Abstract: The improved rest features a detachable launcher arm having a launching tip of hard metal such as stainless steel or the like, or of cermet or ceramic which is resistant to wear from carbon and other abrasive arrows. The rest includes a mounting block which extends rearwardly behind the handle of an archery bow and to which is rotatably connected by a spring or the like to a cross bar which extends transversely behind the arrow window of the bow and to which is releasably connected the launcher arm. The arm extends upwardly and forwardly into the arrow window of the bow and is adjustable in position in the window. The front end of the arm ends in the launching tip. The tip includes a downwardly and forwardly extending launching groove which is smooth and concave and deepens from the rear to the front thereof. The tip may be removable and the rest may be provided with a number of the tips of various groove diameters to accomodate various arrow shaft diameters.

Abstract: The improved handgun assembly of the present invention includes a handgun with barrel and a butt having a handgrip, and a novel handgun brace resting against but otherwise unconnected to the handgun. The brace is in the form of a unitary rod having an upraised front portion, an intermediate portion connected thereto and sloping downwardly and rearwardly therefrom, and a rear portion connected to the intermediate portion and extending downwardly and rearwardly therefrom. The front portion bears an upraised, preferably detachable fork which holds the gun barrel. The fork may be stepped to accommodate gun barrels of various diameters. The intermediate portion includes a palm rest and a gun butt holder. The palm rest and holder may be in form of a single tube with an elongated recess into which the butt fits. There may be an elongated bottom slot in the tube up thru which a slideable stop pin fits to brace the back of the gun butt.

Abstract: The archery arrowhead puller is particularly adapted for pulling broadheads as well as field points from buried positions in trees, tree stumps and the like without injury to the points. The device includes an elongated horizontal lever bar with a pair of hinged arms spaced along the length thereof and depending therefrom. The arms preferably are moveable between the hanging vertical position and a horizontal position and rotate in a plane along the longitudinal axis of the bar. One of the arms is a brace arm and is positioned at about the front of the bar while the other arm is a puller arm spaced rearwardly thereof. The brace arm has a pointed lower end preferably detachable from its remainder. Both the arms preferably have spaced transverse hinge holes in order to regulate their effective lengths. The bar preferably also has spaced transverse hinge holes and a slideable sleeve over the rear end thereof for extending the length of the bar for increased leverage.

Abstract: In one embodiment, the detachable gun trigger safety device includes a threaded bolt assembly having a longitudinally extending threaded shank and a curved bolt head adapted to receive a portion of the rear housing of a gun trigger guard. The device also includes a mating lock nut threadably received on that shaft and having a front surface adapted to bear against the rear of a gun trigger. The front surface of the nut includes a groove adapted to receive the rearwardmost curved surface of the trigger. The device is designed to span the space between a gun trigger and the rear portion of that gun's trigger guard and wedge the trigger forward to prevent its rearward movement and firing of the gun. The lock nut may include a number of spaced protrusions in its front surface to help resist turning of the nut when tight against the trigger. The nut may be knurled to facilitate turning on the shaft and the shaft may have one or more cotter pins holes transversely therethrough.

Abstract: The archery bow arrow rest may include an elongated mounting block, the front portion of which is adapted to be connected to the sidewall of an archery bow with the remainder of the block extending rearwardly to a point behind the bow window. A transverse bar may be rotatingly connected to the block behind the window and bears a pair of resilient, upwardly and forwardly extending arrow-supporting blades. The second blade is weaker, longer and wider than the first and is mounted immediately below the first blade, extends forwardly thereof and rises thereabove. The front end of the second blade bent is up and is forked or notched with a pair of spaced diverging or parallel lines adapted to bracket an arrow shaft without gripping it so as to prevent arrow roll-off from the rest. The first blade's front end is also forked or notched to hold the underside of the arrow shaft.

