Abstract: The invention comprises a combination stabilizer/drawlock device adapted for use with an overdraw arrow rest in archery and bowhunting. The stabilizer/drawlock device includes an elongated mounting bracket having near its forward end a bolt slot for attaching the bracket to an archery bow's handle, and having intermediate its forward and rearward ends a support for an overdraw arrow rest that permits the arrow rest to be positioned at a selectable distance to the rear of the bow's handle. The device further includes a draw tube attached to the rearward end of the mounting bracket and a draw rod in telescoping engagement with the draw tube. The draw tube can be attached to the bow at a selectable angle or permitted to pivot freely to align with the axis of the arrow between nock point and arrow rest after vertical adjustment to a tuned nocking point. The back end of the draw rod supports a bow string mechanical release.

Abstract: A heater member is molded in, or otherwise appropriately form-fitted around or into, the hand grip of a bow. The heater member is energized by batteries located within a carrier in the form of an elongated container that includes, at one end, an adapter for cooperating with the stabilizer fitting of the bow. The carrier is received and supported by the bow's stabilizer fitting so that it extends with its longitudinal axis generally perpendicular to the front of the bow. At the distal end of the carrier, a weighted, removable and adjustable counterbalance element is provided. The mass and position of the counterbalance element can be varied to meet the counterbalance requirements of the archer. In a preferred embodiment, the heater member uses wire-wound or etched foil electrical resistance heating elements encased in a sheet of flexible insulator material that has a pressure-sensitive adhesive backing to facilitate attachment of the heater member to the bow's hand grip.

Abstract: A bow tension relieving device that is useful with a bow that has a riser with opposing riser ends, has a first limb connected with a first riser end and extending in a direction that is generally away from a second riser end, and has a second limb connected with the second riser end and extending in a direction that is generally away from the first riser end. Each of the limbs also has an inner limb end at the riser. The bow tension relieving device has a coupling interconnecting the riser and one of the limbs. The coupling is actuatable between first and second positions to rotate the one limb a predetermined amount in a first rotational direction to decrease an effort of drawing the bow to a shooting position in the first position, and to rotate the one limb a predetermined amount in a second, opposing, rotational direction to increase the shooting force to a predetermined maximum level in the second position.

Abstract: Disclosed is a compound archery bow having a handle, a pair of resilient bow limbs, and a pulley system for providing let off. Each of the bow limbs has a mounting portion opposing a tip portion. The mounting portion of each of the bow limbs is fastened to the handle opposite the other. The pulley system includeds a bowstring, a take-up string, and a pair of cam wheels. The wheels are each pivotally mounted to a corresponding bow limb tip portion with the bowstring and take-up string being mounting under tension therebetween. Each of the wheels includes a peripheral bowstring track with a first working length and a peripheral take-up string track with a second working length. A ratio of the first working length to the second working length is at least about 2.5. Additional or alternative cam wheel features include a maximum radius ratio of the first track maximum radius to the second track maximum radius of at least about l.75, in a cam ratio of at least 5 for a drawn position of the bow.

Abstract: The invention comprises a quick-release locking device for attachment of an accessory having a threaded shaft at one end thereof to an archer's bow. This locking device includes a body having a bore extending therein, which bore is sized so that the shaft of the accessory may be inserted therein. The device also includes a shaft engagement mechanism within the body which is adapted to engage the threads of the shaft of the accessory within the bore, and a manually operable release mechanism within the body which may be actuated to release the engagement mechanism from the shaft. The locking device may be incorporated into the handle or riser of a bow, or it may be provided in the form of an attachment that can be threaded into the existing accessory hole of a conventional bow.

Abstract: An archer's bow includes a riser between upper and lower limbs, and secured to limbs with bolt fasteners. A housing contains a spool with flexible webbing would thereon. A leg extends at an acute angle to the housing and includes an aperture for securement to one of the bolt fasteners. Webbing extends through an opening in the housing and is wound to one side of the riser so as to be maintained clear of the sight window. The webbing automatically retracts when worn by a user to adjust tension in the webbing as a bow is carried while climbing or running. Further, the webbing automatically retracts immediately upon dismount and clears the sight window before even a quick shot can be taken.

