Inline thumb push release for bow string
OwnerDonald J. Henryinventor
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Abstract
An inline thumb push release adapted to pull a bowstring of an archery bow by a user gripping the inline thumb push release and release the bow string to shoot an arrow by movement of a thumb of user. The inline thumb push release having a grip adapted to fit a hand of a user; a bowstring catch attached to the grip, the bowstring catch including a catch tip adapted to hold on to the bowstring during pulling by the user; and a thumb rest attached to the grip and connected to the bowstring catch such that the user gripping the grip and pulling back on the grip to pull back the bowstring being held by the catch tip can release the bowstring from the catch tip by pushing the thumb rest with the thumb while continuing to grip the grip in a pulling motion.
Claims11
An inline thumb push release, adapted to pull a bowstring of an archery bow by a user gripping said inline thumb push release and release the bow string to shoot an arrow by movement of a thumb of user, comprising:
- a grip adapted to fit a hand of a user;
- a bowstring catch attached to said grip, said bowstring catch including a catch tip adapted to hold on to the bowstring during pulling by the user;
- a thumb rest attached to said grip and connected to said bowstring catch such that the user gripping said grip and pulling back on said grip to pull back the bowstring being held by said catch tip can release the bowstring from said catch tip by pushing said thumb rest with the thumb while continuing to grip said grip in a pulling motion;
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- a spring interconnected to said thumb rest to bias said thumb rest in a ready position when said catch tip is holding the bowstring and wherein said spring biases said connection between said thumbrest and said bowstring catch to apply pressure to hold said catch tip in place.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.