US3088583A

US3088583A - Arrow case

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Publication number: US3088583A
Application number: US27377A
Authority: US
Inventors: Robert W Holtz
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1960-05-06
Filing date: 1960-05-06
Publication date: 1963-05-07
Anticipated expiration: 1980-05-07

Description

May 7 1963 R. w. HoL'rz 3,088,583

ARROW cAsE Filed May 6, 1960 f FFM f2 f2 f6 INVENTOR.

United States Patent() 3,088,583 ARROW CASE Robert W. Holtz, 1042 S. Carol Ave., Wheeling, Ill. Filed May 6, 1960, Ser. No. 27,377 9 Claims. (Cl. 206-1) This invention relates to a new and useful improvement for receptacles or cases which serve to contain or hold and transport archery equipment and more particularly to receptacles with holding or securing means to prevent undesirable moving about, shifting or warping of the archery equipment within the receptacle.

It is therefore a general object of this invention to provide a novel case for containing and preserving archery equipment.

Another object of this invention is to provide a device of the character set forth which mOunts and supports arrows. l

Another object of this invention is to pivotedly connect a pair of arrow case sections by means of a hinge or the like and provide means in at least one of said sections for holding arrows therein.

It is still another object of this invention to provide flexible means in an arrow case for holding arrows in a taut and snug position and to keep the arrows in a straight alignment preventing them from being bowed.

It is a further object of this invention to provide an arrow case having a series of compartments to carrying assorted archery equipment.

Still a further object of this invention is the provision of a device of the character set forth which is simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture and yet effective and ecient in use.

A further object is to provide a novel case wherein the supports for the arrows and compartmenting walls serve to rigidify the case to prevent twisting and collapse whereby protecting the equipment even under hard handling.

Other and further objects of the invention will become apparent from a reading of the following specification taken in conjunction with the drawing, in which:

`FIGURE l is a view showing the novel arrow case in an open position and the contents exposed;

FIGURE 2 is an end sectional view taken substantially along line 2 2 of FIGURE l;

FIGURE 3 is an enlarged section shown in FIGURE 2 illustrating the novel arrow holding means;

FIGURE 4 is a sectional view of the novel holding means taken substantially along line 4 4 of FIGURE 3;

FIGURE 5 is another sectional view of the novel holding means and is taken generally along line 5 5 of FIG- URE 2; and

FIGURE 6 is an upright perspective view of the arrow carrying case in the closed position.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing there is shown an arrow case 2 having two similarly constructed rectangular box-

like sections

4 and 6 pivotally attached together by hinges 8 and locked together in a closed position by any

conventional locking elements

10 and 12, the section 6 having a handle 11 xed thereto.

Each of the

sections

4 and 6 comprise a flat base or bottom wall 14 land four side walls, 16, 18, 20, 22 and a pair of parallel arrow support members or

holders

24, 26 that run transverse between the two longer parallel sides, 16, 18.

The

holders

24, 26 are connected to the base 14 and

sides

16, 18 lending structural strength to their

sections

4, 6 and each of such holders 2 4, 26 have a series of grooves or U-shaped notches 28 in their

edge surfaces

31, 31 nesting and supporting arrows 32 in the inner portions 33 of the grooves 28.

The grooves 28 of members 24 are aligned with the grooves 28 of members 26 lengthwise of their

respective sections

4, 6 to permit the arrows 32 within said grooves 28, to be held straight and to be parallel to one another and to the

sides

16, 18. The outer portion 34l of .each groove 28, confines a pad 35 of resilient compressible material or rubber-like substance in a space 36 above the arrow 32 between the lwall `sections 39, 49 (see FIG- URE 3).

For every groove 28 in the

members

24, 26 there is a corresponding pad 35 that registers therewith and each of these pads 35 is fastened to the under surface 42 of one or the other arrow keepers or retaining

bars

44, 46 pivotable toward and away from the

members

24, 26 in each of the

case sections

4, 6, the bar 44 having a hinge connection at 48 with member 24 and the bar 46 having its hinge connection at 50 with member 26. The bar 46 is held in adown or arrow retaining position with its undersurface 42 against the top surface 31 of member 26, by the latch 54 on the free end 58 of bar 46, the latch 54 having a body portion 56 and a pair of resilient legs 58 clasping about the upper part 60 of member 26 (see FIGURE 5 The bar 44 is held in an arrow retaining position in the same manner as bar 46 and both

bars

44, 46 are, of course, swingable upwardly as illustrated in dotted lines in FIGURE 3 in order to remove arrows 32 from the

sections

4, 6 of case 2.