Abstract: In one embodiment, the detachable gun trigger safety device includes a threaded bolt assembly having a longitudinally extending threaded shank and a curved bolt head adapted to receive a portion of the rear housing of a gun trigger guard. The device also includes a mating lock nut threadably received on that shaft and having a front surface adapted to bear against the rear of a gun trigger. The front surface of the nut includes a groove adapted to receive the rearwardmost curved surface of the trigger. The device is designed to span the space between a gun trigger and the rear portion of that gun's trigger guard and wedge the trigger forward to prevent its rearward movement and firing of the gun. The lock nut may include a number of spaced protrusions in its front surface to help resist turning of the nut when tight against the trigger. The nut may be knurled to facilitate turning on the shaft and the shaft may have one or more cotter pins holes transversely therethrough.

Abstract: The archery bow arrow rest and side pressure plate assembly includes an arrow rest formed of an elongated mounting block, a rear transverse cross bar adjustably connected thereto and a forwardly and upwardly extending resilient flexible arrow support connected to the free end of the crossbar. The side pressure plate sub-assembly includes a cross shaft adjustably threaded transversely through the block in front of the crossbar and bearing on its free end a flexible, resilient bent pressure plate having a pair of sloped surfaces joined at a laterally extending point and contactable with the side of an arrow shaft. The pressure plate may be V- or U-shaped and backed by a tensioning plate. It may be received in a close fitting slot in the free end of the cross shaft so that it will not inadvertantly pivot. The arrow support may also be backed by a tensioning plate. The pressure plate may include a long arm so that it extends well forward or rearward of the cross shaft for improved arrow clearance.

Abstract: The safety plug device is adapted to releasably plug the fluid fuel line of an internal combustion engine. The device has an external multiple stepped cylindrical configuration and/or central cavity with a like configuration so that it can be used effectively with various diameters of fuel lines and can either be inserted in the central opening of the fuel line or can be disposed over the fuel line, to prevent loss of fuel after the fuel line is removed from, for example, a carburator. The device is preferably of resilient elastomeric material resistant to deterioration by fuel and can include metal inserts, or be all metal, ceramic, etc. Thus, danger of fire from spilled fuel such as gasoline, kerosene, oil and the like can be readily avoided by the use of the plug device. Moreover, because the plug device physically reinforces the fuel line, clamping of the fuel line at the plug device does not damage the fuel line, in contrast to conventional clamping which breaks down the fuel line.

Abstract: The compound archery bow assembly includes an inner cam-type compound bow having an elongated riser with handle and arrow window, a pair of flexible limbs with a pair of wheels rotatably secured to the limb tips. A box-shaped bracket is secured to the riser below the handle and extends rearwardly thereof, with a vertical bowstring behind the bracket, a rotatable cam mechanism including a pair of cam lobes secured to each other, rotatably secured in the bracket, wheel cables trained around the wheels and secured to opposite ends of the bowstring, and cam cables extending between the cam lobes and limb tips. The assembly also includes an improved drawcheck with a clicker component releasably secured to either the bracket or cam mechanism, and an activator component secured to the other one of the bracket and cam mechanism.

Abstract: The archery arrow rest device includes an arrow launcher in the form of an upwardly and forwardly extending blade having a forked upper end for contacting the underside of an arrow shaft, flanked by a pair of flexible, resilient, bendable, upwardly and forwardly extending wire arms for gripping the opposite sides of the arrow shaft. Those arms are connected to the launcher or to a transverse support arm, as is the launcher. The launcher may be pivotally connected to such transverse arm, and biased to a position perpendicular to the transverse arm by springs connected to it or to the arrow-gripping arms so as to eliminate the need for a plunger. The transverse arm is laterally adjustably received in a block securable to the side of an archery bow riser to adjustably support the launcher at a desired location in the bow window. The launcher may be of resiliently depressible material and/or may be rotatable into a depressed position but spring biased to the upright position along with the transverse arm.

Abstract: The assembly includes an archery bow with an arrow shelf and sidewall defining an arrow window and an arrow rest disposed in and behind the window and supporting an arrow in the window for shooting from the bow. The rest has a mounting bracket which includes a mounting arm rigidly secured at a plurality of points to the bow sidewall on the side opposite the window. The arm extends horizontally rearwardly to a point behind the bow. The arm's rear end bears a groove in which a transverse crossbar is slideably received. The crossbar has a long slot in it and a scale around the slot. A screw clamps the arm and bar together through the groove and slot. The screw can, if desired, be geared to the slot, so that rotation of the screw moves the crossbar transversely. The bar bears a rotatable post behind the window.

