Bow holder

An archery bow holder to maintain a bow in a predetermined rest position comprising primary support means, first auxiliary support means mounted on said primary support means for adjustment relative thereto, and second auxiliary support means mounted on said primary support means for adjustment relative thereto to hold bows of varying sizes in predetermined rest positions, and wherein said primary support means comprises a base member and a support arm extending upwardly therefrom, said first auxiliary support means comprising bracket means slidably mounted on said base member for adjustment relative thereto and including means operatively engageable with a portion of a bow to be held, said second auxiliary support means comprising a cradle arm adjustably pivotally connected intermediate its ends to said support arm in spaced relation to said bracket means to operatively support another portion of a bow, at least a pair of shaft members respectively operatively secured to said cradle arm on opposite sides of and extending substantially parallel to the pivot axis of the latter, each of said shaft members having threaded end portions extending laterally to each side of the plane of pivotal adjustment of said cradle arm about its pivot axis, and bow retaining members respectively axially threadably adjustably mounted on said threaded end portions of said shaft members for independent selective adjustment of the lateral distance therebetween on each of said shaft members to accommodate bows of different widths.

An archery bow holder to maintain a bow in a predetermined rest position comprising primary support means, first auxiliary support means mounted on said primary support means for adjustment relative thereto, and second auxiliary support means mounted on said primary support means for adjustment relative thereto to hold bows of varying size in predetermined rest positions, and wherein said primary support means comprises a base member and a support arm extending upwardly therefrom, said first auxiliary support means comprising bracket means slidably mounted on said base member for adjustment relative thereto and including means operatively engageable with a portion of a bow to be held, said second auxiliary support means comprising a cradle arm adjustably pivotally connected intermediate its ends to said support arm in spaced relation to said bracket means to operatively support another portion of a bow, shaft members respectively operatively secured to said cradle arm on opposite sides of and extending substantially parallel to the pivot axis of the latter, each of said shaft members having threaded end portions extending laterally to each side of the plane of pivotal adjustment of said cradle arm about its pivot axis, and bow retaining members respectively axially threadably adjustably mounted on said threaded end portions of said shaft members for independent selective adjustment of the lateral distance therebetween on each of said shaft members to accommodate bows of different widths.