Arrow rest

An arrow rest for use with an archery bow of the type including a curved bow member having opposite ends, said bow member having a bow string extending between said opposite ends and being attached thereto under tension to permit an arrow having vanes to be projected therefrom, said arrow rest comprising:

• means for radially supporting said arrow in a ready-to-draw position relative to said bow member, said supporting means including an inverted brush having a plurality of bristles extending radially inwardly into a flight path of said vanes and defining an opening wherein said arrow is radially supported in said ready-to-draw position.

An arrow rest comprising a support for holding an arrow having fletching in a ready-to-draw position relative to a bow member, said support comprising a plurality of bristles extending radially inwardly into a flight path of said fletching and defining an opening wherein said arrow is radially supported in said ready-to-draw position.

An arrow rest comprising a support for holding an arrow having fletching in a ready-to-draw position relative to a bow member, said support comprising a plurality of extending projections in a flight path of said fletching and defining an opening wherein said arrow is radially supported in said ready-to-draw position.

An arrow rest comprising a support for holding an arrow having fletching in a ready-to-draw position relative to a bow member, said support comprising a plurality of extending projections in a flight path of said fletching, wherein said arrow is radially supported by the extending projections for 360 degrees about the longitudinal axis of said arrow when said arrow is in said ready-to-draw position.

An arrow rest comprising a support for holding an arrow having fletching in a ready-to-draw position relative to a bow member, said support comprising a plurality of extending projections in a flight path of said fletching, wherein said arrow is radially supported in said ready-to-draw position, and wherein said extending projections hold the arrow such that the arrow remains within the opening upon perpendicular force relative to the longitudinal axis of said arrow.

An arrow rest for use with an archery bow of the type including a curved bow member having opposite ends, said bow member having a bow string extending between said opposite ends and being attached thereto under tension to permit an arrow having vanes to be projected therefrom, said arrow rest comprising:

• means for radially supporting said arrow in a ready-to-draw position relative to said bow member, said supporting means including an inverted brush having a plurality of bristles extending radially inwardly and defining an opening wherein said arrow is radially supported in said ready-to-draw position, wherein said bristles are disposed within said inverted brush such that said arrow may be projected therethrough without regard to the angular orientation of said vanes to said arrow rest.

An arrow rest for use with an archery bow of the type including a curved bow member having opposite ends, said bow member having a bow string extending between said opposite ends and being attached thereto under tension to permit an arrow having vanes to be projected therefrom, said arrow rest comprising:

• means for radially supporting said arrow in a ready-to-draw position relative to said bow member, said supporting means including an inverted brush having a plurality of bristles extending radially inwardly and defining an opening wherein said arrow is radially supported in said ready-to-draw position, wherein said arrow rest further comprises a means for removably attaching said radially supporting means to said bow member such that said bow is functional in a conventional manner with said arrow rest removed, said attaching means includes a mounting bracket adapted to position said inverted brush in a plane generally perpendicular to that plane defined by said bow and said box string, and said attaching means includes a linkage arm assembly that is mechanically coupled to said mounting bracket such that said inverted brush is adjustable in a plane perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of said arrow enabling the inclination of said arrow relative to said bow to be adjusted.

An arrow rest comprising a support for holding an arrow in a ready-to-draw position relative to a bow member, said support comprising a plurality of bristles extending radially inwardly and defining an opening wherein said arrow is radially supported in said ready-to-draw position, wherein said arrow rest further comprises a mounting bracket adapted to position said support in a plane generally perpendicular to that plane defined by said bow member and a bow string, and wherein said mounting bracket further comprises a linkage arm assembly that is mechanically coupled to said mounting bracket such that said support is adjustable in a plane perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of said arrow enabling the inclination of said arrow relative to said bow member to be adjusted.