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US 5,957,120 AGranted
Accessory for bow
OwnerArne Dennis Wiseby, Tony Robert Wisebyinventors
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Abstract
An accessory (1) for a bow to be used for deflecting the bow and includes a tensioning member (6) that is removably attached to both ends (4, 5) of the bow. A catcher (7) in operative engagement with a cog tooth member (8) is movable into a locking position (SI) with the cog tooth member (8) by a weight (9) when the bow is held in an upright position (I) and is released to be permitted to move relative to the cog tooth member (8) when the bow (2) is held in an opposite upright position and the bow (2) is adapted to be deflected.
Claims10
An accessory for a bow having opposite end portions, comprising:
- a tension mechanism removably attached to the bow to permit a deflection of the bow, the tension mechanism extending between the opposite end portions of the bow;
- the tension mechanism having a toothed section;
- a catching device adapted to be in operative engagement with the toothed section, the catching device being movable between a locked position so that the catching device is locked to the toothed section and a released position so that the catching device is movable relative to the toothed section;
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- a weight portion integral with the catching device, the weight portion being adapted to urge the catching device into the locked position when the bow is in a first upright position and to urge the catching device into the released position to permit movement of the catching device relative to the toothed section and to permit deflection of the bow when the bow is in a second upright position, the second upright position being opposite to the first upright position.
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