US3066665A

US3066665A - Separable holding or supporting means

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Publication number: US3066665A
Application number: US792854A
Authority: US
Inventors: Robert A Reilly
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1959-02-12
Filing date: 1959-02-12
Publication date: 1962-12-04
Anticipated expiration: 1979-12-04

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Dec. 4, 1962 R. A. REILLY 3,066,665 SEPARABLE HOLDING OR SUPPORTING MEANS Filed Feb. 12. 1959 6 Sheets-Sheet 1 ROBERT A. REILLY INVENTOR.

Dec. 4, 1962 R. A. REILLY 3,066,665

SEPARABLE HOLDING OR SUPPORTING MEANS Filed Feb. 12. 1959 6 Sheets-Sheet 2 Dec. 4, 1962 Filed Feb.

FIG 6 R. A. REILLY SEPARABLE HOLDING OR SUPPORTING MEANS 6 Sheets-Sheet 3 ROBERT A. REILLY INVENTOR.

Dec. 4, 19 2 R. A. REILLY 3,066,665 SEPARABLE HOLDING OR SUPPORTING MEANS Filed Feb. 12. 1959 6 Sheets-Sheet 4 ROBERT A. REILLY INVEN TOR.

Dec. 4, 1962 R. A. REILLY SEPARABLE HOLDING OR SUPPORTING MEANS 6 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed Feb. 12, 1959 ROBERT A. REILLY IN VEN TOR Dec. 4, 1962 R. A. REILLY 3,066,665

SEPARABLE HOLDING OR SUPPORTING MEANS Filed Feb. 12, 1959 6 Sheets-Sheet 6 ROBERT A. REILLY INVEN TOR.

sf y-gmgiwm atent fee 3,%b,b55 Patented Dec. 4, 3962 3,066,665 SEPARABLE HOLDING BR SUPPORTENG MEAN-d Robert A. Reilly, Tucson, Ariz. (422 S. Union Blvd, Denver, (1010.) Filed Feb. 12, 19%, Ser. No. 792,854 2t? Claims. (Ell. 124-23) This invention relates to separable means or members adapted and arranged to have holding or supporting functions, and more particularly to such means or members which are constructed to experience and withstand relatively small or light forces. I

An object of the present invention is to provide novel and improved, separable cooperable means or members for supporting and holding purposes, wherein one of the cooperable means or members is securely frictionally held against slippage and yet may be quickly and easily released by a simple operation when this is required.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved separable holding and support means of the above kind in conjunction with a bow and arrows, by which the arrows are conveniently mounted and held on the bow and further easily and quickly put into use with the least amount of movement being required on the part of the archer or hunter.

An additional object of the invention is to provide an improved arrow holding and support means as above set forth, which may be easily attached by the user to existing bow structures without requiring special tools or equipment, and which will readily stay in the position in which it is intended to remain.

A feature of the invention resides in the provision of a novel and improved arrow holding means as above characterized, which is extremely simple in its construction and economical to fabricate whereby it may be produced and sold at a low price.

A further object of the invention is to provide a novel arrow holding means for use with a bow, wherein the movement required to detach the arrow or arrows from the holding means automatically brings the arrow toward the position which is required to place it into use, thereby making the most eflicient use of the movements needed for enabling a succession of arrows to be quickly shot from the bow.

A further feature of the invention resides in the provision of an improved arrow holder for attachment to a bow, wherein the arrows are held in positions parallel with the bow and so arranged as to be least likely to catch onto surrounding objects such as trees, bushes and the like.

Yet another object of the invention is to provide a novel and improved arrow holder as above characterized, wherein a plurality of arrows may be readily supported on the bow and removed one at a time from the holder without interference one with the other, yet with a movement which brings the arrows each in a position nearest to that required to place it into use.

Still another object of the invention is to provide an improved holder arranged to support a plurality of arrows one alongside another, wherein automatic means are provided for advancing the stored arrows each time that an arrow is removed from the holder for use, thereby resulting in succeeding arrows being continually presented to a position on the holder wherein they are in readiness for removal.

Other objects of the invention include the provision of an improved arrow-holding device in accordance with the foregoing, wherein the arrows are reliably supported against accidental or inadvertent dislodgment, and wherein the removing of an arrow or of succeeding arrows may be effected in a most facile manner and with a minimum of difficulty and time being involved.

