Archery device
OwnerPaul F. Kellerinventor
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Abstract
Systems and methods directed to archery bow accessories include a panel to be mounted on an archery bow, forward of the archery bow limbs, to provide stabilization, silencing, and/or concealment. The panel may be sufficiently rigid to support all or some of the weight of the archery bow against a support structure, such as the ground. The panel may also be sufficiently structurally sound to quiver arrows and to support other optional features, such as aiming devices. Silencing functionality of the panel may be enhanced by usage of or addition of sound absorbing materials, such as cork, foam, rubber, honeycomb structures, or combinations thereof.
Claims14
A device comprising:
- a panel having a substantially planar forward surface and opposed substantially planar rearward surface;
- a projectile portal formed through the panel;
- a mounting interface configured to support the panel on an archery bow;
- and
- a camera port formed through the panel;
- and
- a camera support bracket configured to support an image capture device to enable capturing of images through the camera port.
A method comprising the steps of:
- securing a panel to an archery bow, the panel comprising a first opening therethrough;
- nocking an arrow on a string of the archery bow, the nocked arrow extending through the opening;
- releasing a string of the bow to propel the arrow entirely through the opening in an aiming direction;
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- circumferentially about the first opening, substantially intercepting by at least one of absorbing, diffusing, and deflecting sound waves caused by the releasing step to impede travel of the sound waves in the aiming direction.
A device comprising:
- a panel having a substantially planar forward surface and opposed substantially planar rearward surface;
- a one or more portals formed through the panel;
- and
- a mounting interface configured to support the panel on an archery bow,
- wherein the panel is constructed of at least one material disposed about the one or more portals to substantially intercept sound waves caused by releasing a projectile in the aiming direction by at least one of absorbing, diffusing, and deflecting the sound waves.
A device comprising:
- a panel having a substantially planar forward surface and opposed substantially planar rearward surface;
- a projectile portal formed through the panel;
- a mounting interface configured to support the panel on an archery bow;
- and
- a camera support bracket configured to support an image capture device relative to the panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.