Abstract: Disclosed is a compound archery bow having a handle, a pair of resilient bow limbs, and a pulley system for providing let off. Each of the bow limbs has a mounting portion, attached to the handle, and an opposing tip portion which mounts a cam wheel. A bowstring and take-up string are mounted under tension between the cam wheels. The bow limbs are pre-curved; when not under tension and fastened to the handle, the limbs have a curved portion having a radius of curvature of less than about 30 inches, the radius sweeping an angle of at least about 35 degrees such that the tip end is located rearward of the mounting end a distance of at least about two inches.

Abstract: A bow support device comprising a spring-loaded alligator type clip for attachment to the nock of a loaded arrow which is suspended from an archer's person, allowing the archer to release his grasp on the bow for extended periods of time while stalking or awaiting the approach of wild game. A first embodiment utilizes an alligator type clip for securement of the device to the archer's clothing, as to the flap of a jacket pocket, while a second embodiment suspends the nock attaching clip from the archer's neck.

Abstract: A safety guard for bows including a tab positionable on a bow handle having an overdraw. The tab extends forwardly from the bow handle to prevent a user's finger from sliding up from the handle into the line of fire of an arrow.

Abstract: A composite reinforced limb of an archery bow is at least partially covered with a dry film of a polymeric coating initially applied in a generally liquid mixture adjacent to and firmly engaging at least a portion of the limb to prevent the underlying composite layers or fibers of the limb from becoming noticeably detached from the limb, to reinforce the limb and to reduce vibration and noise of the bow during use. Preferably, a substantial portion of the periphery of the limb is covered by the polymeric coating which is preferably sprayed on to the limb with a spray applicator. Preferably, the spray applicator is automated and several limbs are coated in an assembly line fashion by the spray applicator. Alternatively, the polymeric coating can be brushed on or the limb can be dipped into a supply of the coating material to cover at least that portion of the limb. The polymeric coating dries to a film in generally solid but pliable state and does not effect the draw length or draw weight of the bow in use.

Abstract: A swivel mount for mounting strap swivels to flexible structures is provided. The mount is formed of molded plastic material that is flexible in thin sections and rigid in heavy sections. A swivel mounting post having a heavy section is formed to project from a base that has a thin section, thereby providing a flexible mounting for securing the rigid post to a flexible structure. The preferred method of securing the swivel mount to the flexible structure is with an adhesive foam tape.

Abstract: A protective covering, carriage and storage device for use upon a compound bow. The device generally consists of marked upper and lower stitched cover sections designed to fit closely over the respective limb of a compound bow, including pulley devices and end portions. The sections are interconnected by a nylon webbed strap with a fastening buckle. The cover sections constitute the invention disclosed herein, called bow limb protector. The invention safeguards against damage to the compound bow limbs and mechanisms of the compound bow from environmental contaminants such as mud, dust, thorns and branches during general transportation.

Abstract: A composite reinforced limb of an archery bow is at least partially encased in a flexible plastic material which closely overlies and firmly engages the limb to substantially prevent the composite layers or fibers adjacent the limb from becoming detached from the limb. The plastic material is preferably in the form of a tube which contracts when heated and conforms to the shape of and firmly engages the limb. Encasing the limbs also reduces vibration of the limb and noise of the bow during use and thus, enhances the performance of the bow. Further, the tube encasing the limb tends to confine any pieces of the limb which may tend to injure an archer if the limb cracks, splinters or otherwise breaks in use.

Abstract: A cable adjuster for individually adjusting the cable ends of a split cable on a compound archery bow has a body with a medial slot located in it which fits over the end of the pin which journal the bow cams. The slot is configured so that the body can rotate on the pin and be slid toward and away from the center of the bow. A retainer secures the body rotatably on the pin. A button attached to the body releasably engages a loop located at the cable ends. A notch is located between the body and the button to seat the cable loop on the device. The button and notch are angled with respect to the body such that when a force which is applied to the cable, the elongate axis of the body remains normal to the axis of the pin so that the body can rotate on the pin without binding. A set screw extends through the top end of the body into the slot where it contacts the top of the pin when force is applied to the cable.