The invention is illustrated herein mainly in conjunction with a bow and arrows, for the purpose of supporting the arrows on the bow in positions where they are out of the way and yet quickly available and removable for use with a maximum amount of ease and convenience. However, the invention is also illustrated in conjunction with the holding or supporting of articles other than arrows, and it should be understood that the invention is not limited to only the specific structures or uses illustrated herein as exemplary thereof.

Other features and advantages will hereinafter appear.

In the drawings accompanying this specification, similar characters of reference are used wherever possible to designate like components or portions throughout the several views, in which:

FIG. 1 is a view, in rear perspective, of a bow and arrow together with one type of improved arrow holding device mounted on the bow and carrying the arrow in sockets as provided by the invention. In dotted outline there is indicated the position which the arrow takes during its removal from the holder.

FIG. 2 is a view like FIG. 1, but showing the arrow as having been removed from the holder and as extending between the bow frame and the bow string, in position for placing it against the bow and in engagement with the bow string.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the improved arrow holder shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, as provided by the invention.

FIG. 4 is a fragmentary perspective view of a bow, showing the arrow holder of FIGS. 13 and illustrating the flexing of the holder which is done for the purpose of applying an arrow thereto, to support the latter in position substantially parallel to the bow.

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view of a portion of a bow having mounted on it an arrow holder of the type arranged to support a plurality of arrows, as provided in accordance with the invention. Two arrows are shown as being carried by the holder, and a third arrow shown as being partially removed from the holder.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view through the arrow holder shown in FIG. 5, taken on the line 6-6 of FIG. 5.

FIG. 7 is a rear elevational view of an arrow holder as provided by the invention, illustrating a modification wherein several arrows are carried by a pair of sockets of elongate configuration, each arrow being removable through one and the same recess of the holder.

FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the arrow holder shown in FIG. 7.

FIG. 9 is a rear elevational view of an arrow holder similar to that shown in FIG. 7 but illustrating yet another modification of the invention.

:FIG. 10 is a view like FIGS. 7 and 9, another modified form of the invention.

FIG. ll is an elevational view of a holding device as provided by the invention for releasably supporting a flowerpot and plant, the holding device comprising a slender, shaft-like support and a flexible, sheet-like support member, these structures being in most respects similar to the arrow holding and supporting means of the preceding figures.

Referring first to FIGS. 1 through 4, there is illustrated a usual type of how, indicated generally by the numeral 10, said bow having a handle 11 intermediate its ends and a bow-string 12 secured to the said ends in the conventional manner. Also illustrated is a usual type of arrow 14, having a shank or shaft 15, a broadhead or point 16 and fletching 17, the latter adjoining the mock 18 of the arrow.

In accordance with the present invention there is provided a novel and improved, extremely effective and adbut illustrating aosaeee a vantageous holding device arranged to be carried by the bow 16 for the purpose of holding the arrow 14 in a desirable storage position, and in a manner such that the arrow is instantly available for use to enable the bowman or archer to quickly have a second shot after having used a first arrow (which is often held in readiness, in position against the bow and the bow string when hunting). Further, in accordance with the invention, the novel arrow holding means is so constituted that the operation or movement required to remove the arrow from the holding means will automatically bring the arrow to a position wherein the least amount of motion is necessary to thereafter set the arrow in its operative position on the bow. In other words, the releasing movement which is required to detach the arrow from the holding device of the present invention results in the arrow being released or shifted to a position which is most advantageous in enabling the bowman to set the arrow on the bow. The said released position of the arrow is closely adjacent the final position which is occupies when set in place on the bow. Such released position is clearly illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2, the showing of FIG. 1 being in dotted outline and the showing of FIG. 2 illustrating the arrow as extending between the frame of the bow and the bow string, with the neck portion of the arrow being grasped by the one hand of the bowman. From the position of FIG. 2 relatively little movement is required to place the arrow on the bow, such further movement involving merely shifting the arrow forward and swinging it to a horizontal plane, and thereafter placing the mock 18 against the bow string 12.

