Abstract: A improved take-down archery bow is detailed which is easily taken apart, does not require excessive tools, and has the advantage of being useful in existing bows. These and other advantages are provided in a take-down archery bow comprising: a first elongated limb and second elongated limb each comprising a string attached on one end and matching abutment joint opposite thereto; a first assembly mechanism attached to the abutment joint of the first elongated limb comprising an alignment post parallel to the first elongated limb; a second assembly mechanism attached to the abutment joint of the second elongated limb comprises an alignment bore parallel to the second elongated limb capable of receiving the alignment post and aligning the matching abutment joints; an attachment plate rigidly attached to the back of one elongated limb and removable attached to the back of the other elongated limb.

Abstract: A handle riser for an archery bow includes a primary shelf portion and a shelf extension portion integrally interconnected with the primary shelf portion. The shelf extension portion is movable relative to the primary shelf portion to infinitely adjust an arrow rest assembly coupled thereto in overdraw positions between a normal arrow rest position and a maximum overdraw position. A recess is formed in the primary shelf portion to allow the arrow rest upon pivoting to recess below a plane corresponding with the top surface of the shelf portion.

Abstract: The invention relates to a crossbow having a vibration damping mechanism which generally comprises a stock member including a barrel at a forward portion thereof, with the barrel used to support an arrow for firing of the crossbow. A riser block assembly is mounted at a forward end of the barrel, with the riser block assembly supporting first and second bow limbs which extend outward from the riser block assembly. The first and second bow limbs carry a bowstring between the outward tips thereof, and the bowstring extends transversely to the barrel. The crossbow further includes a trigger mechanism with the trigger mechanism used to selectively hold and release the bowstring from a cocked position. In the cocked position, the bowstring is drawn in a direction away from the first and second bow limbs to tension the bow limbs. The vibration damping mechanism is disposed to interface at a location between the bow limbs and the stock, such as between the riser block assembly and the barrel or bow limb supports.

Abstract: An archery bow handle riser includes a hand grip portion with a self or integral throat portion and a heel member mounting portion to accept a variety of different replaceable heel members. In this way a narrow throat portion can be maintained while providing a wide variety of heel members to customize the hand grip as preferred by an individual archer.

Abstract: The present invention reveals a screw-on device that attaches to an archery bow and enables the bow to stand in a vertical position in relation to the ground. The archery bow stand attaches to a standard bushing on an archery bow and is made of an elongated body with a retractable leg. The retractable leg is positioned in a groove along the elongated body and is connected to the body by a spring pin. By extending the retractable leg of the bow stand, a bow can be placed in a free standing vertical position.

Abstract: A device for attachment to an archery bow facilitates placement of the bow arm of the archer. The device includes a plurality of pieces adapted for attachment to the bow and which are movably interconnected to one another in such manner as to be adjustable in at least three different directions, to an individual archer's preferred position on the bow. The device permits the archer to optimally position the archer's bow-supporting arm relative to the device to enhance shooting performance and to prevent contact of the bowstring with the archer's bow-supporting arm.

Abstract: A tiller adjustment system for an archery bow includes a tiller adjustment knob for precisely adjusting the tiller of a bow limb. A locking mechanism secures the tiller adjustment knob in place to ensure that the precise tiller adjustments are not disturbed, even when the bow is broken down for travelling and storage. A specialized spacer with a curved top surface is disposed within a similarly curved ceiling of an internal cavity formed in the tiller adjustment knob. In addition, a biasing mechanism in the form of two spring steel members are positioned in the bottom of the limb pocket to urge the bow limb into engagement with the tiller adjustment knob.

Abstract: A bow arm support stabilizer system for supporting the weight of the bow while aiming and shooting is disclosed. The system has a horizontal connecting shaft with a rear end pinned to the riser section of the bow beneath an intermediate hand grip portion thereof. A pair of closely vertically spaced pins projecting forwardly from the forward facing edge of the riser section are received in corresponding axial bores formed in the shaft rear end to provide a non-rotational connection. A strap may be used to connect the shaft rear end to the riser section. A telescopic support rod assembly is pivotally mounted to the front end of the horizontal shaft. The lower end of the support rod assembly is provided with a rubber cap adapted to frictionally engage the top of the archer's shoe to support the bow through the support rod assembly and the horizontal shaft.

Abstract: A shoulder bow carrier comprising an adjustable shoulder strap made of flexible material, having loops at each end of the shoulder strap for receiving and supporting the ends of a bow and joining the ends of the shoulder strap by a flexible, stretchable piece of material which is within a fixed-length flexible tube assembly.

