US3513820A

US3513820A - Shock absorbing handle for an archer's bow

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Publication number: US3513820A
Application number: US751841A
Authority: US
Inventors: George D Thompson
Original assignee: GEORGE D THOMPSON
Current assignee: GEORGE D THOMPSON
Priority date: 1968-08-12
Filing date: 1968-08-12
Publication date: 1970-05-26
Anticipated expiration: 1987-05-26

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y 26, 1970 G. D. THOMPSON 3,513,820

SHOCK ABSORBING HANDLE FOR AN ARCHERS BOW Original Filed Sept. 9. 1966 /N vszv 10R 6502 5 0. 7710MP5 GM 34472 d United States Patent 3,513,820 SHOCK ABSORBING HANDLE FOR AN ARCHERS BOW George D. Thompson, 9100 Cincinnati-Dayton Road, West Chester, Ohio 45069 Original application Sept. 9, 1966, Ser. No. 578,188. Divided and this application Aug. 12, 1968, Ser. No. 751,841

Int. Cl. F41b /00 US. Cl. 124-23 1 Claim ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE An archers bow includes a shock absorbing handle positioned in front of the back of the bow. A headed stud connects the handle to the bow and permits the bow to move rearwardly and forwardly with respect to the handle during the drawing and releasing of the string while shooting an arrow.

This is a divisional application of the parent application Ser. No. 578,188 filed Sept. 9, 1966.

In archery, the accuracy of trajecting an arrow to a target depends upon keeping the bow in line with the target. This is difficult because of the shock imparted by a bow string when it is released to traject the arrow. Usually, the shock causes the archers wrist and arm to react and tilt or rotate the bow and hence change the direction of the arrow away from the aimed spot on the target.

It is an object of my invention to provide a shock absorbing handle that will allow the wrist and arm of an archer to remain stationary and thereby prevent the deflection of an arrow from its aimed course.

Another object is to provide a shock absorbing handle for an archers bow that will allow the bow to move in the direction of the course of trajectory without deflecting the bow and arrow from its aimed course.

Generally, it is an object of my invention to provide a secondary handle for an archers bow that will prevent the shock of trajecting an arrow from deflecting the bow and arrow from its aimed course.

These and other objects will become apparent to those skilled in the art from the specifications and drawing comprising this application.

In the drawing:

FIG. 1 (formerly FIG. 4 in the parent application) is a side elevation of an archers bow showing a shock absorbing handle.

FIG. 2 (formerly FIG. 5 in the parent application) is an elevation of a fragment of the back of an archers bow with the alternate shock absorbing handle.

Referring to FIG. 1, there is illustrated an archers bow having a handle 1 with a face 2 and a back 3. Extending from the handle are flexible limbs 4 adapted to be flexed by a string 5. The limbs when flexed, by pulling the string to the right in FIG. 1, acquire a potential energy which, when the string is released, is imparted to an arrow and causes the arrow to leave the bow to depart in its aimed course. A shelf or rest 6 for an arrow is located on the side of the handle. The arrow slides on this shelf until it is shot from'the how by the reaction of the limbs and string.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, there is illustrated an alternate type of shock absorbing handle for an archers bow. In this alternate a stud 14 with a head 24 is slidably "ice retained within the bow handle. The stud is adjustably fixed in a hilt 15 having a contoured grip 16 for an archers hand. A space 17 between the hilt and back of the bow handle allows the bow to slide on the stud when the shock of shooting the arrow causes the bow to move away from an archer and the shock is not transmitted to the archers wrist and arm until the arrow has left the bow. An opening 18 in the bow handle is provided as a shelf for an arrow during the aiming and shooting of an arrow.

To shoot an arrow with my shock absorbing handle, an arrow is attached to the string and supported on the shelf. The archer grasps the shock absorbing handle by wrapping his hand around the contoured grip. The archer then draws the string towards himself and aims the arrow. When the archer draws the string, the how will also move towards him until the head of the stud limits the backward movement of the bow.

As soon as the archer releases the string, the limbs rebound and the arrow will be shot from the bow. At the extremity of the forward movement the arrow leaves the string and it, together with the limbs, will vibrate strenuously because of the momentum of the mass of the limbs being opposed by the string connecting the limbs. This opposition to the momentum imparts a shock and causes the bow to move away from the archer. Since the bow is free to slide on my stud its forward movement will later cause it to come in contact with the shock absorbing handle thereby delaying the transmission of the shock to the archers arm and hand gripping my handle. By the time that the shock is transmitted through my handle to the archers arm and wrist, the arrow will be free from the bow. Consequently, the reaction of the bow cannot alter the flight of the arrow.

\Each bow has inherent individual characteristics and require utmost care and skill by an archer to adjust himself to these characteristics when shooting an arrow. With my handle these inherent characteristics are automatically adjusted.

The archer assumes the same grip on my handle each time and since the bow is slidable and rotatable in my handle, it will adjust itself to its proper shooting position.

Having thus described my invention I claim:

1. An archers bow for shooting an arrow comprising:

a bow handle with flexible limbs fixed to said how handle and extending lengthwise therefrom;

a string connected to the ends of said flexible limbs for shooting said arrow from said bow;

a hilt positioned in front of the back of said bow handle adapted to be held stationary by the archer independent of said bow until said arrow is shot from said bow;

a headed stud secured to said hilt and slidably retained in said bow handle so that said how handle may slide back and forth lengthwise of said headed stud during the drawing and releasing of the string while gripping said hilt and shooting an arrow.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 5/1950 Ringel 12424 7/1962 Perrucci 12424