Preferably the improved arrow-holding device of the invention as shown in FIGS. 1-4 is constituted of a single piece or member, formed of resilient or flexible sheet material such as sheet rubber, rubber-like substance, sheet plastic or similar material, including those materials which are fairly stiff yet rubber-like or of the nature of flexible plastic. However, the invention is not limited to the illustrated form of FIGS. 1-4, employing a resilient sheetlike member, since the arrow holding device may be constituted in the form of a composite or multipart article, portions of which might be relatively rigid and inflexible, as formed of metal, with only certain portions being resilient and yieldable, as will be hereinafter more readily understood as the description progresses.

Referring to FIG. 3, the single piece in the form of a resilient sheet or support member is indicated by the numeral 20, said piece being shown as having a generally flat end or edge 21 and an opposite, rounded edge 22 together with elongate upper and

lower edges

23 and 24 respectively, the said upper and lower edges having indentations or indented

portions

25 and 26. The generally straight end edge 21 may also have an indentation or indented portion 28, in the form of a V-notch provided with a circular apex 30 to provide a sighting device and also to minimize the likelihood of the sheet tearing when it is bent as illustrated in FIGS. 1, 2 and 4. While it is preferred to used somewhat soft or rubber-like substances for the member 20, such member may also be constructed of resilient sheet metal.

The sheet-like arrow-holding device 20 is provided with simple mounting mean by which it may be readily attached to existing bow structures of different kinds and makes. As shown, the said mounting means is constituted of a pair of through openings or

slots

32 and 33 provided adjacent the end edge 21 of the sheet, said slots being of a size to permit the sheet 21} to be passed over one end of the bow structure and to be disposed closely adjacent the handle portion 11 thereof, as illustrated in FIGS. 1, 2 and 4. Preferably, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the lower slot 33 which is disposed closest to the handle 11 is provided with a plurality of diagonally extending slits 35 communicating with the corners of the slot 33 and terminating in small circular through-openings 36 (FIG. 3) to enable the slot to be opened up an appreciable extent it to accommodate the increased thickness and/or width of the bow without difficulty, and without causing a tearing of the sheet 20. v

In attaching the holding device comprising the sheet 20 to the bow structure, the bow string is removed from the upper end of the bow, and the sheet 20 is bent or flexed as indicated in FIGS. 1 and 4, whereupon the bow is passed through the

slots

33 and 32 in the order named. Such disposition of the sheet 20 on the bow will retain the sheet in a bent or flexed position, as will be readily understood. Moreover, by virtue of the resilient nature of the sheet 21 it will be frictionally held on the bow structure and securely retained in the position given, against accidental dislodgment therefrom. Also, as may be readily seen from FIGS. 1, 2 and 4, the sheet 20 when in position on the how will extend laterally thereof and to the rear and right.

In accordance with the invention, the sheet 20 is constituted as a novel holding means, said means comprising portions of the sheet which are formed by providing an elongate, diagonally extending through recess or slot 38 having a width which is sufliciently great to enable the shaft 15 of the arrow 14 to readily pass through it with a lateral movement. Also, the sheet 20 is provided with a pair of

sockets

40 and 41 in the form of generally circular through-openings in which the shaft 15 of the arrow is disposed when the arrow is mounted on the holder, as shown in FIG. 1. The sockets 4t and 41 communicate with the elongate recess 38, and the resilient member 20 is provided with yieldable detent means at the

sockets

40, 41 for releasably holding the shaft 15 of the arrow whereby the arrow will be disposed generally parallel to the bow structure. The said detent means comprises oppositely located edge or

shoulder portions

43 and 44 of the sheet, which portions define communicating channels 45 extending between the

sockets

40, 41 and the elongate recess 38. The channels 45 thus formed constitute restricted passages which must be enlarged by spreading apart the

opposite walls

43, 44 of the resilient sheet to enable the shaft 15 of the arrow to be shifted out of the

sockets

40, 41 and into the elongate recess 38, from whence it is readily releasable without hindrance.

