicator A bow tuning apparatus with a nock travel indicator includes a mounting platform for mounting a compound bow having cam wheels, the mounting platform having first and second deflection measuring gauges on respective first and second sides, to contact the ... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6173705 | Device for integrating a skeet launcher to a vehicle A support device for attaching a trap shooter to a vehicle, particularly a pick-up truck in, which a frame is affixed to a conventional square receiver located below the bumper on the pick-up truck, the frame projecting away from the truck and upwardly, a... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6082349 | Phosphorescent paintball and kit including phosphorescent paintball, exciter, and gun Light emitting rigid fracturable projectile-type marking ammunition and reusable resilient projectile-type ammunition are provided, along with kits of the ammunition with an exciter and optionally a paintball gun. The ammunition is a phosphorescent ball i... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6048280 | System for luminescing and propelling a projectile A projectile having photoluminescent properties is exposed to light within a gun when propelled from the gun to excite the photoluminescent surface and provide a visual display by the propelled projectile. The projectile is illuminated by a flash lamp, su... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6029643 | Bow sighting unit and stand Disclosed is a sighting unit and stand for an archery bow. The sighting unit and stand are used for sighting-in an archery bow having a sighting device. Techniques involved in properly firing a bow can be practiced and perfected utilizing the present inve... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6021768 | Archer's bow rest An archer's bow rest is used with a support structure and supports an archer's bow. The bow rest includes a cup member and a brace. More particularly, the cup member is connected with the support structure and defines a recess that is adapted to removably... | 02/08/2000 |
| 6014964 | Method and apparatus for moving a mass in a spiral track The velocity of a mass is monotonically increased from an initial non-zero value at the time it enters a spiral track. A drive gyrates the track about an axis so the mass makes each turn around the track in about the same period of time. The drive include... | 01/18/2000 |