Abstract: A bow holder for holding an archery bow in a ready position is provided. The bow holder includes a vertical member and a horizontal member. The vertical member is mountable to a structure such as a tree. The horizontal member has a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end is spaced transversely from the distal end so that the distal end extends away from the vertical member at a given distance. The bow holder further includes a string movably securable to the distal end and extending downwardly from the distal end. The string has a support portion comprising a knot. The knot is engageable with the archery bow to hold the archery bow in a ready position. The string supports the weight of the archery bow as a bow hunter aims the archery bow at a target. The knot silently releases engagement from the archery bow as the bow hunter draws back on the archery bow to fire a shot at the target.

Abstract: An improved Adjustable Quiver which will house arrows having different size shafts and various styles of arrowheads is disclosed. The Quiver is comprised of an elongated frame, on one end of which is attached an arrowhead receiving housing with an adjustable pressure plate, and on the other end of which is attached a shaft holder base assembly.

Abstract: Substitutive archery bowstring assembly, certain segments of which may be removed and substituted for by one or more of different configuration, including length; and, as a separate consideration, the segment connecting hook employed in joining the members of the assembly.

Abstract: An easy access arrow quiver is removably mountable to a bow. A hollow, elongated, generally cylindrical enclosure features an elongated, longitudinally oriented aperture through which arrows may be inserted and removed. A rotatable rod disposed centrally within the enclosure includes a pair of spaced-apart arrow-retainment disks, each having a shaped perimeter defining a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart arrow-shaft retainment clips, the disks being rotationally positioned respectively about the rod so that the clips on each disk are longitudinally aligned. A coupling unit, which has a first portion making physical connection to the enclosure and a second portion which attaches to the bow, permits the enclosure to be removably mounted to the bow such that the longitudinal dimension of the enclosure and the aperture are generally parallel to the drawstring of the bow.

Abstract: A quiver apparatus for mounting on a bow has a mounting interface adapted for attaching the apparatus to the bow and one or more retainers adapted for holding arrows. A support extending away from the one or more retainers and mounting interface is formed such that, with the support resting on a surface, an arrow held in the one or more retainers is held above the surface with no portion of the arrow, including fletching, touching the surface. In some embodiments the support comprises two legs, and the legs may be substantially parallel and directed at substantially a right angle to a plane defined by the shape of the bow. In some embodiments boots are provided for attaching to leg extensions, adapted for providing increased surface area contact.

Abstract: An arrow launching apparatus includes a bow attachment assembly and an arrow guide assembly. The front end of the arrow guide assembly is connected to the bow attachment assembly such that the arrow guide assembly is oriented perpendicularly with respect to the bow attachment assembly. The arrow guide assembly is adapted to receive an arrow for launching and includes a pair of longitudinally extensible and retractable front-end guide track assemblies located at the front end of the arrow guide assembly. Each of the front-end guide track assemblies includes a front telescopic segment and a rear telescopic segment. A plurality of spacer supports are connected to the front-end guide track assemblies and support the front-end guide track assemblies a predetermined distance from one another. A pair of transversely rotatable joint assemblies are provided.

Abstract: An automatic bow retention device for the purpose of holding a compound archery bow under tension while removing tension from the bowstring. The device is comprised of a flexible cord which attaches to the archery bow at its two ends, a cord spool upon which the flexible cord is wound, a housing in which the spool is free to rotate and through which the cord passes, and a ratchet mechanism which engages the cord spool to the housing. A flexible spring is connected between the cord spool and the housing for automatically retracting the flexible cord onto the spool as the bow is flexed by drawing the bowstring. The ratchet mechanism comprises a pawl attached to the cord spool and ratchet teeth attached to the housing such that the pawl engages the ratchet teeth to prevent the spool from unwinding the flexible cord, thereby holding the bow under tension. Other arrangements of the pawl and ratchet teeth are possible.

