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US 10,948,260 B1Granted
Archery release
AssigneeH.LT. Outdoors, LLC
InventorBrian K. Jones
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Abstract
An archery release is provided including a multi-bar linkage that extends from a trigger button, through a handle, an arm, and a release head, to a sear having a bowstring notch, where the linkage can be used to both set the release to a set mode and a release mode. In the set mode, the sear is nonrotatable about a sear axis and configured so a bowstring is retained in the bowstring notch. In the release mode, the sear is rotatable about the sear axis, so the bowstring can be released from the bowstring notch. The housing can define a compartment, and the bar linkage can snake through the compartment. A bias element can urge the linkage to press a tip of the sear against the housing in the set mode. When the linkage is moved, it disengages the sear, converting it to the release mode.
Claims20
An archery release comprising:
- a release head including a sear defining a bowstring notch configured to engage a bowstring, the sear rotatably mounted to the release head in a compartment defined at least partially by the release head, the sear including a sear edge;
- an arm extending rearward from the release head and configured to fit between adjacent fingers of a user, the compartment defined at least partially by the arm;
- a handle joined with the arm, the handle extending laterally away from the arm in a first direction on a first side, and laterally away from the arm in a second direction opposite the first direction, on a second side, the compartment defined at least partially by the handle;
- a sear bar extending within the compartment including a bar edge configured to selectively engage the sear edge, the sear bar rotatable about a sear bar axis;
- a connector bar pivotally joined with the sear bar distal from the bar edge;
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- a trigger bar pivotally joined with the connector bar distal from the sear bar, the trigger bar rotatable about a trigger bar axis, the trigger bar extending from the handle on the first side and joined with a trigger button that is transverse to the trigger bar and manually accessible by a thumb of a user engaging the handle,
- wherein the release is operable in a set mode in which the bar edge engages the sear edge so that the sear is non-rotatable about the sear axis and configured so the bowstring is retained in the bowstring notch,
- wherein the release is operable in a release mode in which the bar edge disengages the sear edge to enable the sear to rotate about the sear axis, so the bowstring is released from the bowstring notch.
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An archery release comprising:
- a housing including a handle having a forward extending arm joined with a release head, the housing defining a compartment;
- a sear having a bowstring hook, the sear pivotally mounted to the housing about a sear axis, the sear having a sear edge;
- a sear bar extending within the compartment and including a bar edge configured to selectively engage the sear edge, the sear bar rotatable about a sear bar axis;
- a connector bar pivotally joined with the sear bar distal from the bar edge;
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- a trigger bar pivotally joined with the connector bar distal from the sear bar, the trigger bar rotatable about a trigger bar axis, the trigger bar extending from the housing and joined with a trigger button;
- wherein the release is operable in a set mode in which the bar edge engages the sear edge to set the sear so that the sear is nonrotatable about the sear axis and so the bowstring is retained in the bowstring notch,
- wherein the release is operable in a release mode in which the bar edge disengages the sear edge to enable the sear to rotate about the sear axis, so the bowstring is released from the bowstring notch.
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An archery release comprising:
- a housing including a handle including an arm that extends to a release head having a sear defining a bowstring notch, the housing defining a compartment;
- a three bar linkage snaking through the compartment and configured to engage the sear at a first end and to project rearward from the handle at a second end, at which a trigger button is disposed and oriented to be selectively engaged by a thumb of a user;
- a bias element engaging the three bar linkage,
- wherein the release is operable in a set mode in which the sear is nonrotatable about the sear axis and so the bowstring is retained in the bowstring notch,
- wherein the release is operable in a release mode in which the sear is rotatable about the sear axis, so the bowstring is released from the bowstring notch,
- wherein the three bar linkage includes an elongated sear bar, an elongated connector bar and an elongated trigger bar extending though the compartment,
- wherein the elongated sear bar is pivotally joined with the elongated connector bar via a first pin,
- wherein the elongated connector bar is pivotally joined with the elongated trigger bar via a second pin.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.