Pressure activated release cue for archery
AssigneeRocky Mountain Specialty Gear, Inc.
InventorsThomas Frank Clum, Alexander Marlon Droessler, Robert Gould
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Abstract
An interactive device for improving accuracy in archery and similar endeavors is provided. In some embodiments, a deformable device is provided that is operable to communicate with an archery bow and receive force during use of the bow. The deformable device is operable to deflect in a manner that produces an audible and tactile signal to a user. The signal may correspond to an appropriate amount of string tension or draw, for example.
Claims20
An archery accessory comprising:
- a glove operable for use with a human hand, the glove comprising a plurality of fingers and an opening;
- a release cue member provided in a thumb pad of the glove wherein the release cue member is positioned and operable to communicate with a thumbpad portion of a hand of an archer to be depressed or compressed;
- the release cue member comprising a deformable elastic member;
- wherein the deformable elastic member produces an audible sound and a tactile response upon being deflected in response to a force applied by the thumbpad portion of the hand of the archer.
A glove operable for use in archery or shooting, the glove comprising:
- a plurality of fingers and an opening;
- a release cue member provided in a thumb pad of the glove wherein the release cue member is positioned and operable to communicate with a thumbpad portion of a hand of a user and to be depressed or compressed;
- the release cue member comprising a deformable elastic member;
- wherein the deformable elastic member produces an audible sound and a tactile response upon being deflected in response to a force applied by the thumbpad portion of a hand of a user.
A method of deploying a projectile from an archery bow comprising the steps of:
- providing a glove with a release cue member, and wherein the release cue member comprises a deformable elastic member comprising a spring steel wherein a center portion of the deformable elastic member is operable to extend away from a user's hand;
- providing an archery bow and a projectile in communication with the archery bow;
- grasping the archery bow with the glove such that the release cue member of the glove is in force transmitting communication with the bow;
- drawing a bow string of the archery bow by applying tension to the bow string;
- wherein force is increased upon the release cue member until the deformable elastic member deforms to produce at least one of tactile and audible feedback;
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- releasing the projectile in response and subsequent to the audible sound.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.