Abstract: A hanger for supporting an archery bow on a branch or other horizontal structure. The bow hanger includes a hook element and a base structure with a flexible strap. The flexible strap is provided with a series of Velcro fastening strips to be engaged with complementary Velcro fastening strips affixed onto a portion of the bow. The bow hanger can be attached to the bow by wrapping the flexible strap around the complementary Velcro fastening strips of the bow and engaging the Velcro fastening strips of the flexible strap with the Velcro fastening strips of the bow. By looping the hook element of the bow hanger on a tree branch, for example, the bow can thereby be supported without causing damage to the bow.

Abstract: A torqueless buss cable positioner for a compound bow, whereby the buss cables are displaced from the bow plane, yet, optimally, the buss cables do not subject the limbs to any force component perpendicular to the bow plane. The present invention provides two mutually spaced apart outboard guidance locations of the buss cables such that the limbs are not subjected to a force component perpendicular to the bow plane. In the preferred embodiment, this feature is provided by the location of the first and second pulley sets. Further, the present invention provides an inboard guidance location of the buss cables between the outboard guidance locations, whereby the buss cables are laterally displaced a sufficient length from the bow plane to get the buss cables out of the way of the arrow at its nocking location. In the preferred embodiment, this feature is provided by the location of the third pulley set.

Abstract: A sound dampening apparatus includes a support arm having one end mounted to a bow, and a cushion member on a second end of the support arm and positioned in contact with the bowstring when the string is in the "dead" position. The cushion member is formed of a closed cell foam material which absorbs the energy of movement of the bowstring upon release of the bowstring after launching an arrow, to thereby dampen sound emitted by the string.

Abstract: The improved cable guard of the present invention comprises a support member having a swing arm pivotally connected thereto at an angle. A cable retainer means having two bores therein for retaining the cables is pivotally mounted on the swing arm. The angle between the support member and swing arm is such that when the bow is drawn the distance between the cables, which are contained in the cable retaining means, and the plane of bowstring travel is less than the distance between the cables and that plane when the bow is at rest.

Abstract: An optimized composite bow limb is provided wherein the bow limb is composed mainly of thin sheets of resin impregnated laminates. In a method for making the composite bow limb, laminates are selectively distributed throughout the limb so as to aid in equalizing the stress throughout the working area of the limb and so as to increase the stiffness in the fork section of the limb. The laminates are layed up as part of a bundle in a mold such that some portions of the bundle have more fabric weaves than other portions of the bundle, and thus have increased thickness. The desired thickness of the limb is defined such that the fork portion has an increased thickness to provide increased stiffness for the tines.

Abstract: A new and improved paint ball projectile attachment for bows comprising a housing secured to the bow. The housing has a first chamber and a second chamber therein. The first chamber is integral with the second chamber. The first chamber has an opening extending out a front end of the housing. The second chamber has an opening extending out a back end of the housing. The housing has a top end having a downwardly extending chamber adjoining the first chamber. A bin is secured to the top end of the housing. The bin has an opening in a lower portion thereof. The opening aligns with the downwardly extending chamber of the top end. Included in the device is a firing mechanism. A plurality of paint balls are positioned within the bin. The plurality of paint balls are dispensed through the opening in the bin. The paint balls are singlely positioned within the first chamber for ejection out the opening therein by the firing mechanism.

Abstract: A compound archery bow has power cable adjusters operable to laterally adjust the power cable to minimize canting of the cam assemblies and adjust the effective length of the power cable to vary the timing of the cam assembly connected to the power cable. Limb pocket assemblies connect the flexible limbs to a riser with a compression clamping force. Opposing side plates are held in compression relation with the limb end with bolts turned down tight into a base supporting the limb end. The compression connection between the limb pocket assembly maintains the limb in a center line alignment with the vertical plane of the bow string and riser.

