Archery release
AssigneeH.I.T. Outdoors, LLC
InventorBrian K. Jones
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Abstract
An archery release is provided in the form of a back tension archery release having an adjustable pawl which includes a paddle that can be selectively engaged by an adjuster element, for example a fastener, to set a release point of the release. The pawl can be selectively rotatable about a pivot axis by engaging the adjuster element against a surface of the paddle, which paddle can project away from the pivot axis a first distance to provide a lever that the adjuster element can act against. The release can include a second adjuster element opposing the first and engaging an opposite side of the paddle to cooperate with the other one and further secure the paddle and thus the pawl in a fixed location to set the release point.
Claims20
An archery release comprising:
- a handle including an arm, the arm defining a recess;
- a pawl joined with the arm and selectively rotatable about a pivot axis, the pawl including an engagement surface that terminates at a pawl edge, the pawl including a clearance surface disposed across the pawl edge from the engagement surface, the pawl including an adjuster paddle projecting away from the pivot axis a first distance,
- a sear including a bowstring notch and a sear edge, the sear edge adapted to slidably engage the engagement surface until the sear edge passes the pawl edge;
- and
- a first adjuster element projecting info the recess and in engagement with the adjuster paddle to fix an orientation of the pawl relative to the arm of the handle,
- whereby an archer can set the release point of the release by selectively adjusting the first adjuster element to set the pawl edge in a preferred location.
An archery release comprising:
- a handle body including an arm;
- a pawl joined with the arm, the pawl including a pawl edge adjacent a curvilinear engagement surface and a paddle distal from the pawl edge, the pawl selectively rotatable about a pivot axis;
- a hood joined with the arm via a first axle;
- a sear including a bowstring notch and a sear edge, the sear edge adapted to slidably engage the curvilinear engagement surface, the sear joined with the hood;
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- an adjuster element configured to engage the paddle and set the pawl edge at a fixed angle relative to a reference plane extending through the pivot axis.
An archery release comprising:
- a handle body including an arm;
- a pawl joined with the arm including an engagement surface and a pivot axis;
- a hood rotatably joined with the arm via a first axle;
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- a sear including a bowstring notch and a sear edge, the sear edge adapted to slidably engage the engagement surface of the pawl, the sear joined with the hood;
- wherein the pawl includes an adjuster paddle distal from an engagement surface that extends away from a pivot axis,
- wherein a first adjuster element extends through a portion of the arm and maintains the pawl in a fixed relationship relative to the arm,
- wherein the first adjuster element includes an adjuster longitudinal axis that is generally perpendicular to the pivot axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.