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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8061341 | Archery bow quiver An archery bow quiver for holding arrows for quick retrieval to be shot by the bow includes an integral bow hook and tree screw. The quiver, which quickly attaches and detaches to the riser of a bow, includes an elongate frame with a top end for a hood to protect th... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7980237 | Integrated fall away arrow rest A pivoting arrow rest is positioned in a support position for contacting and supporting an arrow shaft in a “ready” position and is rotated by a biasing spring into a recess provided in a riser shelf in response to a triggering event. The biasing spring is conta... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7975680 | Arrow rest An arrow rest for a bow. An illustrative embodiment of the arrow rest includes a generally C-shaped arrow rest frame having a frame attachment segment, a guard segment extending from a first end of the frame attachment segment, an arrow support segment extending fro... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7963279 | Drop-away arrow rest An arrow rest that drops away or otherwise moves away from a discharging shaft of an arrow or another projectile. An arrow holder is operable between two support positions and a launch position. A support force is used to keep or maintain the arrow holder in the sup... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7913678 | Retracting containment arrow rest An arrow rest that contains the arrow shaft before, during, and after the shot. To give the archer a precise, accurate shot, pull-away support fingers 120 degrees apart move in a self centering radial motion towards the center of the arrow shaft when the archer draw... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7856968 | Move-away arrow rest An arrow rest that moves away from a shaft, such as an arrow shaft or a bolt shaft, when the shaft is discharged from a bow, such as an archery bow or a crossbow. An actuator moves between the load position and the discharge position. During movement of the actuator... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7827979 | Arrow rest Certain embodiments of the present invention provide an arrow rest usable with an archery bow to support an arrow shaft in a ready-to-draw position during the draw and until the release of the arrow by an archer. The arrow rest preferably aligns an elongate axis of ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7748371 | Arrow rest and launcher for an archery bow An arrow rest having a pivoting lever arm attached to a body allows accurate and precise adjustment of the arrow's flight path. The pivoting lever arm is threadedly attached to the body making adjustments to center quick and easy. The arrow rest is actuated by a cor... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7717103 | Arrow rest assembly for an archery bow An arrow rest assembly is connected to an archery bow so that an arrow rest is: (i) positioned to support the shaft of an arrow nocked and ready for drawing or drawn and ready for shooting, (ii) positioned to support the shaft of the arrow during an early portion of... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7681566 | Adjustable arrow rest apparatus An adjustable arrow rest assembly including a bracket for mounting to an archery bow, a shaft carriage secured to the mounting bracket, a vertical stop extending from the shaft carriage, an elevation block positioned on the shaft carriage which further includes a tr... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7634990 | Arrow rest tether clamp A clamp attachable to the buss cable of a compound bow. The clamp has a location for securement of the arrow rest tether. The clamp has mating body sections joined by adjustable fasteners. ... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7597095 | Drop-away arrow rest A drop-away arrow rest including an arrow support that rotates in a vertical plane about a horizontal axis parallel to of a supported arrow. The rest can include a bias member and a connector joined with an upward moving bowstring portion and/or a downward moving bo... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7409950 | Fall away arrow rest system The present invention is directed to a fall away arrow rest system for use with a compound bow having a string. The arrow rest system is adapted to support a shaft of an arrow while a tail section of the arrow engages with the string for shooting of the arrow. The a... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7337773 | Electrically activated archery component An archery component mountable with respect to an archery bow. The archery component includes a sensor that senses a movement of an archery arrow with respect to the archery bow and/or a movement of the archery bow. The sensor transmits a signal, upon sensing at lea... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331338 | Biased move-away arrow rest An arrow rest rotatably having an arrow support movably mounted with respect to an archery bow. The arrow support can be simultaneously urged in one direction away from an arrow shaft during launch of the arrow shaft, and another portion of the arrow support can be ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331886 | Sliding arrow stabilizer An improved arrow and sliding stabilizer therefor are provided. The sliding stabilizer is used for stabilizing arrow flight, instead of fixed or glued tail feathers, vanes or other fletching. The invention improves current projectile technology with reduced assembly... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7311099 | Vertical drop arrow rest A drop-away arrow rest having an arrow support arm that drops in a straight, non-pivotal and non-rotational path. The arrow rest that has an arrow support arm that lifts the arrow, from a first, relaxed, position to a second, actuated, position when the archer draws... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7275528 | Fixed in-line arrow holder A FIXED IN-LINE ARROW HOLDER consisting of a horizontal section 1, a corner section 2, a vertical section 3, a cross member section 4 and multiple arrow attachment points 6. When assembled and attached to an archery bow 11, ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7219662 | Drop rest assembly for an archery bow A drop rest assembly, for an archery bow that allows for resting of arrow which is to be fired by the archery bow. The drop rest assembly includes a mounting section adapted to mount to the archery bow. The drop rest assembly includes a drop rest section mounted to ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7165543 | Electrically activated arrow rest An arrow rest mountable to an archery bow for supporting an archery arrow with respect to the archery bow. The arrow rest includes a sensor that senses a first movement of the archery arrow with respect to the archery bow and/or a second movement of the archery bow,... