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US 11,639,837 B2Granted
Archery training device
OwnerDavid B Averyinventor
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Abstract
Embodiments herein describe an archery training device for improving shooting accuracy. The device has a rigid body graspable by one hand, an elastic section for providing resistance, and a string coupled to the elastic section with a loop on the opposite end. The device further includes an adjustable string length and adjustable resistance to match a particular configuration of a bow for a particular sporting enthusiast or hunter.
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An archery training device, comprising:
- a rigid handle comprised of:
- a first region so dimensioned to fit in a hand between a thumb and an index finger and to be graspable by the hand, wherein the first region has a first end locatable towards a small metacarpal of the hand when the first region is held vertical by the hand;
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- a second region extending upward from the first region, wherein the second region is so dimensioned to curve so as to traverse along the hand between a thumb metacarpal and an index metacarpal of the hand toward a wrist of the hand and to continue to a second end locatable towards the wrist and below a high point of the curve of the second region when the first region is held vertical by the hand;
- an elastic section coupled to the second end of the second region and having an elastic end;
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- a string having a first string end coupled to the elastic end of the elastic section and having a second string end coupled to a loop so dimensioned to be graspable by one or more fingers of an opposite distal hand, wherein the string is so dimensioned in length to be drawable by the opposite distal hand grasping the loop by the one or more fingers and when the first region is held by the hand, thereby the elastic section is placeable in tension.
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An archery training device, comprising:
- a rigid handle comprised of an ergonomically shaped bendable aluminum alloy rod and is further comprised of:
- a first region so dimensioned to fit in a hand between a thumb and an index finger and to be grippable by the hand, wherein the first region has a first end locatable towards a small metacarpal of the hand when the first region is held vertical by the hand, wherein a retention loop is coupled to the first end of the first region, wherein the retention loop is so dimension to fit around the wrist of the hand, whereby the retention loop allows the device to be securable to the wrist of the hand, wherein an adjustment device is slidably coupled to the retention loop to allow adjustment of the size of the retention loop, whereby the retention loop size is adjustable to the wrist of the hand;
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- a second region extending upward from the first region, wherein the second region is so dimensioned to curve so as to traverse along the hand between a thumb metacarpal and an index metacarpal of the hand toward a wrist of the hand and to continue to second end locatable towards the wrist and below a high point of the curve of the second region when the first region is held vertical by the hand, wherein the second end of the second region has a lubricant between the elastic section and the second end, wherein friction between a contact region of the elastic section and the second end is reduced;
- an elastic section coupled to the second end of the second region and having an elastic end, wherein the elastic section is a portion of a hollow elastic tube extending from the first end of the first region and past the second end of the second region to the elastic end, wherein the hollow elastic tube covers the rigid handle, wherein the elastic end has a rigid coupler attached to the elastic end and the first string end of the string is coupled to the rigid coupler, wherein the rigid coupler has a hole for attachment of the string, whereby a length of the string extending past the rigid coupler to the loop is adjustable;
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- a string having a first string end coupled to the elastic end of the elastic section and having a second string end coupled to a loop so dimensioned to be graspable by one or more fingers of an opposite distal hand, wherein the string is so dimensioned in length to be drawable by the opposite distal hand grasping the loop by the one or more fingers and when the first region is held by the hand, thereby the elastic section is placeable in tension.
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An archery training device, comprising:
- a rigid handle comprised of:
- a first region so dimensioned to fit in a hand between a thumb and an index finger and to be graspable by the hand, wherein the first region has a first end locatable towards a small metacarpal of the hand when the first region is held vertical by the hand;
- and
- a second region extending upward from the first region, wherein the second region is so dimensioned to curve so as to traverse along the hand between a thumb metacarpal and an index metacarpal of the hand toward a wrist of the hand and to continue to a second end locatable towards the wrist and below a high point of the curve of the second region when the first region is held vertical by the hand;
- an elastic section coupled to the second end of the second region and having an elastic end;
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- a string having a first string end coupled to the elastic end of the elastic section and having a second string end coupled to a loop so dimensioned for coupling to an archery release, wherein the string is so dimensioned in length to be drawable by an opposite distal hand grasping the archery release when coupled to the loop and when the first region is held by the hand, thereby the elastic section is placeable in tension, wherein the string has a momentum decelerator slidably coupled to the string, whereby the momentum decelerator is slidable along the string.
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An archery training device kit, comprising:
- a rigid handle comprised of:
- a first region so dimensioned to fit in a hand between a thumb and an index finger and to be graspable by the hand, wherein the first region has a first end locatable towards a small metacarpal of the hand when the first region is held vertical by the hand;
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- a second region extending upward from the first region, wherein the second region is so dimensioned to curve so as to traverse along the hand between a thumb metacarpal and an index metacarpal of the hand toward a wrist of the hand and to continue to a second end locatable towards the wrist and below a high point of the curve of the second region when the first region is held vertical by the hand;
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- an elastic section coupled to the second end of the second region and having an elastic end;
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- a string comprised of:
- a first string end coupleable to the elastic end of the elastic section of the rigid handle and having a second string end coupleable to an archery release device, wherein the string is so dimensioned in length to be drawable by an opposite distal hand holding the archery release device and when the first region is held by the hand, thereby the elastic section is placeable in tension.
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