Arrow storage quiver and conveyor belt for transporting arrows to the quiver

Claim 2

In an arrow storage quiver for receiving arrows entering horizontally disposed and directing the arrows to upright storage positions, a frame, means defining an entrance for receiving the leading end of a horizontally disposed arrow adjacent lower portions of the frame, an upwardly turned guide disposed adjacent the entrance in the path of entering arrows for turning the leading end of an arrow upwardly, a bumper disposed adjacent the upper portion of the frame at a height relative to the upper portion of the guide greater than the length of a conventional arrow and in the path of the leading end of an upright arrow for stopping the arrow, and a basket at the rear of the frame into which an upright arrow drops from the bumper.

Claim 3

A combination as defined in claim 1 including means for guiding the travel of an entering arrow from the entrance guide to the bumper.

Claim 4

A combination as defined in claim 1 including means for propelling arrows into the quiver with sufficient speed to reach the bumper, thereby to fall into the basket.

Claim 5

In an arrow storage quiver for receiving arrows entering horizontally disposed and directing the arrows to upright storage positioNs, a frame, means defining an entrance for receiving the leading end of a horizontally disposed arrow adjacent lower portions of the frame, an upwardly turned guide adjacent the entrance in the path of entering arrows for turning the leading end of an arrow upwardly, a bumper adjacent the upper portion of the frame in the path of the leading end of an upright arrow for stopping the arrow, a basket at the rear of the frame into which an upright arrow drops from the bumper, and means for guiding a falling arrow from the bumper to the basket.

Claim 6

In an arrow storage quiver for receiving arrows entering horizontally disposed and directing the arrows to upright storage positioNs, a frame, means defining an entrance for receiving the leading end of a horizontally disposed arrow adjacent lower portions of the frame, an upwardly turned guide adjacent the entrance in the path of entering arrows for turning the leading end of an arrow upwardly, a bumper adjacent the upper portion of the frame in the path of the leading end of an upright arrow for stopping the arrow, a basket at the rear of the frame into which an upright arrow drops from the bumper, and means for guiding a falling arrow from the bumper to the basket.

Claim 7

In an arrow storage quiver for receiving arrows entering horizontally disposed and directing the arrows to upright storage positions, a frame including a pair of spaced upright side plates, means defining an entrance for receiving a horizontally disposed arrow between lower portions of the side plates, an upwardly turned guide adjacent the entrance for turning the leading end of an arrow upwardly, a stop disposed between upper portions of the side plates in the path of the leading end of an upright arrow, means for guiding the travel of an arrow from the entrance guide to the stop, a basket at the rear of the side plates into which the upright arrow drops from the stop, and means for guiding a falling arrow from the stop to the basket.

Claim 8

In an arrow storage quiver for receiving arrows entering horizontally disposed and directing the arrows to upright storage positions, a frame including a pair of spaced upright side plates, means defining an entrance for receiving a horizontally disposed arrow between lower portions of the side plates, an upwardly turned guide adjacent the entrance for turning the leading end of an arrow upwardly, a stop disposed between upper portions of the side plates in the path of the leading end of an upright arrow, means for guiding the travel of an arrow from the entrance guide to the stop, a basket at the rear of the side plates into which the upright arrow drops from the stop, and means for guiding a falling arrow from the stop to the basket.

Claim 9

A combination as defined in claim 5 including means defining an exit opening through the lower portion of one side plate for passing falling arrows from the stop to the basket.

Claim 10

A combination as defined in claim 6 including a generally upright exit deflector disposed for directing falling arrows from the stop laterally through the exit opening.

Claim 11

A combination as defined in claim 6 including a guard around the exit opening for directing falling arrows in to the basket.

Claim 12

A combination as defined in claim 5 wherein the basket includes upright sidewalls adapted to hold arrows in standing positions with the upper ends accessible.

Claim 13

A combination as defined in claim 5 including a generally upright baffle between the entrance and the exit deflector for directing entering arrows laterally toward the exit deflector.

Claim 14

A combination as defined in claim 10 including an entrance deflector alongside the entrance guide for directing arrows laterally toward the baffle.

Claim 15

In an archery installation, an arrow storage quiver adjacent a firing line for receiving arrows horizontally disposed and directing the arrows to upright storage positions, comprising, a pair of spaced upright side plates, means defining an entrance for receiving an entering arrow between lower portions of the side plates, an upwardly turned guide adjacent the entrance for turning the leading end of an arrow upwardly, a bumper extending between upper portions of the side plates in the path of the leading end of an upright arrow for stopping the arrow, a basket at the rear of the side plates into which an upright arrow drops from the bumper including walls for holding arrows in standing positions, an exit opening through the lower portion of one side plate for passing falling arrows from the bumper into the basket, and guide means for directing arrows from the entrance to the bumper and from the bumper to the exit and providing baffle means preventing an arrow from passing directly from the entrance to the exit.

Claim 16

In an archery installation, an arrow storage quiver adjacent a firing line for receiving arrows horizontally disposed and directing the arrows to upright storage positions, comprising, a pair of spaced upright side plates, means defining an entrance for receiving an entering arrow between lower portions of the side plates, an upwardly turned guide adjacent the entrance for turning the leading end of an arrow upwardly, a bumper extending between upper portions of the side plates in the path of the leading end of an upright arrow for stopping the arrow, a basket at the rear of the side plates into which an upright arrow drops from the bumper including walls for holding arrows in standing positions, an exit opening through the lower portion of one side plate for passing falling arrows from the bumper into the basket, and guide means for directing arrows from the entrance to the bumper and from the bumper to the exit and providing baffle means preventing an arrow from passing directly from the entrance to the exit.

Claim 17

A combination as defined in claim 12 including an endless belt for returning arrows and means for driving the belt at a speed sufficient to throw arrows into the quiver with enough force to reach the bumper, thereby to fall into the storage basket.

Claim 18

In an arrow storage quiver for receiving arrows entering horizontally disposed and directing the arrows to upright storage positions, a pair of upright side members, means defining an arrow entrance between lower portions of the side members, an upwardly curved guide adjacent the entrance for turning arrows upwardly, a bumper between upper portions of the side members for stopping arrows, a storage basket at the rear of the side members incluDing sidewalls for holding arrows in standing positions with the upper ends accessible, an exit opening through the lower portion of one side member for passing arrows falling from the bumper to the basket, a deflector for directing arrows falling from the bumper laterally through the exit opening, a baffle between the entrance and the exit deflector for directing entering arrows laterally toward the exit deflector and preventing arrows from passing directly from the entrance to the exit opening, and an entrance deflector alongside the guide at the entrance for directing arrows laterally toward the baffle and preventing arrows passing directly from the entrance to the exit opening.

Claim 19

In an arrow storage quiver for receiving arrows entering horizontally disposed and directing the arrows to upright storage positions, a pair of upright side members, means defining an arrow entrance between lower portions of the side members, an upwardly curved guide adjacent the entrance for turning arrows upwardly, a bumper between upper portions of the side members for stopping arrows, a storage basket at the rear of the side members incluDing sidewalls for holding arrows in standing positions with the upper ends accessible, an exit opening through the lower portion of one side member for passing arrows falling from the bumper to the basket, a deflector for directing arrows falling from the bumper laterally through the exit opening, a baffle between the entrance and the exit deflector for directing entering arrows laterally toward the exit deflector and preventing arrows from passing directly from the entrance to the exit opening, and an entrance deflector alongside the guide at the entrance for directing arrows laterally toward the baffle and preventing arrows passing directly from the entrance to the exit opening.