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7159325 | Bow sight with fiber optics A bow sight having a support structure, and two or more vertically aligned vertical pins connected to the support structure is provided. At least two of the vertical pins include a sight point. In accordance with another aspect of the invention, a bow sight having a... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7100591 | Arrow rest for an archery bow An archery bow includes a riser and a pair of flexible limbs extending from the riser, each limb having a distal end. At least one string extends between the limb distal ends and is movable between a drawn position and a fired position. A drop-away arrow rest mounte... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7096577 | Explosively actuated tools A firing mechanism of an explosively actuated tool for driving a fastener into a substrate includes a cocking rod and sear for entraining the firing pin with the firing pin being releasable on cocking by rotation of the sear. The cocking rod and sear form a structur... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7047959 | Magnetic arrow rest An arrow rest including a magnetic ring mounted with respect to an archery bow. The magnetic ring includes an inner surface that defines an arrow shaft passage and an outer surface. The magnetic ring produces a first magnetic field about the arrow shaft passage. The... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7021301 | Arrow rest The subject invention relates archery and in particular to an attachment for a bow for retaining the arrow in the shooting position. The arrow rest provides a convenient apparatus for guiding and supporting an arrow on an archery bow. The purpose of this invention i... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6994080 | Arrow rest An arrow rest for guiding and supporting an arrow on an archery bow. The arrow rest includes a base, a plurality of spaced apart arrow supports, and a mounting bracket. Each of the arrow supports include a support shoe and a plurality of bristles. The support shoe i... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6978775 | Arrow rest system and method Systems and methods for providing an arrow rest are disclosed. The arrow rest includes a frame defining an orifice. The frame has a first surface, a second surface and a slot. The orifice has a first axis. A ring is coupled with the second surface of the frame. The ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6955569 | Biased socket contact and method thereof A spring loaded electrical connector system includes a socket contact, at least one biasing element, and a pin contact. The socket contact extends along a first axis and has a base and a plurality of tines which extend out from the base and are arranged around the f... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6948488 | Shaft clamping arrow rest An arrow rest comprises an arrow rest support arm pivotally mounted to the riser of a bow. The support arm is coupled to a cable guide of the bow through linkage that causes the support arm to rise relative to the riser of the bow as the cable is drawn to launch an ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6938615 | Arrow support device for archery bow The support devices of the present invention are simple and inexpensive devices. They are for use on the arrow rest ledge of the handle of, e.g., a compound bow and are used in conjunction with conventional fixed and fall away arrow rests. They do not rely on automa... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938616 | Archery bow accessory mounting system and method A method and apparatus for mounting accessories onto a bow. Accessories are mounted onto a bow in a precise, repeatable manner so that an archer need only to position and calibrate or adjust a particular accessory for a particular bow once. Therefore, when the calib... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6920870 | Arrow support by magnetic levitation An archer may levitate the front of an arrow in a magnetic field rather than resting the arrow against a mechanical arrow rest attached to a bow. From the first moment of release, the arrow has no contact with the bow or any apparatus attached to the bow. ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6915791 | Apparatus for loading a moveable arrow rest A moveable arrow rest having a support element that moves between an unloaded position and a loaded position, with respect to an archery bow. The archery bow has a bow cable. A cam element is fixed with respect to the bow cable. A lever is fixed with respect to the ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6913008 | Apparatus for holding arrow An apparatus for holding an arrow with respect to an archery bow, particularly when the archery bow is carried and moved into different positions. The holding apparatus has a base portion preferably but not necessarily integrated with an upper portion. The upper por... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6904900 | Archery bow with swing arm cable guard and fall-away arrow rest A compound archery bow having an adjustable cable guard. In one preferred embodiment, the cable guard includes a swing arm with an adjustable cable saver. In an alternate preferred embodiment, a compound archery bow includes a cable guard and a fall-away arrow rest ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6906487 | Anti-pinch window drive circuit An antipinch circuit prevents the motor driven closure of an automotive window if a soft obstacle is compressed between the window and the top of the door frame, and the window is opened in response to the sensing of the obstacle. The circuit measures the motor torq... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6904853 | Take-up cam phase adjustment structure of looper thread take-up apparatus of a sewing machine A take-up cam phase adjustment structure of looper thread take-up apparatus of a sewing machine includes a rotary shaft rotatablly mounted in the sewing machine. A thread-guiding plate mounted on the housing for correspondingly pressing a stitching thread against th... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6892717 | Quick release arrow holder The present invention relates to an improved arrow holder that facilitates the arrow/bow combination user's ability to carry a nocked arrow safely on the bow by pre-positioning the arrow for a quicker shot while keeping the arrow safely away from the user's body. Th... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6823856 | Vertical drop arrow rest A drop-away arrow rest having an arrow support arm that drops in a straight, non-pivotal and non-rotational path. The arrow rest has an arrow support arm that lifts the arrow from a first, relaxed, position to a second, actuated, position when the archer draws the b... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6820607 | Arrow rest for an archery bow An archery bow includes a riser, a pair of flexible limbs extending oppositely from the riser, and an arrow rest. Each limb has a distal end. The arrow rest is mounted to the riser and defines a trajectory path for an arrow. The arrow rest includes an arrow rest pla... | 11/23/2004 |