In FIG. 1, the broken outline of the arrow indicates its position as it is being released from the recess 38 after having been first shifted out of the

sockets

40, 41. Such shifting movement of the arrow from the full line position of FIG. 1 is accomplished by grasping the nook 18 of the arrow in one hand, moving the said hand and nock portion forward or away from the bowman and at the same time moving it to the right as indicated by the dotted path of travel 47 in FIG. 1. This operation will cause the shaft 15 of the arrow to force apart the

opposed walls

43 and 44, which walls are yieldable because of the resilient nature of the sheet-like member 20. This movement of the arrow will also bring the head or point 16 to the left and between the bow structure and the bow string as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the FIG. 1 shown being in broken outline. The shaft 15 of the arrow will now be shifted out of the

detent sockets

40, 41 and will rest in the elongate recess 38, from which it is freely releasable. The bowman now merely brings the arrow 14 forward and to a horizontal position, and places the nock 18 of the arrow against the bow string 12, whereupon the arrow is ready to be shot.

It will be observed that the movement required to disengage the arrow 14 from the holder 20 and to place the arrow in position for shooting is virtually a continuous movement without any reversal of direction, and represents the shortest possible travel of the arrow with the least amount of effort on the part of the bowman. Accordingly, the operation of removing the arrow from the holder and placing it in position for shooting may be quickly and easily carried out, thereby enabling the bowman to get off a second shot with extreme rapidity. This is often of considerable importance, especially when hunting game wherein the first shot is not effective and a second arrow is required.

The operation of replacing an arrow on the holder 20 is easily carried out, and is illustrated in part in FIG. 4. The sheet 20 is grasped in the hand as shown, and made to bend or flex an amount more than that normally effected when the holder is mounted on the bow. This further bending of the sheet or support member 20 causes a lateral displacement of the wall portions 4-4 with respect to the portions 43 as illustrated in FIG. 4, the portions '44 projecting upward more from the convex or crowned surface of the sheet 2%. By virtue of such displacement, the arrow shaft may now be readily shifted from a position in the recess 38 in which it has been placed, to the storage position wherein it occupies the sockets 46, 41.

it will be noted that the arrangement of the recess 38 and the

detent sockets

40 and 41 is suggestive of the letter S of the alphabet, in that the detent sockets are disposed at the ends of the recess and extend therefrom in opposite directions, being connected thereto through the medium of the channels 45.

It will now be understood from the foregoing that I have provided an extremely simple and efiective holder for a spare arrow, which holder may be readily mounted on a bow to locate the arrow in a position wherein it is most convenient to carry, and from which position the arrow may be quickly and easily shifted to release it and also locate it for positioning on the bow in readiness for a second shot. My improved holding device is thus seen to be devoid of any relatively movable parts, and may constitute but the single piece 26 as illustrated in FIGS. 1-4, which piece may be economically fabricated of inexpensive material while at the same time being sturdy in its construction and reliable in operation. By virtue of the construction shown, the stored arrow will be securely held at all times and prevented from becoming inadvertently dislodged, yet it is instantly available for use by a simple movement which naturally precedes the movement required to place the arrow in position on the bow for a shot.

The provision of the indentation 28 in the otherwise straight edge 21 enables the sheet-like member 24 to be more readily bent and positioned on the bow structure, and also provides a sighting device.

Another embodiment of the invention is illustrated in *IGS. 5 and 6, wherein the resilient sheet-like support member a is provided with a plurality of holding means disposed alongside each other and constituted respectively of recesses 38a, 33b and 33c, together with associated detent sockets i-tin, 41a, dill), 41b; and 49c, 410. Thus, with the holding device as illustrated in FIG. 5 three spare arrows may be readily positioned and carried by the bow, and will be in readiness for instant use when required. In FIG. 5 the outermost arrow is shown in the process of removal, just prior to its being set in place for effecting a shot. Each of the arrows may be removed independently of the others, although it is generally found preferable to first remove the rightmost arrow as shown, and thereafter the adjoining arrow, etc.