Abstract: A lever action archery bow is disclosed which includes a central riser and a pair of working limbs attached to each end of the central riser. A rocking recurve lever is pivotably mounted at the outer end of each limb, and the bowstring is secured to the outer ends of the recurve levers in the conventional manner. Each recurve lever is a lever of the first class the fulcrum of which is mounted adjacent the outer end of its associated limb, and anchors for draw force transfer cables are pivotably attached to each recurve lever at its end remote from the end thereof to which the bow string is attached. The invention includes embodiments in which the recurve levers are rigid, and embodiments in which the recurve levers are resilient working members.

Abstract: A retracting arrow rest for archery bow is used in combination with a compound bow having a cable slide movable as the bow is drawn and released. A generally L-shaped body is secured to the cable guard of the compound bow and supports a rotatably positioned arrow guide having a tapered notch for receiving an arrow shaft. A lever is secured to the supporting shaft and is coupled to the cable slide by a flexible line. A pair of threaded stop members are adjustably positionable within the arrow rest body to interact with stop surfaces formed upon the rotatable end bearings supporting the shaft to provide travel limits for the arrow guide in both the retracted and extended positions.

Abstract: In an archery bow, variations in the alignment between the limbs and the handle due to manufacturing tolerances or the preferences of an archer are accommodated with a laterally adjustable limb pocket having an elongated feature extending across the pocket. The feature permits at least a portion of the pocket to move from side to side on the handle. The feature is a ridge having a dovetail cross-section for engaging a dovetail slot in the end of the handle. Alternatively, the feature is a hole elongated in a side to side direction across the pocket. The hole receives an internally threaded bushing for locating the pocket while permitting rotation of the pocket about a pivot. For a pair of holes elongated in a side to side direction, the position of the pocket relative to the handle is controlled either by opposed setscrews or by an adjustment screw threaded into the handle.

Abstract: An archery rangefinder for use from an elevated position comprises a power supply for an electronic digital panel meter and a power supply for two voltage divider circuits that comprise the rangefinding circuit. One voltage divider provides a voltage signal proportional to the elevation distance. This signal acts to supply the second voltage divider to attenuate the voltage further by a factor proportional to the tangent of the inclination angle. A weighted pendulum arm is attached to a potentiometric element in the second voltage divider to effect feedback relevant to the angle of inclination. All circuits and components are housed within an outer protective enclosure. Voltage across a fixed resistor in the second voltage divider is read and displayed by said digital panel meter as the range which is then used by the archer to increase accuracy of shots.

Abstract: The grip for an archery bow is attached to the handle of the bow and can translate (move from side to side) and tilt. The grip is attached to the handle by two screws engaging threaded inserts screwed into the handle. The position of the threaded inserts in the handle determines the side to side position of the grip. The screws pass through elongated slots in one side of the grip, with the slots elongated in different directions, thus enabling one to adjust the tilt of the grip relative to the handle. The threaded inserts are preferably held in position by locking inserts engaging the threaded inserts within the handle.

Abstract: A pre-cocking assembly for an archery bow includes an elongated rod pivotally attached at one end to the riser of a bow, a spring-biased head member rotatably mounted on the other end of the rod, and a spring-biased bowstring retaining member attached to the head member. The retaining member may be positioned to intercept the bowstring when the bowstring is partially drawn, and hold it in that position. When the bowstring is further drawn to fire the arrow, the head member rotates to reposition the bowstring retaining member to a retracted position.

Abstract: A degree of adjustability is achieved by securing an end of a bow limb within a bow limb pocket. The bow limb pockets are secured to opposite ends of a handle member. The bow limb pockets are adjustable in a direction transverse and perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the handle member for fine lateral adjustment of the bow pulleys with respect to the handle member. A series of grooves parallel to each other are cut in opposite ends of the handle member with complementary shaped grooves located on a rear surface of each of the two pocket members. The grooves of the handle member and the bow limb pockets extend parallel to the longitudinal axis of the handle member when the handle member and bow limb pockets are assembled together. The grooves mate with one another at which point a bolt is driven through the bow limb pocket into one end of the handle member. A bow limb is then secured to the bow limb pocket and the compound bow may then be strung.

Abstract: An arrow rest has a guide plate defining a central opening, slots extending radially from the central opening, and a plurality of set screws projecting into the central opening to provide an adjustable support structure for arrow shafts. Magnetic stripping is provided on the inner ends of the screws to reduce sound. A mounting plate has elongate slots for mounting the guide plate to a bow in a variety of positions fore and aft with respect to the bow. An arrangement of nuts and bolts is provided to adjust the amount of lateral projection of the guide plate from the mounting plate.

