Move away arrow rest
AssigneeNew Archery Products Corp.
InventorsRobert S. Mizek, Frank A. Harwath
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Abstract
An apparatus for mounting an arrow rest with respect to an archery bow window. In one preferred embodiment of this invention, the apparatus includes a shaft mounted with respect to a housing, and moveable between a first position and a second position. A cam is connected to or integrated with the shaft and operatively moveable with the shaft. A follower is urged in contact with the cam in the first position by a first bias element and a second bias element urges the shaft from the first position to the second position.
Claims37
An apparatus for mounting an arrow rest with respect to an archery bow window, the arrow rest being moveable in response to a movement of an arrow shaft, the apparatus comprising:
- a bearing housing fixed with respect to said archery bow window;
- a shaft mounted with respect to said bearing housing, said shaft moveable between a first position and a second position;
- a cam operatively moveable with said shaft;
- a follower contacting said cam in said first position;
- a first bias element urging said follower in contact with said cam;
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- a second bias element urging said shaft from said first position to said second position.
An apparatus for mounting an arrow rest with respect to an archery bow window, said arrow rest moveable in response to a movement of an arrow shaft, the apparatus comprising:
- a housing fixed with respect to said archery bow window;
- an arrow shaft support member moveable between a first position and a second position;
- a cam operatively coupled with said arrow shaft support member, said cam operatively moveable with respect to said archery bow window;
- a follower contacting said cam in said first position;
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- a first bias element urging said follower in contact with said cam in said first position.
An apparatus for mounting an arrow rest with respect to an archery bow window, said arrow rest moveable in response to a movement of an arrow shaft, the apparatus comprising:
- a bearing housing fixed with respect to said archery bow window, said bearing housing forming a bore;
- a shaft rotatably mounted within said bore, said shaft rotatable between a first position and a second position;
- a cam having a first cam surface, said cam operatively moveable with said shaft;
- a follower contacting said first cam surface in said first position;
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- a first bias element urging said follower in contact with said first cam surface.
An apparatus for mounting an arrow rest with respect to an archery bow, said arrow rest moveable in response to a movement of an arrow shaft, the apparatus comprising:
- a support bracket secured with respect to said archery bow;
- a bearing housing connected to said support bracket, said bearing housing forming a bore;
- a shaft positioned within said bore, said shaft rotatable between a first position and a second position;
- a cam having a first cam surface, said first cam surface transitioning into a second cam surface;
- at least one prong operatively connected to and rotatable with a first end portion of said shaft;
- a ball bearing at least partially positioned within an aperture formed by said bearing housing, said ball bearing contacting said first cam surface in said first position and contacting said second cam surface in said second position;
- a spring contacting said ball bearing, said spring urging said ball bearing against said cam;
- a cap rotatably connected to said bearing housing;
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- a spring positioned about a periphery of a second end portion of said shaft, a first end portion of said spring connected with respect to said shaft and a second end portion of said spring connected with respect to said cap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.