In the construction of P165. 5 and 6 the support mem ber 20a, which may be formed of plastic or rubber-like substance by a molding procedure, is provided with a downward extension or portion 49, arranged to extend along the rear surface of the bow to a point adjacent the handle 11, said extension being adapted for securement to the bow structure in any suitable manner as by taping it in place. Thus, a more secure retention of the arrow holder is effected on the bow structure.

in the holder construction of FIGS. 5 and 6, the placing of the arrows on the holder and the removal of the same is facilitated by the provision of slopes or bevels 51 and 52 located respectively at the detent sockets and the ends of the elongate recesses. Also, tapered camming beads 54 are provided, the purpose of these beads being to tend to shift the upper portion of the arrow being removed in a direction toward the rear of the bow, whereby the upper, pointed portion of the arrow will be positioned for insertion between the bow and bow string as illustrated in H68. 2 and 5. The bevels 51 at the detent sockets provide for a smoother and easier removal of the arrows from the sockets, and the bevels 52 at the ends of the recesses provide for easier shifting of the arrows into the sockets when the arrows are to be mounted on the holder. For the purpose of strengthening the portions of the holder or support member 20a which are disposed between the

elongate slots

38a, 38b and 380, strengthening ribs 56 may be provided in the forward or concave side of the support member, as illustrated in FIG. 6.

The extension 49 has another important function in that it constitutes a guide member for guiding the arrow which has been released from the holder along the bow structure with a free and uninterrupted movement, and without any noise which might startle the game.

Additionally, the lower and

upper edges

53 and 55 respectively of the support member 20a may be provided with arrow-holding

sockets

53a and 55a, by which an additional arrow or additional arrows may be carried at the front of the support member 20a. While in FIG. 5 a single pair of

sockets

53a, 55a is shown, it will be understood that several pairs may be provided, the said pairs being preferably disposed out of line with the sockets the, 41a, 40b, 41b etc.

When, as illustrated in FIG. 5, an arrow is being carried in the

sockets

53a and 55a, the said arrow will span the bowed portion of the support member 20a and will tend to stiffen and reinforce the said member, said arrow thus having a bracing effect. I have found that an arrow which is held in the

sockets

53a and 55a is very securely retained on the support member 20:: against accidental dislodgement, and to facilitate the insertion of such arrow in the sockets, cam surfaces 5312 may be provided at the mouth portions of the

sockets

53a and 55a, to provide an entrance means whereby the opposite wall portions of the sockets may be readily cammed apart when the shaft of the arrow is applied thereto.

An important advantage of the construction shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 resides in the fact that the arrows which are carried in the sockets 46a, 41a, etc. are disposed in a plane which makes an angle with respect to the plane of the how, the outermost arrow, (that shown as being removed in FIG. 5) being located nearest to the bowman or archer. Accordingly, the successive removal of the arrows is facilitated inasmuch as when such arrows are removed one by one starting with the rightmost one, each arrow will be the one positioned nearest to the bowman, thereby to avoid interference with the remaining arrows which are still retained by the holding device.

Another embodiment of the invention is shown in FIGS. 7 and 8. The holder comprising the support member 2% shown in these figures is also arranged to hold a plurality of arrows. However, in this embodiment the arrows are not separately held nor separately removable but instead must be removed in a certain order and must also be replaced in a certain order. In FIGS. 7 and 8 the support member 2% has but a single elongate recess 38d, and associated with the single recess 38d are two, elongate detent sockets 40d and 41d. With this construction the detent sockets that and 41d are elongate and curved, and are provided with

beveled edges

53 and 59 to enable them to more readily accommodate the shafts of a number of arrows with a minimum distortion of the flexible sheet 2612. The detent slots 40d and 41d thus function in the nature of a magazine, inasmuch as these slots hold a number of arrow shanks 15.

A sloping face 66 may be provided at one end of the socket 40d in the location shown, said sloping face facilitating the removal of the arrows from the said socket in response to the relative turning or swinging movement imparted to the arrows.

a sence in accordance with the invention, an automatic means is provided for feeding the arrow shanks which are held in the sockets dtd, 410. to positions adjacent the recess Edd, thereby to place each succeeding arrow in the best possible position for quick removal. This feeding means comprises an elastic band 61 secured to opposite sides of the support member 2% as illustrated in the figures, said band preferably extending through the recess 38d and being arranged to engage the shanks 15 of the arrows, as shown in FIG. 8. When so engaged, the band 61 is stretched, and normally tends to urge arrows to a position closest to the recess 38d whereupon they may be most quickly removed.

The support member Ziib may be advantageously formed by a molding operation, and may be provided with oppositely extending tabs 4% arranged to extend along the rear or inner surface of the bow structure whereby they may be taped to the latter to more securely retain the holder in place on the bow.