A container 62 for holding archery accessories and the like is formed in the box section 4 by

longitudinal walls

16, 18, transverse

parallel walls

22 and 72, bottom wall 14, and a transparent or window-like top wall or cover 78 and has a plurality of storing

compartments

66, 68, 70 formed by the addition of longitudinally placed

dividers

74, 76, the window cover 78 being hinged to wall 22 at pivots 80 and 82 and having releasing engageable fastening or latch means 84 including a irst coupling partv 88 on window 78 and a second coupling counterpart 86 on inside of wall 72 and a lift handle or tab means 90 on the Window cover 78. AThe cover 78 can be opened land closed by holding tab means and pivoting the cover 7=8 relative to box limit 4.

Arrow case section 6 has a container 92 for archery accessories similar to container 62 but without any su-bdivided `compartments and it is formed by

walls

16, 18, 22 and 96, bottom 14 and transparent cover 98 hinged to wall 22 at 100 and 102 and having hand-le meansy 104 similar to handle means 90.

`It will be noted that the ilexible pads 35 hold the arrows '32 in place rmly and yield upon temporary twisting of the case and apply tensile pressure on the arrows in maintaining them straight and cradle the arrows 32 from scuiing or marring of the arrow shaft. The suspension also protects the arrow feathers, also the arrows positioned in the slots tend to rigidify and add to the structural strength and life of the arrow case itself.

Having described my invention, it will be understood that it may take other forms and that the scope of the following appended claims are not limited to the aforesaid disclosed embodiment wherefore I claim:

l. A portable arrow case comprising a pair of box-like sections pivotally interconnected and having locking means holding one section against the other in a closed position in suitcase fashion, each of said sections includa pair of transverse arrow carrying members opposing one another in the closed position of the case, each of said members having arrow cradle means including a U-slot having a base and arrow anking sides in arrow straightening alignment with the sides of the corresponding arrow cradle means in the other member and holding means comprising an element pivotally supported over a respective member and axially aligned thereto and carrying a Patented May '7, 1963 slot directed projection of elastomeric material, said element being swingable about an arcuate path aligning the projection of elastomeric material over and into the U- slot in a closed position and compressing the elastomeric material and deforming the material in against the sides and on an associated arrow shaft disposed between the material and the base.

2. An arrow carrying case providing a plurality of arrow straightening elements aligned in parallel relation with respect to one another, one of said elements carrying arrow cradle means including a U-slot having a base and arrow flanking sides in complemental arrow straightening alignment with the sides of the corresponding arrow cradle means in at least one of the other elements and holding means including a structure supported over a respective element and above'the slot and axially aligned with respect to the element and carryinga slot directed projection of elastomeric material, said structure being swingable with alignment of the projection into the slot and compressing the elastomeric material in deforming the material in against the sides and an associated arrow shaft disposed between the material and the base.

3. tAn arrow carrying case providing a plurality of arrow straightening elements aligned in parallel relation with respect to one another, one of said elements carrying arrow cradle means in complemental arrow straightening alignment with corresponding arrow cradle means in at least one of the other elements, and holding means registerable with the cradle means in arrow immobilizing relation, said cradle means comprising a plurality of arrow receiving grooves having sides and said holding means comprising a plurality of resilient members each having pivotal connection with a respective element and each being swingably positionable over a respective element from open to closed vengagement position with the element and complementally and operatively associated with the grooves resiliently retaining an associated series of arrows, each member comprising a pad of elastomeric material, one pad for each groove, and the pad in an unstressed condition being dimensioned slightly less than the space between the sides and being compressible to expand transversely of the sides into tight engagement therewith.

4. A portable arrowY case for carrying elongated parts in straightened position comprising a receptacle having at least two transverse part support members, each of said members having a part cradling means including a groove thereon having a base and arrow flanking sides, the groove of one member being so arranged as to be in part axially straightening alignment with the grooveof another member, and holding means releasable registerable concurrently with both grooves in embracing and straightening relation with the associated elongated part supported in the grooves and said holding means comprising an elastomeric element extensible into the slot, and means in compressing relation to the elastomeric material in deforming the material in against the sides and an associated arrow shaft disposed between the material and the base,

5. A portable warp resistant case for carrying arrows having elongated shafts comprising a receptacle having a plurality of transverse support members within the case, each of said members having at least one cradling groove having sides in axial alignment with the sides of a corresponding cradling groove of another member, and a transverse element for each member and in axial longitudinal alignment with each of a respective of said members and pivotal vertically thereabout from raised to locked position, said element carrying a complemental resilient pad registering with the groove of one member and so arranged to cooperatively associate with a corresponding pad on a Acomplemental element registerable with another member embracingly holding the associated arrow shaft in straightening unwarping cushioned suspension within the case each of the pads in an unstressed condition being dimensioned slightly less than the space between the sides of the respective groove and being compressible to expand transversely of the sides into tight engagement therewith in the locked position of the element.

