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US 12,025,401 B2Granted
Archery accessory guard and method
AssigneeQtm, LLC
InventorsDaniel A. Summers, Kevin S. Fry, Jason T. Lynch
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Abstract
An archery accessory guard and method are disclosed herein. The archery accessory guard, in an embodiment, includes a coupler and a body coupled to the coupler. The coupler is attachable to a support. The body is configured to at least partially guard an archery accessory element that has a front element surface, a rear element surface, and an element part. The body has at least one body surface configured to at least partially face toward the front element surface or the rear element surface. The archery accessory guard is configured to maintain a gap between the body and the element part. The body is configured to receive a force directed toward the element part and then transmit the force to the support.
Claims32
An archery accessory guard comprising:
- a coupler configured to be removably attached to a support, wherein the support comprises one of:
- (a) a portion of an archery accessory other than an archery accessory element;
- or (b) a weapon portion other than the archery accessory element;
- and
- a body coupled to the coupler, wherein the body is configured to at least partially guard the archery accessory element, wherein the archery accessory element comprises a front element face, a rear element face, a plurality of element sides, and an element part,
- wherein the body comprises a first guard surface configured to at least partially face toward at least one of the front element face or the rear element face,
- wherein the body comprises a second guard surface configured to at least partially cover the element part,
- wherein, the coupler and the body are configured so that, when the coupler is coupled to the support:
- the body at least partially obstructs access to the archery accessory element;
- the body is configured to receive a force directed toward the element part;
- and
- the body is configured to transmit the force to the support,
- wherein the coupler is configured to flex to establish a press fit coupling to the support.
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An archery accessory guard comprising:
- a coupler configured to be removably attached to a support, wherein the support comprises one of:
- (a) a portion of an archery accessory other than an archery accessory element;
- or (b) a weapon portion other than the archery accessory element;
- and
- a body coupled to the coupler, wherein the body is configured to at least partially guard the archery accessory element that comprises a front element face, a rear element face, a plurality of element sides, and an element part,
- wherein the body comprises a first guard surface configured to at least partially face toward at least one of the front element face or the rear element face,
- wherein the body comprises a second guard surface configured to at least partially cover the element part,
- wherein, the coupler and the body are configured so that, when the coupler is coupled to the support:
- the body at least partially obstructs access to the archery accessory element;
- the body is configured to receive a force directed toward the element part;
- and
- the body is configured to transmit the force to the support,
- wherein the support comprises a support mating member,
- wherein the coupler comprises a coupler mating member configured to mate with the support mating member.
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An archery accessory guard comprising:
- a coupler configured to be removably attached to a support, wherein the support comprises one of:
- (a) a portion of an archery accessory other than an archery accessory element;
- or (b) a weapon portion other than the archery accessory element;
- and
- a body coupled to the coupler, wherein the body is configured to at least partially guard the archery accessory element that comprises an element bottom, a front element face, a rear element face, a plurality of element sides, and an element top that comprises an arrow engagement surface,
- wherein the body comprises a first guard surface configured to at least partially face toward at least one of the front element face or the rear element face,
- wherein the body comprises a second guard surface configured to at least partially cover the arrow engagement surface,
- wherein, the coupler and the body are configured so that, when the coupler is coupled to the support:
- the body at least partially obstructs access to the archery accessory element;
- the body is configured to receive a force directed toward the arrow engagement surface;
- and
- the body is configured to transmit the force to the support,
- wherein, when the coupler and the archery accessory element are each coupled to the support, the body is configured to transmit all of the force to the support.
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An archery accessory guard comprising:
- a coupler configured to be removably attached to a support, wherein the support comprises one of:
- (a) a portion of an archery accessory other than an archery accessory element;
- or (b) a weapon portion other than the archery accessory element;
- and
- a body coupled to the coupler, wherein the body is configured to at least partially guard the archery accessory element that comprises a front element face, a rear element face, a plurality of element sides, and an element part,
- wherein the body comprises a first guard surface configured to at least partially face toward at least one of the front element face or the rear element face,
- wherein the body comprises a second guard surface configured to at least partially cover the element part,
- wherein, the coupler and the body are configured so that, when the coupler is coupled to the support:
- the body at least partially obstructs access to the archery accessory element;
- the body is configured to receive a force directed toward the element part;
- and
- the body is configured to transmit the force to the support,
- wherein the archery accessory element is associated with:
- an active mode in which the archery accessory element performs an archery function related to an archery activity;
- and
- an inactive mode corresponding to a non-archery activity,
- wherein the archery accessory guard is configured to be attached to the support to safeguard the element part during the inactive mode,
- wherein the archery accessory guard is configured to be detached from the support to increase access to the element part during the active mode.
