US3756215A

US3756215A - Rotatable nocking attachment

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Publication number: US3756215A
Application number: US00177960A
Authority: US
Inventors: R Black
Original assignee: Remington Arms Co LLC
Current assignee: Remington Arms Co LLC
Priority date: 1971-09-07
Filing date: 1971-09-07
Publication date: 1973-09-04
Anticipated expiration: 1990-09-04

Abstract

A unique nocking device to assist archers in pulling and releasing the bow string of an archery bow. The nocking device has a pair of inner members firmly secured to the bow string, and a pair of outer members rotatable upon the inner members.

Description

Umted States Patent 1191 1111 3,756,215 Black 1 Sept. 4, 1973 [54] ROTATABLE NOCKING ATTACHMENT 873,561 12/1907 Langer 287/96 3,010,447 ll 196i R [751 lnvenw Rich"! Bhck, 3,375,315 4/1968 N232}: .v 124 30 A x [73] Assignee: Remington Arms Company, Inc.,

Bndgepon Conn Primary Examiner-Richard C. Pinkham [22] Filed: Sept. 7, 1971 Assistant ExaminerWilliam R. Browne 1 pp No.2 177,960 AttorneyJohn H. Lewis, Jr. et aL [52] US. Cl 124/30 A [51] Int. Cl. F4lb 5/00 [57] ABSTRACT [58] Field of Search 124/30 A, 23, 24, A unique necking device to assist archers in pulling and 124/25 30 35; 156/297 423; 287/96 releasing the bow string of an archery bow. The neck- 100 ing device has a pair of inner members firmly secured to the bow string, and a pair of outer members rotat- [56] References and able upon the inner members.

UNITED STATES PATENTS 714,813 7 Claims, 5 Drawing Figures 12/1902 Mason 287/96 I II PATENTEDSEP 4 ms 3.756215 Inna" iii/4M6 ROTATABLE NOCKING ATTACHMENT This invention pertains to an archery assist device and more particularly to a bow string apparatus for assisting, in drawing and releasing, a bow string.

Three major problems are encounteredby the archer in drawing and releasing the bow string. They are:

a. painful loading and skiving of the finger tips;

b. twisting of the string relative to the arrow; and

c. erratic release of the string.

There have been several devices offered which have been addressed to these problems. However, none of the devices meets all of the problems in the manner which this invention does. An example of a device which appears to be the same as this invention is that shown in the patent of S. J. Novak, U. S. Pat. No. 3,375,815, issued Apr. 2, 1968.

Novak discloses a tubular member which fastens to the bow string and is designed to distribute the force exerted uponthe fingers of the archer when drawing the bow string. In addition, the larger smoother surface presented by this tubular member reduces the skiving effect upon the finger tips upon release of the bow string. However, Novaks device does not reduce bow string twisting and erratic string release.

Further, although Novaks device may, at first glance, appear to be structurally the same as this invention, there are structurally significant differences. This invention includes a. free-wheeling rollers;

b. a means of coupling the arrow to the non-rotating member of the device; and

c. a means of applying the non-rotating member of the device to the bowstring without passing the device over the end loops of the bow string.

The present invention was conceived to eliminate all the aforementioned string-drawing-and-releasing difficulties in a new way.

Briefly, the invention comprises an outer sleeve disposed over the inner tubular member, and so constructed as to rotate upon the inner member. The inner member is so constructed as to be coupled to the arrow nock when the arrow is in place on the bow string. The outer member will rotate freely on the inner member when the arrow is in place without transmitting the rotary motion to the string.

It is an object of this invention to provide a means of eliminating the need for protective finger gear resulting from bow string cutting or skiving when drawing or releasing the arrow.

It is another object of this invention to prevent twisting of the bow string when drawing or releasing said bow string.

It is but another object of this invention to prevent erratic release of the bow string.

These and other objects of this invention will become apparent and will be better understood with reference to the detailed description and drawings in which:

FIG. 1 is a cutaway side view of the invention; and FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the invention of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a cutaway view of the invention of FIG. 1 taken along lines 3-3;

FIG. 4 is a cutaway view of the invention of FIG. 1 taken along lines 4-4; and

FIG. 5 is a end view of an arrow nock accommodated by the invention.

Generally speaking, the invention contemplates attaching to a bow string a tubular member having a rotatable sheathing thereon. When the rotatable sheathing is fingered on release or draw of the bow string, the bow string will not twist.

Now referring to FIGS. 1 through 4, a tubular member 2 is attached to a bow string l.