Abstract: A device adapted for attachment to a compound archery bow to dampen bowstring vibration includes paired straight arms that are urged together by spring action. The facing surfaces of the arms carry cushioning material adapted to embrace the bowstring in the undrawn state of the bow. A cam-activated trigger lever prys the arms apart as the bowstring is drawn. When the bowstring is released, the trigger allows the arms to close again upon the bowstring.

Abstract: A compound archery bow that includes a handle having a pair of flexible limbs mounted on and projecting from spaced ends of the handle. A bow handle is of cast magnesium construction, and cable guide and limb mounting arrangements employ inexpensive hardware in place of expensive manufacturing processes to provide mounting openings. In one embodiment, the handle includes a laterally opening pocket, a nut received in the pocket, and a screw extending through the limb into the pocket and received in the nut. In another embodiment, a first opening with a threaded insert is provided in the handle. A second threaded opening intersects the first opening. A screw extends through the limb into the first opening. A set screw is provided in the second opening to lock the limb screw. In another embodiment, the handle is provided with an opening that tapers toward the rear. A tapered bushing is received in the opening. A screw extends through a cable guide into the bushing to mount same.

Abstract: An elongate positioning leg is secured to a mounting block, that in turn is secured to a bow handle portion in adjacency to the grip, whereupon a bowstring withdrawn relative to the associated bow may be temporarily positioned onto a free end portion of the positioning leg, that includes an entrance slot directed into a cylindrical nesting bore to receive the bowstring permitting subsequent removal of the bowstring and mounting of an arrow thereon.

Abstract: A cable guard includes a rod to be fixed to the handle of a compound bow extending from the handle toward the bowstring and positioned laterally offset from the central plane of the bow to keep the tension cables out of the path of an arrow fired by the bow. A tube fits slidably on the rod and carries a pair of pulleys at its distal end, coaxial with the rod and the tube. The first pulley is fixed to the tube, and the second pulley is freely rotatable on the tube. The tension cables are trained respectively into the grooves of the two pulleys on the side of the pulleys opposite from the central plane of the bow. As the bow is drawn the first cable turns its pulley together with the tube in one direction, while the second cable turns its pulley in the opposite direction. Simultaneously, the cables work together to draw the tube axially along the rod away from the handle.

Abstract: The present invention is a limb bolt assembly for a recurve bow. The recurve bow has an upper limb, a lower limb, and a center riser with an upper end and a lower end each having a U-shaped slot for receiving a proximal end of a respective one of the upper and lower limbs. The limb bolt assembly includes an elongated threaded bolt mounted across the U-shaped slot, an index plate for indexing a rotational position of the bolt, a sleeve located inside the U-shaped slot and threadedly engageable with the elongated bolt and further engaging with the proximal end of the respective one of the upper and lower limbs, an end attached to the end of the bolt, and a plug mounted at a bottom opening of the U-shaped slot. The sleeve has an enlarged flange with straight rim portions for engagement with the inside sidewalls of the U-shaped slot from rotating inside the U-shaped slot, so that the sleeve can be driven along the bolt by rotating the bolt to adjust the poundage and tiller of the recurve bow.

Abstract: An apparatus for eliminating noise and vibration from compound bows comprising a fluid filled tube mounted horizontally to the bow body having a cylinder mounted within the tube, and a tuning rod or wire mounted within the cylinder. The vibrations from the bow travel down the tuning wire within the cylinder and are absorbed by the fluid within the tube.

Abstract: The present invention features an archery bow mounting bracket for receiving and engaging a support arm, which includes a mounting plate, a clamping plate and a mechanism for securing the clamping plate to the mounting plate. A bracket assembly is also provided, which includes a support arm and a mechanism for securing and leveling the support arm within the slot formed by the joining of the mounting and clamping plates. This assembly has particular application for use with an archery bow for the deployment and support of an archery sighting device. The mounting bracket is made to be secured to the archery bow, preferably at the side of the bow handle, for engaging and removably securing a rectilinear support arm member to which the sighting device may be directly or indirectly attached.

Abstract: A bow string stabilizer bar is telescopically carried by a bracket attached to a bow. The bar carries at its end remote from the bow a bow string clamp and handle assembly and a flexible element, whose length is adjustable, limits the extent to suit an individual archer to which the bar can be telescopically extended and hence the extent to which the bow string can be retracted preparatory to shooting an arrow. The stabilizer bar restrains the bow and bow string to move in a relatively fixed plane each time the string is retracted for shooting an arrow, thereby vastly increasing the accuracy of the archer.

