# US 8,783,238 B2 · Combination archer bow field carry device/stabilizer/counterbalance > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,783,238 B2 - Document ID: US8783238B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 13/094,914 - Filed: 2011-04-27 - Published: 2011-10-27 - Granted: 2014-07-22 - Earliest claimed: 2010-04-27 - Applicants: Anythony A. Julian - Inventors: Anythony A. Julian - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8783238B2 ## CPC - F41B 5/1426: {Bow stabilisers or vibration dampers} - F41B: WEAPONS FOR PROJECTING MISSILES WITHOUT USE OF EXPLOSIVE OR COMBUSTIBLE PROPELLANT CHARGE; WEAPONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (projectiles for fishing, e.g. fish-spears, A01K81/00; sports implements for throwing A63B65/00, e.g. boomerangs A63B65/08; stationary apparatus for projecting sports balls, e.g. tennis balls, A63B69/40; throwing or slinging toys A63H33/18; knives, axes B26B; projectiles or missiles other than those incorporating springs as projecting means F42B6/00) ## Abstract A carrying device for an archery bow that attaches to the threaded port on an archery bow that is typically intended for attachment to a “stabilizer” or “counterbalance”. The carrying device can be provided as a kit customizable by the user, which deploys common materials utilized for the purpose of counterbalancing and stabilizing an archery bow, and, dampening vibration or noise. The user is able to manipulate components of the device to provide customized ballast and vibration dampening effect. The carrying component is an eyelet, hoop, ring, or hook, formed or machined, onto or into which the ballast/vibration dampening components are assemble. The carrying component is readily clipped to a users sling, back pack, belt, etc., for the purpose of hands free carrying of the bow. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A carrying device comprising: a body, said body having a first end and a second end; said first end further comprising a threaded component, wherein said threaded component is attachable or attached to said body, and wherein said threaded component is attachable to a threaded port on a bow; said second end further comprising a carrying means, wherein said carrying means is either: selected from the group of carrying means consisting of j-bolt, eye-bolt, shouldered eye-bolt, welded eye-bolt, eyelet, hoop, ring and hook; or attached to a user's backpack, belt, sling, fanny pack, shoulder strap, or belt loop: said body further comprising at least one of: a vibration dampening material selected from the group of materials consisting of rubber, neoprene, filled capsules, and combinations thereof, or a ballast material selected from the group of ballast materials consisting of steel, lead, brass and combinations thereof. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The carrying device of claim 1, wherein said body is an elongated cylinder. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The carrying device of claim 1, wherein said threaded component is attached to said body. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The carrying device of claim 1, wherein said threaded component is attachable to said body. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The carrying device of claim 1, wherein said carrying means is selected from the group of carrying means consisting of j-bolt, eye-bolt, shouldered eye-bolt, welded eye-bolt, eyelet, hoop, ring and hook. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The carrying device of claim 1, said carrying means further comprising a material selected from the group of materials consisting of metal, plastic, rubber and combinations thereof. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The carrying device of claim 1, said body further comprising a vibration dampening material selected from the group of materials consisting of rubber, neoprene, filled capsules, and combinations thereof. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The carrying device of claim 7, wherein said filled capsules comprise sand, gel, shot, particulates, or combinations thereof. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The carrying device of claim 1, said body further comprising a ballast material selected from the group of ballast materials consisting of steel, lead, brass and combinations thereof. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The carrying device of claim 9, wherein said ballast material forms a counterbalance. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The carrying device of claim 10, wherein said counterbalance is cylindrical or tapered. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The carrying device of claim 10, wherein said counterbalance and/or said vibration dampening material are positioned on said body. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The carrying device of claim 10, wherein said counterbalance and said vibration dampening material are positioned by a user on said body to obtain a desired combination of vibration dampening and counterbalance. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The carrying device of claim 1, wherein said device is attached to said bow. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The carrying device of claim 1, wherein said threaded component is attached to a threaded port on a bow. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The carrying device of claim 1, wherein said carrying means is attached to a user's backpack, belt, sling, fanny pack, shoulder strap, or belt loop. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The carrying device of claim 1, wherein said device stabilizes a bow. ### Claim 18 A carrying device comprising: a body, wherein said body is an elongated cylinder and has a first end and a second end; said body further comprising a vibration dampening material selected from the group of materials consisting of rubber, neoprene, filled capsules, and combinations thereof; said body further comprising a ballast material selected from the group of ballast materials consisting of steel, lead, brass and combinations thereof, wherein said ballast material forms a counterbalance; said first end further comprising a threaded component, wherein said threaded component is attachable or attached to said body, and wherein said threaded component is attachable to a threaded port on a bow; said second end further comprising a carrying means, wherein said carrying means is selected from the group of carrying means consisting of j-bolt, eye-bolt, shouldered eye-bolt, welded eye-bolt, eyelet, hoop, ring and hook, said carrying means further comprising a material selected from the group of materials consisting of metal, plastic, rubber and combinations thereof; wherein said counterbalance and said vibration dampening material are positioned by a user on said body to obtain a desired combination of vibration dampening and counterbalance. ### Claim 19 A method of carrying and stabilizing a bow comprising: positioning at least one counter balance and at least one vibration dampening material on a body, to obtain a desired combination of vibration dampening and counterbalance, said counter balance comprising a ballast material selected from the group of ballast materials consisting of steel, lead, brass and combinations thereof, said vibration dampening material selected from the group of dampening materials consisting of rubber, neoprene, filled capsules, and combinations thereof said body having a first end and a second end; attaching a threaded component to a threaded port on said bow, wherein said threaded component is attachable or attached to said first end of said body; said second end of said body further comprising a carrying means, wherein said carrying means is selected from the group of carrying means consisting of j-bolt, eye-bolt, shouldered eye-bolt, welded eye-bolt, eyelet, hoop, ring and hook, said carrying means further comprising a material selected from the group of materials consisting of metal, plastic, rubber and combinations thereof; wherein said carrying means is attachable to a user's backpack, belt, sling, fanny pack, shoulder strap, or belt loop.