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Archery bow with handgrip adjusting means and arrow supply support

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1966-07-01
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Granted: 1968-10-22
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Expires: 1986-07-01
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Bert E Fredrickson

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 13:18
CPC Classifications
F; F41; F41B; F41B5/00; F41B5/14; F41B5/1403; F41B5/143

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 276 words
AN ARCHERY BOW COMPRISING AN UPSTANDING BOW SECTION HAVING AN OPENING THROUGH WHICH ARROWS ARE ADAPTED TO BE SHOT, A FIRST SOCKET PROJECTING FROM AND OPENING OUT OF THE UPPER END OF SAID BOW SECTION, A HOLLOW HANDLE PROJECTING FROM THE LOWER END OF SAID BOW SECTION, A SECOND SOCKET DEPENDINGLY-PROJECTING FROM AND OPENING OUT OF SAID HANDLE, A FIRST LIMB HAVING A PORTION ADJACENT ONE END MOUNTED IN SAID FIRST SOCKET, A SECOND LIMB HAVING A PORTION ADJACENT ONE END MOUNTED IN SAID SECOND SOCKET, A BOWSTRING STRETCHED BETWEEN AND ATTACHED TO THE OUTER ENDS OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND LIMBS, INDEPENDENT MEANS CONNECTING EACH OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND LIMBS TO THE FIRST AND SECOND SOCKETS FOR LIMITED FORWARD AND BACKWARD ROCKING MOVEMENT OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND LIMBS RELATIVE TO SAID BOWSTRING TO THEREBY INCREASE AND DECREASE THE TENSION OF SAID BOWSTRING, A HANDGRIP CIRCUMPOSED ABOUT SAID HANDLE, MEANS CONNECTING SAID HANDGRIP TO SAID HANDLE FOR LIMITED ROTATIONAL MOVEMENT OF SAID HANDGRIP IN CLOCKWISE AND COUNTERCLOCKWISE DIRECTINS TO THEREBY MAINTAIN AN ARROW ABOUT TO BE SHOT FROM SAID BOW SECTION IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE LINE OF SIGHT, AND AN ARROW REST LOCATED BEHIND AND SPACED FROM THE OPENING IN SAID BOW SECTION, SAID ARROW REST COMPRISING A REST ELEMENT AND OPPOSED SPACED SPRING-BIASED PINS DISPOSED ABOVE AND PARTIALLY OVERLYING SAID REST ELEMENTS, SAID PINS BEING OPERABLE, UPON APPLICATION OF A DEPRESSIVE FORCE APLIED TO AN ARROW TO BE SHOT WHEN LYING THEREUPON, TO BE COMPRESSED AND PERMIT THE ARROW TO BE SUPPORTED UPON SAID REST ELEMENT AND ARROW TO BE SHOT TO ENGAGE SAID BOWSTRING AND HOLD IT IN COCKED POSITION UNTIL SHOT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 276 words
AN ARCHERY BOW COMPRISING AN UPSTANDING BOW SECTION HAVING AN OPENING THROUGH WHICH ARROWS ARE ADAPTED TO BE SHOT, A FIRST SOCKET PROJECTING FROM AND OPENING OUT OF THE UPPER END OF SAID BOW SECTION, A HOLLOW HANDLE PROJECTING FROM THE LOWER END OF SAID BOW SECTION, A SECOND SOCKET DEPENDINGLY-PROJECTING FROM AND OPENING OUT OF SAID HANDLE, A FIRST LIMB HAVING A PORTION ADJACENT ONE END MOUNTED IN SAID FIRST SOCKET, A SECOND LIMB HAVING A PORTION ADJACENT ONE END MOUNTED IN SAID SECOND SOCKET, A BOWSTRING STRETCHED BETWEEN AND ATTACHED TO THE OUTER ENDS OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND LIMBS, INDEPENDENT MEANS CONNECTING EACH OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND LIMBS TO THE FIRST AND SECOND SOCKETS FOR LIMITED FORWARD AND BACKWARD ROCKING MOVEMENT OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND LIMBS RELATIVE TO SAID BOWSTRING TO THEREBY INCREASE AND DECREASE THE TENSION OF SAID BOWSTRING, A HANDGRIP CIRCUMPOSED ABOUT SAID HANDLE, MEANS CONNECTING SAID HANDGRIP TO SAID HANDLE FOR LIMITED ROTATIONAL MOVEMENT OF SAID HANDGRIP IN CLOCKWISE AND COUNTERCLOCKWISE DIRECTINS TO THEREBY MAINTAIN AN ARROW ABOUT TO BE SHOT FROM SAID BOW SECTION IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE LINE OF SIGHT, AND AN ARROW REST LOCATED BEHIND AND SPACED FROM THE OPENING IN SAID BOW SECTION, SAID ARROW REST COMPRISING A REST ELEMENT AND OPPOSED SPACED SPRING-BIASED PINS DISPOSED ABOVE AND PARTIALLY OVERLYING SAID REST ELEMENTS, SAID PINS BEING OPERABLE, UPON APPLICATION OF A DEPRESSIVE FORCE APLIED TO AN ARROW TO BE SHOT WHEN LYING THEREUPON, TO BE COMPRESSED AND PERMIT THE ARROW TO BE SUPPORTED UPON SAID REST ELEMENT AND ARROW TO BE SHOT TO ENGAGE SAID BOWSTRING AND HOLD IT IN COCKED POSITION UNTIL SHOT.

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