Abstract: The fork in the limb of a compound archery bow is reinforced with a collar having a flange for stiffening the collar and fitting within the fork. The flange is glued to the inside of the fork to strengthen the joint between the rest of the collar and the fork. A hole in a limb is reinforced with a cylindrical flange having an annular disk extending over a major surface of the limb. Both the cylindrical flange and the disk are glued to the limb.

Abstract: An archery bow holder for compound bows is formed of an upper assembly frame attached to a convex curved lower plate. The lower plate has an elongated slot for adjustment and closely fits with a base plate having a concave upper surface and passage for a bolt. The holder may be installed upon a hunter's tree stand or any other suitable surface with a bolt and cooperating nut, and arcuate adjustment for different bows or non level surfaces is provided by the mating curved surfaces of the slotted lower plate and base. The entire assembly including the base may be pivoted about the axis formed by the bolt for alignment as desired. Thus, a single bolt provides for the attachment, arcuate adjustment, and pivotal adjustment of the bow holder. At least some portions of the assembly may be covered or coated with a resilient coating or covering in order to protect a bow being held therein, and also to reduce or prevent noise if the otherwise hard surface of the bow holder were to be struck by another article.

Abstract: An improved compound bow apparatus with extreme let-off and high power is disclosed. The preferred embodiment of the instant invention is aesthetically improved, has inherently balanced limbs that require no adjustment, and has an improved dynamic balance and center of gravity. These and additional objects of the invention are accomplished by storing energy in a leaf spring energy storage device as the bow of the instant invention is drawn. Energy is stored by rotating bearing surfaces mounted on linkages attached to upper and lower bow limbs into a leaf spring in a manner that causes a portion of the force from the leaf spring which is proportional to the rotation angle to be absorbed as compression by the linkage, with the remainder causing torque on the upper and lower bow limbs. The movement of upper and lower bow limbs of the instant invention is coordinated with a synchronizing cable, but the force applied to the individual linkages is inherently balanced by allowing the leaf spring to freely pivot.

Abstract: A strong, lightweight metal handle for a compound bow. The bow handle may be machined from a bar of stock metal such as aluminum or an alloy thereof. The handle is formed with one or more recesses or one or more recesses can be thereafter machined out of the handle. The recess or recesses extend from the side of the handle under compression when the compound bow is drawn and extend toward the side of the handle which is under tension when the bow is drawn.

Abstract: An archery bow assembly including a central handle section that is positioned and configured to provide a natural position for the archer's hand and to minimize chafing of the bow string against the inner surface of the forearm of the archer upon release of the bow string. The handle section includes a generally planar main body portion connected at its upper end to the lower end of the upper limb section and connected at its lower end to the upper end to the lower end of the upper limb section and a handle portion formed integrally with the main body portion and laterally offset with respect to the main body portion and with respect to the central plane of the bow assembly.

Abstract: A bow limb stabilizer and bowstring accelerator block for a recurve archery bow which is adjustably positionable on the recurve limbs of the bow on the bowstring side accelerates the bowstring to provide in an increase in arrow velocities of about 2 percent. The blocks also rapidly stabilize the bow limbs to eliminate oscillation therein after a shot. The blocks each have a centrally positioned bowstring receiving groove therein.

Abstract: An archery bow has the sighting area formed of transparent material so that there is no obstruction in the field of view when aiming the arrow. The forward and rear surfaces are preferably flat and parallel to maximize the clarity of view through the transparent material.

Abstract: An attachment for a hunting bow designed to be screwed into a threaded receptacle normally provided for a stabilizer. The attachment includes an elongated cylinder with an open end and a substantially circular rear plate, from which a threaded shaft extends rearwardly. An annular cylinder of compressible and deformable material is inserted within the elongated cylinder to hold a flashlight inserted therein. A spacer is preferably provided between the threaded shaft and the end plate on the cylinder. When attached to the stabilizer receptacle on a conventional hunting bow, the apparatus both holds a light and also provides a conventional stabilizer function.