Abstract: The window assembly for a compound bow is a device to create an unobstructed window to allow arrow release from a compound bow which includes a bow string, and power cables which extend between the bow limbs and would intersect the arrow launch path, thus potentially interfering with the arrow. Unlike previous designs in which the power cables are continuous and are pushed to the side by a cable guard, creating friction and torque, the window assembly actually replaces the portion of each cable which may interfere with the arrow. The window assembly comprises front and back bodies, slidably connected. Each body includes an elongated member, and upper and lower heads laterally offset from the elongated member. The upper head of the front body is attached to the portion of one power cable which extends from the upper limb; the lower head of the front body is attached to the portion of the one power cable which extends from the lower limb.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to an Archery Bow safety lock for releasable attachment to an Archery Bow to prevent operation of the bow when the lock is attached. The safety lock comprises a containment region to contain a bow string and prevent the bow string from being drawn or removed from the containment region when the lock is attached to the bow and a means for releasably securing the lock to the handle or riser region of the bow. The safety lock allows the bow string to be inserted into the containment region. The lock is also able to pass through or around the handle or riser region and thereafter be secured to prevent operation of the bow.

Abstract: The invention comprises an archery drawlock device adapted for use with an overdraw arrow rest. The device includes an elongated mounting bracket having near its forward end a bolt slot for attaching the bracket to an archery bow's handle, and having intermediate its forward and rearward ends a slot for supporting an overdraw arrow rest at a selectable distance to the rear of the bow's handle. The device further includes a draw tube attached to the rearward end of the mounting bracket and a draw rod in telescoping engagement with the draw tube. In a preferred embodiment, the draw tube can be attached to the bow at a selectable angle to align with the axis of the arrow between nock point and arrow rest after vertical adjustment to a tuned nocking point. The back end of the draw rod supports a bow string mechanical release. A latching device locks and holds the draw rod at a full draw position when the bow string is drawn beyond the full draw position.

Abstract: Apparatus to provide improved archery accuracy, by correcting bow handle twist problems, includes: a bar, attached to the bow handle parallel to the position of the arrow; an elastic cord, band, or tube, attached at one end to a front portion of the bar and at the other end to the bow string at a point which aligns the elastic cord with the bar when the bow is at full draw. Slight twisting of the bow handle causes a lateral movement of the rear portion of the bar relative to the elastic cord. Observation of this movement by the archer permits him to change his grip of the bow handle to eliminate the twist and thus improve accuracy. Observation of such movement of the rear portion of the bar is enhanced by placing a small plate at the rear end of the bar together with a pointer on a pivot pin. Other improvements include use of electrical contacts and lights to indicate the presence or absence of twist.

Abstract: A bow limb includes an elongated member having a plurality of strands of glass fiber extending longitudinally within the member and a reinforcing sheet adjacent a major surface of the member, preferably the convex surface of the limb when the limb is flexed. The sheet includes a plurality of carbon fibers that are either unidirectional or bi-directional and, if bi-directional, are woven with the warp of the fibers at an angle to the length of the limb. The angle is adjusted to control the characteristics of the limb.

Abstract: A cable guard assembly is disclosed for use with a compound archery bow which comprises discrete cable retainers that are separately slidable on a cable rod. The cable retainers are of different lengths and the cable rod is located within noncircular openings in the cable retainers. A resilient circular element is provided on the rod between the cable retainers for noise reduction.

Abstract: An archery bow tensioning device for holding a bowstring in a fully drawn position wherein one end of a rod is freely received in and releasable from a blind bore provided in the bow handle, and the opposite end of the rod is provided with a trigger mechanism having a safety catch.

Abstract: An archery quiver adapted to hold a plurality of arrows having heads and shafts is disclosed. The quiver comprises a housing having a portion for receiving the arrow heads and a rack member spaced from the housing and adapted to engage and grip the arrow shafts. A quiver shaft has two ends and is mounted at one end to the housing and at the other end to the rack member. A mechanism is provided for illuminating a desired area surrounding the quiver. A mechanism is further provided for permanently or removably mounting the illuminating mechanism on the housing such that the illuminating mechanism faces in a direction outward from the housing.

