Archery quiver

Claim 1

An archery device for use with an archery bow comprising: a quiver, means for detachably securing said quiver to the bow, said securing means comprising, a mounting plate, means for securing said mounting plate to the bow, one of said bow or said mounting plate having a longitudinally elongated projection with two sides which taper toward each other from one end to the other end of said projection, the other of said bow or said mounting plate comprising a channel open at at least one end, said channel conforming in shape to said projection so that said projection is longitudinally slidably received through the open end of said channel to a predetermined position in said channel, and means for detachably locking said quiver to said mounting plate at said predetermined position wherein said locking means comprises a cam having an outwardly protruding cam surface and pivotally mounted to said quiver between a locked and an unlocked position, wherein in said locked position said cam surface is received within and engages a recessed abutment surface on said mounting plate, said cam and said recess extending in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of said projection so that said cam surface prevents longitudinal sliding of said projection in said channel and wherein in said unlocked position said cam surface disengages from said abutment surface, wherein said cam comprises a disc having a pivotal axis, said cam surface being formed on one peripheral edge of said disc, and a lever protruding outwardly from an edge of said disc substantially opposed to said cam surface, and wherein said disc comprises a through slot between said pivotal axis and said cam surface, said cam being dimensioned so that, with said cam in said locked position, said cam surface compresses against said recess and radially compresses said slot.