The tubular member 2 has a slot 3 for slipping over the bow string. Two sleeve members, 4 and 5, respectively, are placed over the tubular member 2. Sleeve 4 has a slot 6, and sleeve 5 has a slot 7, for slipping them over the bow string. Tubular member 2 has an upper abutment 8 and a lower abutment 9. The upper abutment keeps the sleeve 4 from moving downwward, and the lower abutment keeps the sleeve 5 from moving upward. The abutments are spaced a distance d" apart from each other. The nock 20 of an arrow will fit within space d as shown in FIG. 5. The tubular member 2 has a width b within the space d. The width b" is the same width as the bow string 1, so that the nock 20 will fit upon tubular member 2.

After

sleeves

4 and 5 are fitted to the tubular member 2, outer sleeves l0 and ll,respectively, are slipped over the bow string 1, and are placed upon the

inner sleeves

4 and 5, respectively. Sleeves l0 and 11 are free to rotate upon

inner sleeves

4 and 5. Crimper 12 is then slipped over the bow string and crimped in place as shown. This crimper prevents sleeve 10 from moving upward. Similarly, crimper 14 is placed on the opposite end of the device and crimped in place to prevent sleeve 11 from moving downward.

When the nock 20 of the arrow is placed within space d (FIG. 5), this couples the tubular member 2 to the arrow nock 20, thereby preventing; rotation of the tubular member or the bow string 1. The fingers of the archer are placed upon sleeves 10 and/or 11. Since the outer sleeves rotate with respect to the inner structural members and the bow string, no twisting will occur in the bow string when the bow string is drawn or released.

Of course, there may be many other ways in which this invention may be constructed, and it is therefore deemed that the disclosed embodiment as represented by the drawings is merely exemplary of the invention which is presented by the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

l. A nocking device for a bow string of an archery bow, said nocking device, comprising:

a tubular member attachable to a bow string;

a first inner sleeve member secured to said tubular member;

a second inner sleeve member secured to said tubular member a distance apart from said first sleeve member that will accommodate a nocking of an arrow;

a first outer sleeve member rotatably secured upon said first inner sleeve member; and

a second outer sleeve member rotatably secured upon said second inner sleeve member.

2. A nocking device for a bow string of an archery bow, said nocking device comprising:

an inner sleeve member securable to a bow string having at least a portion of its diameter sufficient to receive an arrow nock;

a first outer sleeve member rotatably secured upon said inner sleeve member; and

a second outer sleeve member rotatably secured upon said inner sleeve member a distance apart from said first outer sleeve member that will accommodate said arrow neck.

3. A nocking device for a bowstring of an archery bow, said nocking device comprising a tubular means for attachment to a bowstring and including an arrow nock engaging means for receiving an arrow nock, and a sleeve means rotatably secured to said tubular means for preventing rotation of a bow string during a drawing operation by a user.

4. A nocking device as in claim 3 wherein said tubular means has end portions and an outer diameter, said sleeve means comprises a first tubular sleeve positioned around one of said end portions and a second tubular sleeve positioned around an other of said end portions, each of said tubular sleeves having an inner diameter greater than the outer diameter of said tubular means.

5. A nocking device as in claim 4 including inner sleeve means at each of the end portions of said tubular means for engaging said tubular sleeves in freely rotating relationship. I

6. A nocking device as in claim 5 wherein each of said tubular sleeves has an inner surface and each of said inner sleeve means has an outer surface for engaging the inner surface of one.

7. A nocking device as in claim 3 including a first crimper means attachable to a bowstring adjacent each end portion of the tubular member for limiting the movement of said first tubular sleeve and a second crimper means attachable to a bowstring adjacent said other end portion of the tubular means for limiting the movement of said second tubular sleeve.

Claims

1. A nocking device for a bow string of an archery bow, said nocking device, comprising: a tubular member attachable to a bow string; a first inner sleeve member secured to said tubular member; a second inner sleeve member secured to said tubular member a distance apart from said first sleeve member that will accommodate a nocking of an arrow; a first outer sleeve member rotatably secured upon said first inner sleeve member; and a second outer sleeve member rotatably secured upon said second inner sleeve member.

2. A nocking device for a bow string of an archery bow, said nocking device comprising: an inner sleeve member securable to a bow string having at least a portion of its diameter sufficient to receive an arrow nock; a first outer sleeve member rotatably secured upon said inner sleeve member; and a second outer sleeve member rotatably secured upon said inner sleeve member a distance apart from said first outer sleeve member that will accommodate said arrow nock.

5. A nocking device as in claim 4 including inner sleeve means at each of the end portions of said tubular means for engaging said tubular sleeves in freely rotating relationship.