Abstract: A combination archery bow stabilizer and string tracker mounting adaptor having a telescopic capability to raise or lower the string tracker. Used in conjunction with a 360 degree rotatable arm to which the string tracker is mounted, minimization of the noise created by slack string tightening upon launching an arrow is possible. The adaptor and rotable arm are capable of adjustment for the needs of the individual archer or archery bow to which it is mounted.

Abstract: The archery bow sighting and tuning apparatus consists of a telescoping base assembly held in a vertical position by a base. A standard is slidable within the telescoping base assembly. The standard is lockable once properly positioned. A base plate is rotatably attached to the top end of the standard. The base plate is lockable in a fixed position on the standard. An elevation plate member is pivotally attached to the base plate. A level adjustor pivots and holds the elevation plate member in regards to the base plate. A transition mounting bracket is rotatably attached to the elevation plate member. A transition enclosure is attached to the transition mounting bracket. In this manner the transition enclosure is rotatable about the elevation plate member. A elevation adjusting rod is used to control the rotation of the transition mounting bracket for the horizontal positioning of the transition enclosure. A transition piece is slidable within the transition enclosure.

Abstract: A compound archery bow is provided with a power cable system in which two pairs of parallel, laterally spaced power cable stretch segments extend parallel to and symmetrical with respect to the operating plane of a bowstring extending between eccentric cams mounted on the outer ends of bow limbs by cam shafts. One end of each of the parallel power cable stretch segments of each pair is connected to a single cable end segment. The free end of each end segment is secured to a different one of the eccentric cams and the free ends of the associated pair of stretch segments are connected to spaced apart positions on the shaft that mounts the cam opposite the cam to which the associated single cable end segment is secured.

Abstract: An archery bow stabilizer and prop generally having a locking adaptor that attaches to the bow. A transition elbow attaches to the locking adaptor. A stabilizer-prop extends downward from the transition elbow. The stabilizer-prop in the preferred embodiment is telescoping to provide height adjustment. The lower end of the stabilizer-prop is inserted into a reciever attached to a hunting surface. The transition elbow also allows a conventional stabilizer to be used in conjunction with the stabilizer-prop. The stabilizer screws into another threaded bore at the end of the transition elbow. There is fixed and a stationary type transition elbow. Both allow attachment of the stabilizer-prop in a downward vertical position to hold the bow in an upright position. Both allow a conventional stabilizer to be screwed into the end, holding the stabilizer in an extended position, which is conventional in nature.

Abstract: The improved assembly includes an archery bow to which a connector and stabilizer sub-assembly are releasably secured. The sub-assembly features a connector having inner and outer concentric tubular sleeves with a spring therebetween biasing the outer sleeve toward an annular rim at the end of the inner sleeve which is adjacent to the stabilizer. Spaced bearings are disposed in an annular array in openings in the inner sleeve adjacent the end towards which the outer sleeve is biased. When the outer sleeve is retracted against the spring bias, the bearings can be moved into pockets defined in the outer sleeve by a nut on the free end of a bolt extending from one end of the stabilizer into the inner sleeve so that the nut can move past the bearings.

Abstract: A camera actuating archery apparatus including an archery bow having a bowstring for use in shooting an arrow, and a camera. The camera has an exposed actuating button, a connector for attaching the camera to the archery bow, an actuating mechanism, and a string between the actuating mechanism and the arrow serving to cause the actuating mechanism to depress the exposed actuating button in response to release of the arrow. In an alternate embodiment, the camera is mounted in a housing having the connector and the actuating mechanism secured thereon.