Abstract: A two-piece, laminated-limb, take-down bow and a process for making such a bow is described. In brief, the bow comprises: an upper laminated-limb, having a sight-window formed therein and an outer diameter defined under the sight-window; a metal female sleeve having an outer diameter larger than the diameter of the upper laminated-limb; a first amount of shock-absorbing epoxy residing between a portion of the interior of the metal female sleeve and the upper laminated-limb; a lower laminated-limb; a metal male sleeve having an outer diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the female sleeve and capable of slidable insertion therein; a second amount of shock-absorbing epoxy residing between a substantially all of the interior of the metal male sleeve and the lower laminated-limb.

Abstract: An archery bow, such as a compound bow, is provided with pivoting pocket members for attaching each limb to the bow handle. Each pocket has a recess for receiving the fixed end of a limb and is attached to the handle by an adjustment bolt through the limb and the pocket. A pair of pocket walls extend away from the recess to straddle the end of the handle. The pocket pivots about a pin passing through the end of the handle and through bores in the walls of the pocket.

Abstract: An arrow holding and loading device for an archery bow has a frame to be bolted to the bow so that it can support a carriage that moves horizontally from left to right at the arrow plate side of the riser, through a window in the arrow plate side of the riser, or to the rear of the riser to automatically shift a follow-up arrow into shooting position upon release by the archer of an initial arrow.

Abstract: A combination of a compass and a connecting arrangement. The compass includes a compass housing having a base wall, a circular wall connected to and upstanding from the base wall and a transparent window connected to the circular wall to define a sealed chamber in which is located the compass works. The compass housing has a radially outwardly extending flange thereon which is greater in dimension than the outer diameter of the circular wall. The connecting arrangement includes a strap for securing the compass housing to an archer's bow. The strap includes an elongated, uniformly thin strip of material having oppositely facing surfaces. The strap has a centrally disposed, circular-shaped first hole therethrough, the diameter of the circular-shaped hole being less than the diameter of the aforesaid flange. The compass housing is received in the circular-shaped first hole, the flange abutting the second surface on the strap.

Abstract: An apparatus for use with an archery bow stabilizer comprises a resilient elastomeric member, a housing having an open end, means for mounting the elastomeric member in the housing so that an end of the member extends from the housing, means for coupling the apparatus to an archery stabilizer arm at one end, and a stabilizer weight at the opposite end for providing an angularly flexible connection of selected resilience. A weight support arm for an archery bow stabilizer comprises an elongate tubular housing, coupling means for securing the stabilizer to an archery bow, and damping means disposed in the housing in a relaxed position for providing reduction of vibration of the stabilizer arm and the archery bow.

Abstract: This grip has a core (9) made from composite material constituted by a thermoplastic or thermosetting resin reinforced with long fibers, and an overmolding (10) which, covering the core over at least a portion of its surface, is produced from a resin whose curing temperature is less than the glass transition temperature of the resin constituting the core.

Abstract: A double-locking mount is disclosed for attaching an arrow quiver onto a bow. The arrow quiver has an elongated frame member for supporting an arrowhead protecting shield and an arrow shaft holder. A quiver mount, including a tapered mounting plate, is defined on the quiver frame. A mounting bracket which is mountable on a bow has a longitudinal tapered channel which is closed at one end, for receiving the tapered mounting plate on the quiver mount. The mounting bracket is oriented on the bow with the closed end of the channel at the bottom, so the quiver mounting plate cannot slide through the mounting bracket. A movable locking member is attached to the mounting bracket and has a finger latch which extends over and reversibly blocks the channel in the mounting bracket. The finger latch has a projecting portion which applies pressure to the quiver mount to hold it tightly in place in the mounting bracket.

Abstract: A two handed bow and a bowstring release mechanism for launching an arrow along a shooting axis includes a riser, a pair of flexible limbs mounted on the riser and a bowstring connected between the free ends of the limbs. A pair of handgrips are pivotally mounted on the riser. The bowstring release mechanism is carried by a harness adapted to be worn by the archer and includes a body member having an elongated bowstring opening for receiving the bowstring and a pair of retaining arms pivotally mounted on the body member to selectively close and open the bowstring opening. A cam and electrically operated plunger operate the retaining arms to selectively close and open the bowstring opening. A retractable arrow rest is mounted on the riser and includes a shaft engaging surface for positioning the arrow along the shooting axis when the bowstring is in its full draw position.

Abstract: In an archery bow having a central riser and a separate grip, the grip is made adjustable from side to side by making the width of the channel down the back of the grip greater than the thickness of the riser. The grip is adjusted from side to side by spacers or shims located between one side of the riser and the grip or by adjusting screws on opposite sides of the grip. Since the hand of the archer extends around both the grip and the riser, as the grip is moved to the side, the effect is a rotation of the archer's hold on the bow without actually rotating the grip.