Another embodiment of the invention is illustrated in FIG. 9. The structure shown herein is similar in many respects to that illustrated in FIGS. 7 and 8 in that a single elongate recess is provided in conjunction with elongate detent sockets to mount a plurality of arrows in juxtaposed positions, in a magazine-like arrangement. As shown, the support member 260 in this figure has a somewhat different configuration as regards the recess 38:; and detent sockets the and ile, as compared with the corresponding structure of FIGS. 7 and 8. In FIG. 9 the recess 38a is somewhat tapered, and is provided with a beveled edge 62, which continues into a bevel 63 disposed in the connecting channel 4 a. The upper detent socket the has a lower beveled edge 64, and an upper beveled edge 65, and the lower detent socket 412 has an upper beveled edge 67 and a lower beveled edge 68. Also, sloping socket faces 6% are also provided, to receive the arrow next to be removed.

With such construction, in conjunction with the elastic strip or feeding means at the support member Zilc need not be resilient, and preferably only the edge portions defining the channels 45c are resilient, to enable the arrows to be readily mounted on the holder and also removed therefrom. By properly arranging and proportioning the various beveled edges and the recess 33c together with the detent sockets 49a and 4 14: it is possible to provide satisfactory operation without depending on resiliency of the walls or edges even at the points specified above, adjoining the channels 45c. Thus, the support member Ztic shown in FIG. 9 might be secured to the bow structure solely by means of tabs 490 which may be taped or otherwise fastened in place, without depending on the support member 29c being resilient and having mounting slots as with the construction described in connection with the previous figures.

Yet another embodiment of the invention is illustrated in FIG. 10. In this figure a resilient support member 20d has an elongate recess 38; of tapered shape, connected by channels 45) with detent sockets dtlf and 41 both said sockets being disposed on the same side of the recess 38 thus distinguishing from the construction of the previous embodiments wherein the detent sockets are disposed on opposite sides of the recess. Adjoining the lower detent socket 411 there is provided a sloping hollow 7t}, and on the opposite side of the support member 20d and above the detent socket 41f there is provided a second sloping hollow 71. Below the upper detent socket 442 there is provided at the forward side of the support member 2nd a sloping hollow 72, and above the detent socket 4th and in the rear side of the member 20d there is provided a further sloping hollow 73. Also, the support member 29d is provided with a curved beveled edge 75 along one side of the recess 33 and along the upper edge of the channel 45]. A beveled edge 76 is provided along the lower channel 45 and at the opposite side of the recess 38 there is provided a beveled edge 78, which 8 continues into the upper channel 45]. Finally, the support member 20d is provided with a reversely curved tapered camming bead 30 on its rear face, extending along the upper channel 45 and also along the recess 38 The sloping hollows 70, 71, '72 and 73 serve to more securely retain the shaft of the arrow in place, and the various beveled edges specified above facilitate the insertion of the arrow in the holder, and the removal of the arrow. Also, the camming head 39 tends to shift the upper pointed end portion of the arrow in a rearward direction wherein the said end portion is brought between the bow structure and the bow string as the arrow is swung counterclockwise from its vertical position disposed in the detent sockets 4th, 41f to an angular position which is similar to the broken line position indicated in FIG. 1.

it will be noted that in those cases where the support members have mounting slots the angular disposition of these slots causes an appreciable bending or bowing of the support member and an angularity thereof when it is mounted on the bow structure. This is clearly indicated in the figures, and the rearward angular position of the support member provides the advantage that the bowman need not employ much of a forward motion, if any, when manipulating the lower, nock portion of the arrow at the time that he desires to remove the arrow from the holder. Instead, he need only shift the lower portion of the arrow to the right, or perhaps employ but a very slight forward motion, in order to properly position the upper or pointed end portion of the arrow between the bow structure and the bow string, in readiness for leveling the arrow and applying the mock to the bow string.

The present improved holding and supporting means has utility in connection with supporting articles other than arrows. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 11, a support member 20 may be provided, having a supporting arm 82 from which there hangs pendant a plant 83, by means of a chain 84. The support member 20 may be carried by a vertical post or shaft 15 corresponding to the shaft 15 of the arrow 14 shown in FIGS. 1-3 except that the support 15 may be much stronger and of heavier construction. The support 15f may be provided with a base fitting or any other suitable means by which it may be secured to a supporting structure. The support 15 will serve to adjustably carry the support member Ztlf when the latter is applied to the bar 15 so as to dispose the same in the detent sockets 40], 41], as may now be readily understood. Adjustment for height may be effected by bowing the member 20 and sliding it up or down.

