Archery bow stands

Claim 2

A stand for an archery bow comprising a frame assembly having receptacle means for receiving and supporting a bow in an upright position, and a leg assembly connected to the frame assembly for supporting the frame assembly in selectedpositions on a supporting surface and so that a bow supported in the receptacle means will be generally upright, characterized in that one of said leg and said frame assemblies includes a rear leg means for engagement with said supporting surface, and said leg assembly has forward leg means with an upper end thereof connected to a mid-portion of said frame assembly and a lower end thereof for engagement with said supporting surface and in that said forward leg means is connected at its upper end to said frame assembly by a first swivel connection and at its lower end to said supporting surface by a second swivel connection, said first and second swivel connections having vertical axes out of vertical alignment with each other so that the upper swivel connection can be rotated in a circle around said lower swivel connection for positioning purposes.

Claim 3

A stand for an archery bow such as is defined in claim 1, characterized in that said rear leg means includes an attachment mechanism for fastening to the supporting surface when said forward leg means is in a desired position.

Claim 4

A stand for an archery bow comprising a frame assembly and a leg assembly, characterized in that said frame assembly has a lower receptacle for receiving the lower end of an upright bow, an upper receptacle for receiving an intermediate segment of the upright bow, and an arm connected to the lower and upper receptacles for holding the receptacles in fixed positions relative to one another; and said leg assembly is releasably connected to the frame assembly for supporting the frame assembly in selected positions on a supporting surface and so that a bow supported in the receptacle will be generally upright, said leg assembly having a rear bracket connected to said lower receptacle and an end for engagement with said supporting surface, and a forward leg means with an upper end thereof connected to a mid-portion of said arm and a lower end thereof for engagement with said supporting surface; further characterized in that said forward leg means includes a base member for connection to said supporting surface, said base member having a first swivel connection, said mid-portion of said arm having a second swivel connection, both such swivel connections having vertical axes, and a crank arm connected to said swivel connections for swivel movement of said frame assembly about either of said vertical axes, said rear bracket having fastening means for attachment to the supporting surface at selected positions of swivel movement of said frame assembly.

Claim 5

A stand for an archery bow comprising a frame assembly and a leg assembly, characterized in that said frame assembly has a lower receptacle for receiving the lower end of an upright bow, an upper receptacle for receiving an intermediate segment of the upright bow, and an arm connected to the lower and upper receptacles for holding the receptacles in fixed positions relative to one another; and said leg assembly is releasably connected to the frame assembly for supporting the frame assembly in selected positions on a supporting surface and so that a bow supported in the receptacle will be generally upright, said leg assembly having a rear bracket connected to said lower receptacle and an end for engagement with said supporting surface, and a forward leg means with an upper end thereof connected to a mid-portion of said arm and a lower end thereof for engagement with said supporting surface; further characterized in that said forward leg means includes a base member for connection to said supporting surface, said base member having a first swivel connection, said mid-portion of said arm having a second swivel connection, both such swivel connections having vertical axes, and a crank arm connected to said swivel connections for swivel movement of said frame assembly about either of said vertical axes, said rear bracket having fastening means for attachment to the supporting surface at selected positions of swivel movement of said frame assembly.

Claim 6

A stand for an archery bow such as is defined in claim 3, characterized in that said rear bracket is removably connected to said lower receptacle, said rear bracket having a spike extending from one end and a bolt fastener extending from the other end and arranged so that the bracket can be connected in an upright or an inverted position to said lower receptacle so as to provide either the spike or the bolt fastener for engagement with said supporting surface.