Abstract: An improved archery bowstring release aid is provided which has a preferably flexible, self-supporting resilient ledge generally perpendicular to the length of the release aid and having an opening for an arrow shaft, the opening being bordered by a pair of bowstring-engaging portions. A rear wrist-engaging support member, which can be in the form of a strap, rope or glove and a self-supporting intermediate portion interconnecting the ledge and rear support complete the release aid. The release aid is adapted to be positioned on the medial side of the archer's draw hand, with the bowstring-engaging portions of the ledge facing the archer's palm and temporarily supported by the curved archer's fingers. It may also include a transverse brace member across the intermediate portion. Upon reaching full draw, the archer relaxes his or her fingers and the release aid, particularly the ledge, and usually the intermediate portion, flexes to release the drawn bowstring to fire the arrow forward from the bowstring.

Abstract: An improved archery bow assembly is provided which includes an archery bow having an arrow shelf and sidewall defining an arrow window, an archery arrow and an improved arrow rest disposed in and behind the window and supporting the arrow in the window for shooting. The rest includes a bracket, and first and second arrow supports connected to the bracket and supporting the bottom and at least one side of the arrow. The bracket has an arm releasably locked to the sidewall through an elongated slot, which arm extends horizontally rearwardly of the bow and is interconnected to a rear connector plate. A horizontal transversely extending cross arm passes through and is clamped in the connector below the rearwardly extending arm. The cross arm bears in a slot thereof the first arrow support in the form of an upwardly and forwardly extending flexible blade, preferably having a small raised flange at the outer margin of its forward end. The cross arm is rotatable to set the angle of the blade.

Abstract: The improved assembly comprises, in combination, an archery bow with arrow shelf and sidewalls defining an arrow window, an archery arrow and an improved arrow rest disposed in the window and supporting the arrow in the window for shooting from the bow. The rest is particularly adapted for hunting in that it locks the arrow in place, preventing it from rolling off the rest or inadvertently dropping through the rest and down onto the shelf before shooting. The rest includes a holder comprising a canted hook, the forward end of which contacts the bottom and outer margins of the arrow shaft. The inner margin of the hook is spaced less than the width of the arrow shaft from the sidewall. The holder is biased by a spring into the holding position. A side support such as a plunger resiliently biases the arrow away from the sidewall. A connector bracket adjustably positions the holder relative to the arrow. The connector includes a rear arm bearing the holder and is rotatable against the spring.

Abstract: An improved archery arrow is provided which includes an arrow shaft with vanes adjacent its rear end, and a novel arrow pile at its front end. The pile has removable ball bearings, or a threaded weight plug, and/or a scored attaching portion which is readily breakable for shortening and lightening the pile, for controlling the weight and weight distribution of the pile in order to regulate the spine and balance of the arrow for improved performance. The pile point is of improved aerodynamically tapered, dome-shaped configuration for higher, longer flight. Alternatively the pile may have a threaded shaft extending rearwardly therefrom with a split sleeve and wedge threaded thereon.

Abstract: The improved archery bowstring release device of the invention includes a frame, a pair of opposable jaws pivotably connected to the front of the frame with the bowstring-retaining ends of the jaws at the front thereof and with the opposite or rear ends thereof defining a space when the front ends abut. A plunger with a specially configured head having a wider diameter at its front end is slideably disposed in the frame, the plunger head being urged forward into the space by a spring so as to keep the front ends of the jaws closed, trapping a bowstring therein. A trigger is secured to the plunger and enables the archer to urge the plunger rearward in the frame and out of the space so as to permit the front ends of the jaws to open and release the trapped bowstring. An adjustable stop may be provided to finely control the extent to which the head can be urged into the space and thus the extent of rearward movement of the trigger necessary to withdraw the head from the space.