Archery Bow Support Device

Abstract

An archery bow support device is provided having a trigger handle attachable to the top of a ground support. A threaded cylinder is attached to the trigger handle. A first end of a threaded bar adaptor is attached to the threaded cylinder and a second end of the threaded bar adaptor is attached to the archery bow.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE IN

1. Field of the Invention

This invention relates to devices used to stabilize objects, and in particular relates to an adaptor device for stabilizing a bow used in archery, such as a standard archery bow or crossbow.

2. Description of the Related Art

Bows and arrows are used by shooters in competitions and for hunting. Recurve bows have a pair of curved elastic limbs, usually made of wood, fiberglass, metals or composite materials, joined by a riser. The ends of the limbs are connected by a bow string attached to nocks at the ends of the limbs. To shoot an arrow, an archer pulls the bow string and arrow backwards (toward the archer). Releasing the string causes the arrow to be projected away from the archer.

A compound bow uses a levering system, usually of cables and pulleys, to bend the limbs, which are much stiffer than those of a recurve bow or longbow. The compound bow has its string applied to pulleys (cams), and one or both of the pulleys have one or more cables attached to the opposite limb. When the string is drawn back, the string causes the pulleys to turn.

Crossbows have limbs (called a prod) attached at right angles to a crosspiece so that the string can be mechanically pulled and held. A trigger releases the drawn string to shoot a bolt. As used herein, the word “archery bow” includes bows, crossbows and longbows.

Monopods, bipeds, tripods and quad pods are used to support a wide variety of items such as rifles and cameras to allow the user of the items to keep the items stable and in a desired location, and eliminate the need for the person's body to support the weight of the items.

Archery bow bipods and other types of support are used in archery to stabilize the bow and keep the bow in position and upright within reach of the user, for example, during hunting.

In archery, stabilizers are weights that are used on bows to increase their stability and minimize movement of the bow. Examples include a long-rod stabilizer in front of the bow, which moves the center of gravity forward, and may help to reduce errors in shooting and reduce inadvertent movement of the bow.

It is therefore an object of the invention to provide an archery bow support device that aids in stability of shot with a bow or crossbow.

It is a further object of the invention to provide an archery bow support device that aids shooters with a handicap by supporting the weapon, and also aiding with long range shots.

It is a further object of the invention to provide an archery bow support device that takes the weight of the weapon off of the shooter's arm.

Other objects and advantages will be more fully apparent from the following disclosure and appended claims.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The invention herein is an archery bow support device a trigger handle attachable to the top of a ground support. A threaded cylinder is attached to the trigger handle. A first end of a threaded bar adaptor is attached to the threaded cylinder and a second end of the threaded bar adaptor is attached to the archery bow.

Other objects and features of the inventions will be more fully apparent from the following disclosure and appended claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is an elevational view of the archery bow support device of the invention with a compound bow attached.

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the archery bow support device of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a an elevational view of upper portion of the archery support device without an attached bow.

FIG. 4 is a perspective side view of a threaded bar adapter of the invention herein.

FIG. 5 is a perspective side view of the threaded barrel of the invention herein.

FIG. 6 is a top perspective view of a threaded cylinder of the invention herein.

FIG. 7 is an exploded view of a crossbow and threaded cylinder of the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION AND PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS THEREOF

The present invention provides an archery bow support device that aids in stability of shot with a bow, crossbow or longbow, that aids shooters with a handicap by supporting the weapon, and also aids with long range shots, and takes the weight of the weapon off of the shooter's arm. The invention herein may be used with any type of bow that has a 5/16 thread opening. Use of the present invention suppresses the torque from the weapon allowing more consistent, precise arrow or bolt placement for all hunters, but is particularly useful for hunters with physical disabilities. The archer bow support device of the invention may also be used with a camera mount to make video and still shots easier.

Referring in greater detail to the figures, the archery bow support device 10 of the invention for supporting an archery bow 12 comprises a trigger handle 14 (FIGS. 1-3). The construction of the trigger handle 14 may be any as known in the art that is sufficiently sturdy for use in the field and is usable as described herein. A trigger made of steel that is very strong and hard (e.g., 12 L14 steel) has the preferred tensile strength, around 78,300 PSI and yield strength at 60,200 PSI. The trigger handle 14 enables adjustment of the height of the device from the ground, so that squeezing the trigger handle and trigger allows the length of the tripod, bipod or monopod to telescope down. The entire assembled invention in the preferred embodiment described herein weighs 15.8 oz.