Claim 7

A stand for an archery bow comprising a frame assembly and a leg assembly, characterized in that said frame assembly has a lower receptacle for receiving the lower end of an upright bow, an upper receptacle for receiving an intermediate segment of the upright bow, and an arm connected to the lower and upper receptacles for holding the receptacles in fixed positions relative to one another; and said leg assembly is releasably connected to the frame assembly for supporting the frame assembly in selected positions on a supporting surface and so that a bow supported in the receptacles will be generally upright, said leg assembly having a rear bracket connected to said lower receptacle and an end for engagement with said supporting surface, and a forward leg means with an upper end thereof connected to a mid-portion of said arm and a lower end thereof for engagement with said supporting surface; further characterized in that said rear bracket is connected to said lower receptacle by adjustable means to permit vertical adjustment of the rear bracket relative to the lower receptacle.

Claim 8

A stand for an archery bow comprising a frame assembly and a leg assembly, characterized in that said frame assembly has a lower receptacle for receiving the lower end of an upright bow, an upper receptacle for receiving an intermediate segment of the upright bow, and an arm connected to the lower and upper receptacles for holding the receptacles in fixed positions relative to one another; and said leg assembly is releasably connected to the frame assembly for supporting the frame assembly in selected positions on a supporting surface and so that a bow supported in the receptacles will be generally upright, said leg assembly having a rear bracket connected to said lower receptacle and an end for engagement with said supporting surface, and a forward leg means with an upper end thereof connected to a mid-portion of said arm and a lower end thereof for engagement with said supporting surface; further characterized in that said rear bracket is connected to said lower receptacle by adjustable means to permit vertical adjustment of the rear bracket relative to the lower receptacle.

Claim 9

A stand for an archery bow comprising a frame assembly and a leg assembly, characterized in that said frame assembly has a lower receptacle for receiving the lower end of an upright bow, an upper receptacle for receiving an intermediate segment of the upright bow, and an arm connected to the lower and upper receptacles for holding the receptacles in fixed positions relative to one another; and said leg asembly is releasably connected to the frame assembly for supporting the frame assembly in selected positions on a supporting surface and so that a bow supported in the receptacles will be generally upright, said leg assembly having a rear bracket connected to said lower receptacle and an end for engagement with said supporting surface, and a forward leg means with an upper end thereof connected to a mid-portion of said arm and a lower end thereof for engagement with said supporting surface; further characterized in that said arm is a strap of generally arcuate shape to conform to the shape of a compound bow, said receptacles projecting inwardly from the opposite ends of the arcuate strap, and said strap has a plurality of mounting posts projecting downwardly at said mid-portion of said arm for mounting on said forward leg means.

Claim 10

A stand for an archery bow comprising a frame assembly and a leg assembly, characterized in that said frame assembly has a lower receptacle for receiving the lower end of an upright bow, an upper receptacle for receiving an intermediate segment of the upright bow, and an arm connected to the lower and upper receptacles for holding the receptacles in fixed positions relative to one another; and said leg asembly is releasably connected to the frame assembly for supporting the frame assembly in selected positions on a supporting surface and so that a bow supported in the receptacles will be generally upright, said leg assembly having a rear bracket connected to said lower receptacle and an end for engagement with said supporting surface, and a forward leg means with an upper end thereof connected to a mid-portion of said arm and a lower end thereof for engagement with said supporting surface; further characterized in that said arm is a strap of generally arcuate shape to conform to the shape of a compound bow, said receptacles projecting inwardly from the opposite ends of the arcuate strap, and said strap has a plurality of mounting posts projecting downwardly at said mid-portion of said arm for mounting on said forward leg means.