6. An arrow support comprising a case section having a pair of spaced holders, each holder having an arrow shaft receiving notch having sides axially aligned with the sides of the notch of the other, an arrow having a shaft nested within said notches, and resilient means clamping the shaft to the associated holder accommodating universal canting therebetween said resilient clamp means having complemental pair of elements for the pair of spaced holders, each element having a complemental pad for each notch, and the pad in the unstressed condition being dimensioned slightly less than the space between the sides of the respective notch and being cornpressible to expand transversely of the sides in tight engagement therewith.

7. An arrow support comprising a case section having a pair of spaced holders, each holder having an arrow shaft-receiving notch with sides axially aligned with the sides of the notch of the other, an .arrow having a shaft nested within said notches and a pair of clamping structures pivotally connected to the section and aligned over the pair of holders for movement toward and away from the pair of holders, each structure carrying resilient means Iregisterable within the notch against one of the sides thereof in locking relation with the holder and clamping the shaft to the associated holder accommodating universal canting therebetween.

8. The combination of a hollow storage case having peripheral side walls and a back wall and arrow support members within the case connected to certain of said walls in rigidifying relation thereto resisting deflection thereof, arrows having shafts straddling said members, and resilient means yieldably clamping said shafts to said members and accommodating universal angling therebetween to prevent bending of the shafts upon twisting of the case, the resilient means including clamping structures complemental to the members and pivotally connected to the case for movement from raised to lowered positions with respect to the members, said members each having groove means having sides and a base and each structure carrying resilient pad means dimensioned to abut against one of the sides of the groove means of the respective member.

i 9. A portable case for carrying arrows comprising a pair of case sections releasably fastenable to one another in suitcase fashion, each of said sections comprising side walls and a pair of arrow holders transverse to and between said side walls, each holder having an arrow cradle groove with sides in complemental arrow aligning relation to the sides of the groove of the other holder and supporting an arrow therein and compressing resilient means for each holder fastening the arrows in transverse straddling fashion across the holders and comprising an element spaced above the holder and carrying a flexible seat engaging the sides of the groove and the arrow and holding the arrow in the groove.

References Cited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 750,817 Crenshaw Feb. 2, 1904 2,280,003 Pearson Apr. 14, 1942 2,469,156 Cargill May 3, 1949 2,572,706 Eicholz Oct. 23, 1951 2,650,449 Suring Sept. 1, 1953 2,724,208 Nelson NOV. 22, 1955 2,734,790 Pospie Feb. 14, 1956

Claims

5. A PORTABLE WARP RESISTANT CASE FOR CARRYING ARROWS HAVING ELONGATED SHAFTS COMPRISING A RECEPTACLE HAVING A PLURALITY OF TRANSVERSE SUPPORT MEMBERS WITHIN THE CASE, EACH OF SAID MEMBERS HAVING AT LEAST ONE CRADLING GROOVE HAVING SIDES IN AXIALY ALIGNMENT WITH THE SIDE OF CORRESPONDING CRADLING GROOVE OF ANOTHER MEMBER, AND A TRANSVERSE ELEMENT FOR EACH MEMBER AND IN AXIAL LONGITUDINAL ALIGNMENT WITH EACH OF A RESPECTIVE OF SAID MEMBERS AND PIVOTAL VERTICALLY THEREABOUT FROM RAISED TO LOCKED POSITION, SAID ELEMENT CARRYING A COMPLEMENTAL RESILIENT PAD REGISTERING WITH THE GROOVE OF ONE MEMBER AND SO ARRANGED TO COOPERATIVELY ASSOCIATE WITH A CORRESPONDING PAD ON A COMPLEMENTAL ELEMENT REGISTERABLE WITH ANOTHER MEMBER EMBRACINGLY HOLDING THE ASSOCIATED ARROW SHAFT IN STRAIGHTENING UPWARPING CUSHIONED SUSPENSION WITHIN THE CASE EACH OF THE PADS IN AN UNSTRESSED CONDITION BEING DIMENSIONED SLIGHTLY LESS THAN THE SPACE BETWEEN THE SIDES OF THE RESPECTIVE GROOVE AND BEING COMPRESSIBLE TO EXPAND TRANSVERSELY OF THE SIDES INTO TIGHT ENGAGEMENT THEREWITH IN THE LOCKED POSITION OF THE ELEMENT.