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An archery accessory guard comprising:
- a coupler that is configured to be removably attached to a support through a press fit securement, wherein the support comprises one of:
- (a) a portion of an archery accessory other than an archery accessory element;
- or (b) a weapon portion other than the archery accessory element;
- and
- a body coupled to the coupler,
- wherein the body is configured to at least partially guard the archery accessory element, the archery accessory element comprising a front element surface, a rear element surface, and an element part,
- wherein the body comprises a body surface configured to at least partially face toward at least one of the front element surface or the rear element surface,
- wherein, the coupler and the body are configured so that, when the coupler is coupled to the support:
- the body is configured to receive a force directed toward the element part;
- and
- the body is configured to transmit the force to the support.
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A method for manufacturing an archery accessory guard, the method comprising:
- configuring a coupler to be removably attachable, in a press fit fashion, to a support, wherein the support comprises one of:
- (a) a portion of an archery accessory other than an archery accessory element;
- or (b) a weapon portion other than the archery accessory element;
- configuring a body to at least partially guard the archery accessory element, wherein the archery accessory element comprises a front element surface, a rear element surface, and an element part, wherein the body comprises a body surface configured to at least partially face toward at least one of the front element surface or the rear element surface;
- and
- coupling the body to the coupler,
- wherein, the coupler and the body are configured so that, when the coupler is coupled to the support:
- the body is configured to receive a force directed toward the element part;
- and
- the body is configured to transmit the force to the support.
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An archery accessory guard comprising:
- a coupler attachable to a support, wherein the support comprises one of:
- (a) a portion of an arrow rest assembly other than an arrow holder, wherein the arrow rest assembly comprises the arrow holder and a mount portion configured to secure the arrow rest assembly to an archery bow;
- or (b) a part of the archery bow other than the arrow holder;
- and
- a body coupled to the coupler,
- wherein the body is configured to at least partially guard the arrow holder, wherein the arrow holder comprises a front surface, a rear surface, and an arrow engagement surface,
- wherein the body comprises a body surface configured to at least partially face toward at least one of the front surface or the rear surface,
- wherein, the coupler and the body are configured so that, when the coupler is attached to the support:
- the body is configured to move relative to the mount portion based on any movement of the support relative to the mount portion, the movement of the body causing the body to continue to at least partially face toward at least one of the front surface or the rear surface during any movement of the arrow holder relative to the mount portion;
- the body is configured to receive a force directed toward the arrow engagement surface;
- and
- the body is configured to transmit the force to the support.
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An archery accessory guard comprising:
- a coupler configured to be removably attached to a support, wherein the support comprises one of:
- (a) a portion of an archery accessory other than an archery accessory element;
- or (b) a weapon portion other than the archery accessory element;
- and
- a body coupled to the coupler, wherein the body is configured to at least partially guard the archery accessory element that comprises a front element face, a rear element face, a plurality of element sides, and an element part,
- wherein the body comprises a first guard surface configured to at least partially face toward at least one of the front element face or the rear element face,
- wherein the body comprises a second guard surface configured to at least partially cover the element part,
- wherein, the coupler and the body are configured so that, when the coupler is coupled to the support:
- the second guard surface at least partially covers the element part;
- the body at least partially obstructs access to the archery accessory element;
- the body is configured to receive a force directed toward the element part;
- and
- the body is configured to transmit the force to the support,
- wherein a segment of the coupler conforms to a geometry of the support,
- wherein the support comprises a part of one of an arrow rest assembly or an archery bow;
- wherein the body is configured to at least partially guard an arrow holder of the arrow rest assembly;
- and
- wherein the element part comprises an arrow engagement surface of the arrow holder.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.