US 10,648,760 B2Granted

Adjustable grip insert

AssigneeHoyt Archery, Inc.

InventorsBrian Gold, Zak T. Kurtzhals

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Abstract

An archery bow is shown that has a modular hand grip. The bow may include a riser having an upper end, a lower end, and a grip attachment portion disposed between the upper and lower ends. The grip attachment portion may be positioned to be held by a hand of an archer and may have an opening receiving a grip insert. The grip insert may have a contoured surface configured to contact the hand of the archer and may have a protrusion configured to be received by the opening. The bow may also have upper and lower limbs each having proximal ends connected to respective ends of the riser and each having distal ends. A bowstring may extend between the distal ends of the upper and lower limbs. The modular hand grips may improve shot consistency and feel, reduce torque, and still allow the bow to be customized.

Claims17

Dependent claims

An archery bow having a modular hand grip, the bow comprising:

a riser having an upper end, a lower end, and a grip attachment portion disposed between the upper and lower ends, the grip attachment portion positioned to be held by a hand of an archer, the grip attachment portion having a rear attachment surface, an opening in the rear attachment surface within which a contoured seating surface is formed, the contoured seating surface being rearward-facing;
a grip insert attached to the grip attachment portion, the grip insert having a rear surface configured to contact the hand of the archer, the grip insert having a protrusion, the protrusion having a contoured protrusion surface non-slidably received against the contoured seating surface, the grip insert having a front surface contacting a portion of the rear attachment surface across a contacting width of the rear attachment surface, the grip insert having a maximum outer width, the maximum outer width of the grip insert being less than or equal to the contacting width of the rear attachment surface of the grip attachment portion;
an upper limb and a lower limb, each limb having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal ends of the upper and lower limbs being connected to the respective upper and lower ends of the riser;
a bowstring extending between the upper and lower limbs.

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A modular riser assembly for an archery bow, the assembly comprising:

a riser having upper and lower ends configured to retain upper and lower bow limbs, the riser having a handle portion between the upper and lower ends, the handle portion configured to be grasped by an archer, the handle portion having a rear surface and an opening;
a first interchangeable grip insert member and a second interchangeable grip insert member, the first and second interchangeable grip insert members each being removably attachable to the handle portion by insertion of an elongated flange portion of the first or second interchangeable grip insert member, which corresponds in shape to the opening, into the opening of the handle portion and each providing a different grip angle for the archer upon attachment to the handle portion;
wherein the first and second interchangeable grip members each have an upper thickness and a lower thickness, wherein the first and second interchangeable grip members each provide the different grip angle based on the upper and lower thicknesses being different;
wherein the first interchangeable grip insert member and the second interchangeable grip insert member each comprise a front surface configured to contact the rear surface of the handle portion across a contact width of the rear surface upon attachment of the first interchangeable grip insert member or the second interchangeable grip member to the handle portion, and a maximum outer width of the first and second interchangeable grip insert members is less than or equal to the contact width of the rear surface of the handle portion, the elongated flange portion configured to simultaneously contact the rear surface of the handle portion above a vertical center point of the handle portion and below the vertical center point of the handle portion;
wherein the first and second interchangeable grip insert members are configured to be attached to the handle portion using at least one fastener oriented transverse to the elongated flange portion.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.