Claim 11

A stand for an archery bow comprising a frame assembly and a leg assembly, characterized in that said frame assembly has a lower receptacle for receiving the lower end of an upright bow, an upper receptacle for receiving an intermediate segment of the upright bow, and an arm connected to the lower and upper receptacles for holding the receptacles in fixed positions relative to one another; and said leg assembly is releasably connected to the frame assembly for supporting the frame assembly in selected positions on a supporting surface and so that a bow supported in the receptacles will be generally upright, said leg assembly having a rear bracket connected to said lower receptacle and an end for engagement with said supporting surface, and two sets of interchangeable forward leg means each with an upper end thereof for connection to a mid-portion of said arm and a lower end thereof for engagement with said supporting surface, the first set including a base member for connection to said supporting surface, said base member having a first swivel connection, said mid-portion of said arm having a second swivel connection, both said swivel connections having vertical axes, and a crank arm for connection to said swivel connections for swivel movement of said frame assembly about either of said vertical axes, said rear bracket having fastening means for attachment to the supporting surface at selected positions of swivel movement of said frame assembly, and the second set including two leg members, each leg member being adapted to be releasably connected to said mid-portion of said arm, the two leg members and said rear bracket being arranged with said arm for supporting the frame assembly on said supporting surface.

Claim 12

A stand for an archery bow comprising a frame assembly and a leg assembly, characterized in that said frame assembly has a lower receptacle for receiving the lower end of an upright bow, an upper receptacle for receiving an intermediate segment of the upright bow, and an arm connected to the lower and upper receptacles for holding the receptacles in fixed positions relative to one another; and said leg assembly is releasably connected to the frame assembly for supporting the frame assembly in selected positions on a supporting surface and so that a bow supported in the receptacles will be generally upright, said leg assembly having a rear bracket connected to said lower receptacle and an end for engagement with said supporting surface, and two sets of interchangeable forward leg means each with an upper end thereof for connection to a mid-portion of said arm and a lower end thereof for engagement with said supporting surface, the first set including a base member for connection to said supporting surface, said base member having a first swivel connection, said mid-portion of said arm having a second swivel connection, both said swivel connections having vertical axes, and a crank arm for connection to said swivel connections for swivel movement of said frame assembly about either of said vertical axes, said rear bracket having fastening means for attachment to the supporting surface at selected positions of swivel movement of said frame assembly, and the second set including two leg members, each leg member being adapted to be releasably connected to said mid-portion of said arm, the two leg members and said rear bracket being arranged with said arm for supporting the frame assembly on said supporting surface.

Claim 13

A stand for an archery bow comprising a frame assembly and a leg assembly, characterized in that said frame assembly has a lower receptacle for receiving the lower end of an upright bow, an upper receptacle for receiving an intermediate segment of the upright bow, and an arm connected to the lower and upper receptacles for holding the receptacles in fixed positions relative to one another; and said leg assembly is releasably connected to the frame assembly for supporting the frame assembly in selected positions on a supporting surface and so that a bow supported in the receptacles will be generally upright, said leg assembly having a rear leg bracket at the lower end of said arm for engagement with said supporting surface, and a forward leg means with an upper end thereof connected to a mid-portion of said arm and a lower end thereof for engagement with said supporting surface; further characterized in that said rear leg bracket is removably connected to the lower end of said arm, said rear leg bracket having a spike extending from one end and a fastening means from the other end and arranged so that the bracket can be connected in an upright or inverted position to the lower end of said arm so as to provide either the spike or the fastening means for engagement with said supporting surface.

Claim 14

A stand for an archery bow comprising a frame assembly and a leg assembly, characterized in that said frame assembly has a lower receptacle for receiving the lower end of an upright bow, an upper receptacle for receiving an intermediate segment of the upright bow, and an arm connected to the lower and upper receptacles for holding the receptacles in fixed positions relative to one another; and said leg assembly is releasably connected to the frame assembly for supporting the frame assembly in selected positions on a supporting surface and so that a bow supported in the receptacles will be generally upright, said leg assembly having a rear leg bracket at the lower end of said arm for engagement with said supporting surface, and a forward leg means with an upper end thereof connected to a mid-portion of said arm and a lower end thereof for engagement with said supporting surface; further characterized in that said rear leg bracket is removably connected to the lower end of said arm, said rear leg bracket having a spike extending from one end and a fastening means from the other end and arranged so that the bracket can be connected in an upright or inverted position to the lower end of said arm so as to provide either the spike or the fastening means for engagement with said supporting surface.