Arrow rest
OwnerDan Nystrominventor
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Abstract
A drop-away arrow rest for an archery bow is provided that utilizes a torque transfer system to transfer a rotational motion from an actuation element to a launcher configured to support the shaft of an arrow when the launcher is in an up position. The rotational motion causes the launcher to rotate from an up position to a down position while the archery bow is shot. After the arrow has cleared the launcher, the arrow rest described herein is configured to automatically return to the up position.
Claims32
An arrow rest system for supporting an arrow relative to an archery bow, said arrow rest system comprising:
- a launcher configured to support the shaft of said arrow when said launcher is in an up position;
- an actuation arm configured to be rotated by said archery bow when said archery bow is shot;
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- a rotary damper configured to provide a torque-dependent motion transmittal from said actuation arm to said launcher so that when said archery bow is shot said launcher is rotated from said up position to a down position.
An arrow rest system for supporting an arrow relative to an archery bow, said arrow rest system comprising:
- a launcher configured to support the shaft of said arrow when said launcher is in an up position;
- an actuation element configured to be rotated by said archery bow from an initial position to an actuated position when said archery bow is shot;
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- a speed-sensitive torque transfer system configured to transfer at least a portion of the rotating motion of said actuating element to said launcher so that when said archery bow is shot said actuation element rotates said launcher from said up position to a down position.
An arrow rest system for supporting an arrow relative to an archery bow, said arrow rest system comprising:
- a launcher configured to support the shaft of said arrow when said launcher is in an up position;
- an actuation element configured to be rotated by said archery bow from an initial position to an actuated position when said archery bow is shot;
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- a torque transfer system configured to transfer at least a portion of the rotating motion of said actuating element to said launcher so that when said archery bow is shot said actuation element rotates said launcher from said up position to a down position,
- wherein said actuation element rotates from said initial position to said actuated position through an angle A when said archery bow is shot, wherein said launcher rotates from said up position to said down position through an angle B, wherein A is at least 5 degrees greater than B.
A method for operating an arrow rest system, said method comprising:
- (a) rotating an actuation arm from an initial position, through an angle A, to an actuated position;
- (b) transferring a portion of the rotational motion of said actuation arm to an arrow support launcher to thereby rotate said launcher from an up position, through an angle B, to a down position,
- wherein A is at least 5 degrees greater than B.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.