Winged arrow rest

An arrow rest for use in an archery bow having a rigid mid-section including a sidewall,

• said arrow rest comprising
• substantially planar vertically extending panel means for attachably securing said arrow rest to the bow,
• bonding means for fastening said panel means continguously to the bow on a sidewall thereof,
• winged means for supporting an arrow shaft resting thereon,
• said winged means having a top bearing edge for supporting an arrow shaft thereon, said edge projecting laterally outwardly and rearwardly from said panel means,
• hinge means pivotally and resiliently securing said wing means to said panel means at a generally vertically extending juncture of said wing means with said panel,
• said hinge means defining a hinge line angled upwardly and forwardly from a base of the juncture of said winged means with said panel means,
• said bearing edge of said winged means adapted to support the arrow shaft of an arrow riding thereon and stressing downwardly thereagainst,
• weight and frictional forces applied to said winged means by an arrow shaft riding forwardly therealong on said bearing edge thereof causing said winged means to pivot yieldingly and resiliently forwardly on said hinge means,
• pivotal forward movement of said winged means about said upwardly and forwardly projecting hinge line of said hinge means, due to frictional drag of an arrow being projected, effecting a simultaneous downward displacement of said arrow-shaft-supporting bearing edge of said winged means away from a general center line of an in-place arrow to reduce frictional drag against an arrow shaft riding on said bearing edge and facilitating and promoting true flight of the arrow upon propulsion thereof from the bow.