The support member 201 shown in FIG. 11 may be advantageously constituted of springy sheet metal, as will be readily understood, and to enable the detent portions of the support member (which are disposed at the sockets 40f and 41)) to more readily flex, narrow elongate slits 40g may be provided as shown.

As with the other forms of holding devices, the support member Ztif may be readily removed from the supporting shaft 15 by merely effecting a clockwise turning movement of the support member, to disengage the rod or shaft 15f from the sockets 49 and 417.

This is in contrast to other types of clamps which require the loosening of screws for their removal, and in some circumstances requiring sliding the clamp body off the free end of the supporting shaft. It will be observed that the weight represented by the flower pot 83 tends to retain the support member 2d very securely on the supporting shaft 15 there being appreciable force exerted between these members because of the leverage present.

It will be noted that with the above forms of the invention, the sockets which carry the arrows or shafts are spaced apart and so arranged that. when force is applied to the lower end portion of the arrow or shaft, for example to cause it to swing counterclockwise, it will result in the arrow or shaft leaving at least one of the sockets.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I have provided, in accordance with the invention, an extremely simple, novel and advantageous organization comprising separable cooperable means or members having a supporting function. The structures illustrated and described are extremely simple, economical to fabricate and produce, and sturdy and reliable in operation. Moreover, no special tool or other piece of equipment is required to release the holding or mounting means, and in the case where arrows are to be mounted on a how the release and use of the arrows may be effected with the greatest speed and facility, thereby enabling second or additional shots to be had in the shortest possible time.

The various forms of the invention described above are intended for right-hand use. However, it will be understood that these forms may be readily adapted for lefthand use, by merely reversing the locations of the sockets with respect to the recess, and reversing the position of the support member on the supporting structure, so that the said member extends to the left instead of to the right as shown.

Variations and modifications may be made within the scope of the claims, and portions of the improvements may be used without others.

I claim:

Separable cooperable means for the purposes set forth, comprising in combination a rigid elongate, slender, shaft-like member; and a resilient support member engageable with and disengageable from said shaft-like member, said support member having a crowned portion provided with an elongate straight recess through which the shaft-like member may pass laterally, and having a pair of sockets which are laterally offset in opposite directions from the ends of the recess, in which sockets the shaft-like member is disposed so as to be wholly out of the said recess, said sockets being located at the ends of the recess, and the support member further having communicating channels connecting the sockets with the recess, the support member having yieldable detent means at the sockets which releasably hold the shaft-like member therein whereby relative angular movement of the members in a direction tending to shift the shaft-like member toward at least one end of the recess may shift the shaftlike member free of at least one of the sockets and into the recess, from whence it may leave the support member.

2. The invention as defined in claim 1, in which the shaft-like member has fastening means by which it may be attached to a supporting structure.

3. The invention as defined in claim 1, in which the detent means enables the said relative angular movement of the members to shift the shaft-like member free of both of the said sockets and into the said recess.

4. The invention as defined in claim 1, in which the shaft-like member constitutes an arrow, and in which there is a bow to which the support member is attached, said support member extending laterally from the bow, and extending to one side and rearward of the how, the crowned portion of the support member facing in a directi on generally toward the bow string.

5. The invention as defined in claim 4, in which the support member comprises a bowed resilient sheet having a pair of through-openings, said how extending through the said openings whereby the support member is mounted on the bow in a position extending laterally therefrom at one side of the how.

6. A holder for detachably supporting an elongate slender, shaft-like member comprising a support member engageable with and disengageable from said shaft-like member, said support member having a crowned portion provided with an elongate straight recess through which the shaft-like member may pass laterally, and having a pair of sockets which are laterally offset in opposite directions from the ends of the recess, in which sockets the shaft-like member may be disposed so as to be wholly out of the said recess, said sockets being located at the ends of the recess and the support member further having communicating channels connecting the sockets with the recess, the support member having yieldable detent means at the sockets for releasably holding the shaft-like member therein whereby relative angular movement of the members in a direction tending to shift the shaft-like member toward at least one end of the recess may shift the shaft-like member free of at least one of the sockets and into the recess, from whence it may leave the support member.