Abstract: An archery apparatus for optimizing the force exerted on the arrow upon release includes a central section or riser and a pair of resilient limbs extending in opposite directions therefrom. A bowstring is connected between the free ends of the limbs and includes a nocking point for engagement with the nock of an arrow. An arrow rest is carried by the riser and together with the nocking point on the bowstring define a shooting axis along with the arrow travels when departing the bow. A hand grip is mounted on the riser adjacent the shooting axis for accommodating the left or right hand of an archer. A push member extends rearwardly of the riser for accommodating the other hand of the archer. A harness adapted to be worn by the archer includes a bowstring holding and/or releasing mechanism for selectively holding and/or releasing the bowstring adjacent the nocking point.

Abstract: In an archery bow having a central riser and a separate grip, the grip is made adjustable from side to side by making the width of the channel down the back of the grip greater than the thickness of the riser. Spacers or shims are located between one side of the riser and the grip for adjusting the grip from side to side only. Since the hand of the archer extends around both the grip and the riser, as the grip is moved to the side, the effect is a rotation of the archer's hold on the bow without actually rotating the grip.

Abstract: An adaptor device for use in the carrying of a compound archery bow having a cable bar attached thereto, the adaptor device including a body portion through one end of which a bore extends for receiving the cable bar therein, the body portion being secured to the cable bar in a selected position thereon, and the body portion being mountable on a carry member in supported relation wherein the bow is supportable by the adaptor body portion on the body of the user in a carrying position which provides for convenient access to the bow by the user.

Abstract: An improved elbow used to attach accessories such as stabilizers to archery bows is disclosed. The elbow comprises: an extended arm having a threaded-end capable of being attached to the bow (facilitated in the preferred embodiment by a nut) with the other end having a spherical bevel surmounted by a flat-portion, a saddle shaped wrist capable of receiving the threaded end of the accessory and encompassing the arm, and a hinge coupling the arm and wrist. The hinge uses a special pin that passes loosely through the arm and tightly through both sides of the wrist, and that also functions as a spring. The elbow has two modes of use: an extended mode, when the attached accessory and arm are in line and the attached accessory is essentially parallel to the arrow; and a folded mode, where the attached stabilizer is pivoted down or up.

Abstract: An apparatus having a support tube longitudinally and adjustably mounting an extension tube therefrom, wherein the extension tube includes an upper threaded bore receiving an externally threaded support rod for radial spaced adjustment of a U-shaped frame relative to the extension tube, wherein the U-shaped frame includes upper and lower legs, each having a respective support plate having resilient forward surface to provide for a non-marring securement of a bow utilizing a strap relative to each support plate. Support legs are provided at a lower end of the support tube or alternatively, a support base plate having locking pins directed therethrough is arranged for providing stable mounting of a support tube.

Abstract: A mounting plate affixes to the vertical riser of a conventional bow. A two-way compression spring extends frontwardly from the mounting plate. A hook member with a downwardly protruding hook on one end and a protruding nub on the other end is rotatably and extensibly connected to the mounting plate by the spring. A catch protrudes frontwardly from the plate and has a rearwardly inclined upper surface. In an arrow holding position, the nub is engaged with the catch and the hook holds the shaft of the arrow. When the arrow head is drawn back, the hook member is pivoted rearwardly to release the nub from the catch allowing the hook member to return to a retracted position. An elastic cylinder may be substituted for the spring.

Abstract: A bow tuning tool has two coupling mechanisms. The first of these coupling mechanisms makes coupling contact with the archer's bow. The second makes coupling contact with an arrow shaft. By coupling the arrow shaft to the tool and bringing the tool into coupling contact with the bow, tuning adjustments to the blow are facilitated. A three-in-one bow tuning tool is derived: a Bow Square and Nock Set, used to set the height of an adjustable arrow rest and to locate nock points; a Bow Center set for setting the flight path of the arrow shaft past the bow; and, a Bow Tiller Gauge to equalize the setting of the tiller height above and below the point on the bow at which the bow is gripped.

Abstract: A rotatable stock for a crossbow having a barrel and a pistol grip portion is disclosed. The stock comprises a body portion and a first end on the body portion adapted to butt against a user's shoulder. A second end on the body portion is spaced distally from the first end. The stock further comprises a mechanism, located at the second end, for rotatably connecting the stock to the barrel at an end adjacent the pistol grip portion, wherein, upon actuating the rotatable connecting mechanism, the stock may be selectively rotated between an open, first locked position and a closed, second locked position.