The trigger handle 14 is attached to a ground support 16 that has at least one leg 18 and a top 20 (FIG. 2). The trigger handle 14 is preferably part of the top 20 of the ground support 16. The ground support 16 may be a monopod, bipod, tripod or quad pods or other more complex support as is known in the art. A bipod is shown for example in FIG. 2. Preferably the ground support 16 is a shooting stick as known in the art that has a trigger stick 15 at its top 20 and has a trigger handle 14 to change the height of the legs or of ground support 16. Examples of commercially available shooting sticks that are usable with the invention include a Primos trigger stick bipod (#65494/3)(shown in the Figures herein), a Primos monopod (#6549 and #65492), an Allen shooting stick, which is a 63-inch monopod (#2163), a Gorilla Gear sharpshooter bipod (#65004) or monopod (#65003/6 and #35588) and a Vanguard gun pod (#GMP-3 camo/6). Any such commercially available shooting stick can be attached to the archery bow support device 10 of the invention without further modification of the shooting stick.

A threaded cylinder 22 is attached to the trigger stick 15 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 by means of threaded barrel 40 shown in FIG. 6 at the top 32 of the threaded cylinder 22 (preferably ¼ inch, 20 threads preferred) so that a video camera or a still camera can be mounted at the same time as the bow is attached to the device 10. Preferably, the trigger stick 15 is threaded on the threaded cylinder 22. Threaded barrel 34 (FIG. 5) connects a camera, spotting scope, smart phone or camcorder as known in the art for the purpose of recording, viewing or taking pictures.

A threaded bar adaptor 24 is provided having a first end 26 and a second end 28 (FIG. 4), with the first end 26 attached to the threaded cylinder 22 that is attached to the trigger handle 14 and the second end 28 attached to the archery bow 12 (FIG. 1). The threaded bar adaptor 24 may be detachable from the threaded cylinder 22, using a threaded side hole 38 in threaded cylinder 22, or the threaded cylinder 22 and threaded bar adaptor 24 may comprise a single unit. If the latter, the threaded bar adaptor 24 is preferably threaded at the second end 28 and is integrally formed with the threaded cylinder 22 at the first end 26. In one embodiment (FIG. 2), the bow 12 has a threaded hole 30 and the threaded bar adaptor 24 is threaded into the threaded hole 30 on the bow 12.

The device of the invention is preferably used with a standard bow or a crossbow (FIG. 7) with the threaded bar adaptor 24 being threaded into a threaded hole 30 ( 5/16 (24 threaded) opening) in the riser 36 of the bow (FIG. 2). The invention herein may be used with a longbow if the longbow has the appropriately threaded opening, preferably a. 5/16″ threaded opening, placed under the handle or grip of the bow in its riser.

While the invention has been described with reference to specific embodiments, it will be appreciated that numerous variations, modifications, and embodiments are possible, and accordingly, all such variations, modifications, and embodiments are to be regarded as being within the spirit and scope of the invention.

Claims

1. A device for supporting an archery bow, comprising:

a) a trigger handle attachable to a ground support having at least one leg and a top, the trigger handle being attachable to the top of the ground support;

b) a threaded cylinder attached to the trigger handle; and

c) a threaded bar adaptor having a first end and a second end, the first end attached to the threaded cylinder and the second end attached to the archery bow.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the ground support is selected from the group consisting of monopods, bipods, tripods and quad pods.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the threaded bar adaptor is detachable from the threaded cylinder.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the trigger handle, threaded cylinder and threaded bar adaptor comprise a single unit.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein the trigger handle enables adjustment of the height of the device from the ground.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein the threaded bar adaptor is threaded at the second end and is integrally formed with the threaded cylinder at the first end.

7. The device of claim 1, wherein the trigger handle is threaded on the threaded cylinder.

8. The device of claim 1, wherein the bow has a threaded hole and the threaded bar adaptor is threaded into the threaded hole on the bow.

9. The device of claim 1, wherein the bow comprises a crossbow.

10. The device of claim 1, wherein the bow comprises a longbow.

11. The device of claim 1, wherein the ground support is a bipod.