Archery bow with self-aligning combination handgrip and forearm protector

The archery bow as set forth in claim in which:

• the pivotal connection between the lower axially-aligned portion of the connecting means and the combination handgrip means and forearm protecting means is adjustable in the plane of the longitudinal axis to enable the archer to change the tilt of the brace-forming means relative to the arrow in order to accommodate different shooting styles;
• and in which means interconnecting said lower axially-aligned portion and said combination are provided for locking the latter in adjusted position.

In an archery bow having spaced apart upper and lower limbs axially-aligned to define a longitudinal axis, connecting means including a laterally-offset portion bridging the gap between said upper and lower limbs while cooperating therewith to define an axially-aligned passage for the flight of an arrow, and a combination handgrip means and forearm protecting means beneath said laterally-offset portion for pivotal movement along a longitudinal axis relative thereto, the improvement which comprises:

• extending said handgrip means along a generally lateral axis from one side of said axis of pivotal movement and extending said forearm protecting means rearwardly in acute angular relation from said handgrip means, said handgrip means when grasped by the archer's hand palm-down cooperating with said forearm protecting means to provide offsetting counterrotating forces effective to hold said forearm protecting means against the forearm of said archer's bow-holding hand, the aforesaid counterrotating forces being in equilibrium with one another so as to leave said bow free to pivot independently of said combination when so held.

In an archery bow having spaced apart upper and lower limbs axially-aligned to define a longitudinal axis, connecting means including a laterally-offset portion bridging the gap between said upper and lower limbs while cooperating therewith to define an axially-aligned passage for the flight of an arrow, and a combination handgrip means and forearm protecting means pivotally attached to said connecting means beneath said laterally-offset portion, the improved adjustable hinged connection between said combination handgrip means and forearm protecting means and said connecting means which comprises:

• a three-part hinge having two leaves and a hinge pin, one of said leaves being formed integral with said combination handgrip means and forearm protecting means while the other of said leaves is separate from said connecting means, said other of said leaves and connecting means having complementary surfaces arcuately curved about an axis perpendicular to said longitudinal axis which permit said other of said leaves to be tilted relative to said connecting means for adjusting the tilt of the forearm protecting means;
• and, means interconnecting said connecting means and said other hinge leaf for maintaining the adjusted position therebetween.