7. The invention as defined in claim 6 in which the support member comprises a flexible and resilient sheet, said sheet having a pair of elongate through-openings adjoining each other and extending in angular relation to each other whereby when the member is curved the said openings will become aligned to enable a bow to be passed through them for the purpose of supporting the member and maintaining the same in a bent condition.

8. The invention as defined in claim 6, in which the support member has additional recesses and associated pairs of sockets, all of said recesses being arranged alongside each other whereby additional shaft-like members may be carried by the support member.

9. The invention as defined in claim 6, in which the support member has a camming means disposed on its surface adjacent one end of the recess and engageable with the shaft-like member during the said relative angular movement of the members, to cam the shaft-like member in a direction away from the support member and out of the said recess.

10. The invention as defined in claim 6, in which the support member is constituted as a sheet and has a strengthening rib at one side, extending along and adjacent the said elongate recess.

ll. Th invention as defined in claim 6, in which the support member has fastening means by which it may be attached to supporting structure.

12.. The invention as defined in claim 11, in which the fastening means compr ses openings in the said support member, through which the supporting structure may be passed.

13. The invention as defined in claim 12, in which the support member has fiat projecting portions extending from the region of the said openings and arranged to extend along the supporting structure, and to be secured thereto.

l4. The invention as defined in claim 6, in which. the support member comprises a bendable and resilient sheet, and in which the said detent means comprises yieldahle shoulder portions of said sheet, arranged to be displaced in response to force applied to them by the said shaft-like member.

15. The invention as defined in claim 14. in which the said recess and the sockets together constitute a slot disposed in the support member and having somewhat the sin -e of the entire letter 8.

lo. The invention as defined in claim 6, in which the sockets are elongate and arranged to each accommodate a number of the said shaft-like members.

17. The invention as defined in claim 16, in which there is a stretchable strip carried by the support member and extending transversely of the said elongate recess, said strip being engageable with the shaft-like members and tending to shift the latter toward those ends of the sockets which communicate with the recess.

id. The invention as defined in claim 17, in which the said stretchable strip passes through the recess and is secured to opposite sides of the support member.

19. separable cooperable means for the purposes set forth, comprising in combination a rigid elongate, slender, shaft-like member; and a support member engageable with and disengageable from said shaft-like member, said support member having a crowned portion provided with an elongate recess through which the shaft-like member may pass laterally, and having a pair of sockets in which the shaft-like member is disposed so as to be Wholly out of the said recess, said sockets being located at the ends of the recess, and the support member further having communicating channels connecting the sockets with the recess, the sockets being disposed laterally of the ends of the recess, the support member having yieldable detent means at the sockets which releasably hold the shaft-like member therein whereby relative angular movement of the members in a direction tending to shift the shaft-like member toward at least one end of the recess may shift the shaft-like member free of at least one of the sockets and into the recess, from whence it may leave the support member; and a guide member connected to the crowned portion of the support member and disposed so as to be substantially tangential thereto, said guide member being adapted for engagement by the shaft-like member after the latter has been freed of the sockets, to guide the shaftlike member in a predetermined smooth path of movement.

20. separable cooperahle means for the purposes se forth, comprising in combination a rigid elongate, slender, shaft-like member; and a support member engageable with and disengageable from said shaft-like member, said support member having a crowned portion provided with an elongate recess through which the shaft-like member may pass laterally and having a pair of sockets in which the shaft-like member is disposed so as to be wholly out of the said recess, said sockets being located at the ends of the recess, and the support member further having communicating channels connecting the sockets with the recess, the sockets being disposed laterally of the ends of the recess, the support member having yieldable detent means at the sockets which releasably hold the shaft-like member therein whereby reiative angular movement of the members in a direction tending to shift the shaft-like member toward at least one end of the recess may shift the shaft-like member free of at least one of the sockets and into the recess, from whence it may leave the support member, said support member further having a pair of spaced socnets disposed on its opposite edges and having yieldable detent means associated with the said sockets for releasably holding a second shaft-like member in position spanning the crowned portion of the support member.

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