Abstract: An arrow thread tracking apparatus is provided for attachment to a bow and includes a bolt assembly which includes a threaded first bolt end, a middle bolt portion, and a second bolt end which includes a head. The threaded first bolt end is connected to the bow. A thread assembly includes a hollow bolt-receiving portion and a quantity of thread wound around the hollow bolt-receiving portion in a form of a spool of thread. The hollow bolt-receiving portion jackets the middle bolt portion of the bolt assembly. A housing assembly includes a substantially closed first end which includes a bolt-receiving orifice. The housing assembly includes a substantially open second end. The second end receives the bolt assembly, receives the thread assembly, and receives a brake element carried by the middle bolt portion of the bolt assembly adjacent to the bolt head. The brake element is a compressible structure. An offset bracket may be provided between the housing assembly and the bow.

Abstract: An improved attachment device to adjustably secure looped cable ends of a compound archery bow, either steel cables or synthetic fiber cables, to the tips of the bow limbs. The device comprising a base element, two parallel walls attached to the top surface of the base element defining a slot therebetween, each wall having an aligned aperture to receive a limb tip axle to secure the device to the limb tips, a cable support element received within the slot and slidable therewithin and adapted to receive the looped ends of the cables, a threaded bore through said base element from the top surface to the bottom surface to receive a threaded adjusting member which can be adjusted upward from the top surface of said base element to bear against a lower surface of said cable support element. The adjusting member used to adjust the distance between the cable support element and the axle mounting aperture and adjust the effective length of the bow cable.

Abstract: A support for a cocked bow is mounted to the bow handle, and provides a rod for supporting the bow string in a fully cocked position. The device is spring biased to engage the drawn string. A finger operated handle positioned in front of the bow handle, permits smooth controlled movement of the rod away from engagement with the bow string. The rod pivots about a split bearing mounted along a vertical line, effectively preventing vertical motion or vibration of the rod. The mounting of the device directly couples sheer forces form the drawn bow string into the handle, providing a strong mount.

Abstract: A mount is provided for mounting a quiver to a bow for optimal mass positioning and distribution, to dynamically balance the bow and quiver combination. The mount includes an elongated extension plate which is attached to the side of the bow handle riser and includes an offset longitudinal configuration, with a releasable attachment device for the quiver disposed outwardly from the bow. The offset configuration positions the quiver close to the plane in which the bowstring moves when shooting an arrow, so that the bow and quiver assembly have an optimum mass distribution that is dynamically balanced and thus minimizes vibration and torque forces acting on the bow when an arrow is shot, thus improving accuracy and shooting comfort of the bow.

Abstract: A bow stabilizer having a quick release clamp assembly at one end actuated by manual rotation of a weight member of the stabilizer. A shoulder and washers of the clamp assembly engage a groove wall and end wall of a bow mounted retainer during stabilizer installation.

Abstract: A waist supported bow string steadying device for an archer includes a fabric envelope within which a resilient bladder is supported to provide a size variable somewhat resilient member for contact with the bow string of a drawn bow prior to release. In several embodiments, the resilient member includes an inflatable bladder having a captive air volume therein which inflates to various degrees to provide bow string arrow rests of varying sizes. In alternate embodiments, a portion of the steadying device is provided with a storage cavity in which articles of convenience may be stored. In still further embodiments, the interior of the fabric envelope is provided with one or more resilient foam pads to impart shape and size to the fabric envelope and the desired dimension to the bow string steadying device.

Abstract: A cable guard for a compound bow has a rod attached at one end to the bow handle, extending therefrom beyond the cables of the bow when the bow is fully drawn, and spaced laterally from the bow string sufficiently to avoid any interference therewith. A cable retaining member slidably mounted on the rod is made to hold an intermediate portion of the length of the cables selectively either on the side of the rod contiguous the string or on the side of the rod opposite the string.

Abstract: An overdraw apparatus for a compound bow includes a frame that is mounted to the body of the compound bow, a guideway carried on the frame, an arrow rest carriage received for sliding movement on the guideway and a mechanism for connecting the arrow rest carriage to a tension cable system of the compound bow. The arrow rest carriage is displaceable between a rest position and a fully drawn position through the connection of the carriage to the tension cable system as the drawstring of the bow is drawn back to shoot an arrow.