US3572312A

US3572312A - Archery bow with sling attachment

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Publication number: US3572312A
Application number: US810478A
Authority: US
Inventors: Merle L Foster
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1969-03-26
Filing date: 1969-03-26
Publication date: 1971-03-23
Anticipated expiration: 1988-03-23

Abstract

AN ARCHERY BOW WITH A SLING. THE SLING INCLUDES AN ADJUSTABLE SLEEVE WHICH IS ADAPTED TO BE DETACHABLY SECURED TO THE BOW BELOW THE BOW HAND RECEIVING AREA. AN ADJUSTABLE WRIST STRAP ASSEMBLY IS SECURED TO AND EXTENDS UPWARDLY AND REARWARDLY FROM THE SLEEVE AND IS ADAPTED TO EXTEND OVER THE WRIST AREA OF THE SHOOTER''S BOW ARM TO STEADY AND STABILIZE THE BOW DURING THE USE THEREOF.

Description

March 23, L" FOSTER ARCHERY BOW WITH SLING ATTACHMENT Filed March 26, 1969 aggemxem z w United States Patent 015cc 3,572,312 Patented Mar. 23, 1971 3 572 312 ARCHERY BOW wITH SLING ATTACHMENT Merle L. Foster, 401 School, Iowa Falls, Iowa 50126 Filed Mar. 26, 1969, Ser. No. 810,478

Int. Cl. F41b /00 US. Cl. 124-23 6 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE In archery, it is necessary to hold the bow as steady as possible so as to achieve maximum accuracy. The bow manufacturers have provided such elaborate features as balanced and weighted handles, means for counteracting torque action, etc. Crude bow slings have also been devised in an effort to steady or stabilize the bow during use but these slings are generally unsatisfactory. The slings heretofore available are secured to the bow handle above the bow hand receiving area which causes the bow to tip up as the arrow is released which causes the arrow to be deflected downwardly. The existing slings also require that the archer grip the bow hand receiving area which causes inaccuracies to be encountered due to bow movement and the arrows being deflected. Further, the previous bow slings were not adjustable for different bow s1zes.

Therefore, it is a principal object of this invention to provide a bow sling.

A further object of this invention is to provide a bow sling which is secured to the bow below the bow hand receiving area.

A further object of this invention is to provide a bow sling which prevents the bow from moving after the arrow is released.

A further object of this invention is to provide a bow sling which permits the archer to hold the bow in a nongrip manner.

A further object of this invention is to provide a bow sling which is adjustable for different bow sizes.

A further object of this invention is to provide a bow sling which is easily attached to a bow.

A further object of this invention is to provide a bow sling which stabilizes or steadies the bow during the shooting operation.

A further object of this invention is to provide a bow sling which does not interfere with the arrow release operation.

A further object of this invention is to provide a bow sling which is economical of manufacture, durable in use and refined in appearance.

These and other objects will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

This invention consists in the construction, arrangements, and combination of the various parts of the device, whereby the objects contemplated are attained as hereinafter more fully set forth, specifically pointed out in the claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which:

FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of the device of this invention as used in conjunction with the bow;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of the device of the invention at an enlarged scale and viewed from the side opposite to that showing FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a frontal perspective view of the device of this invention;

FIG. 4 is a partial sectional view of the bow sling taken on line 44 of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view of the bow sling of this invention taken on line 55 of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a partial sectional view taken on line 6-6 of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a partial sectional view of the device of this invention taken on line 7-7 of FIG. 3; and

FIG. 8 is a partial sectional view of the device of this invention taken on line 8-8 of FIG. 7.

A conventional bow is seen in FIG. 1 and is generally indicated by the reference numeral 10'. Bow 10 includes a handle portion 12 having a bow hand receiving area 14 formed thereon. Bow 10 includes an upper limb portion 16 extending upwardly from the upper end of handle 12 and a lower limb portion 18 extending downwardly from the lower end of the handle 12. A bow string 20 is secured 'to and extends between the ends of the

limbs

16 and 18 in conventional fashion. The numeral 22 designates a conventional arrow while an archer is designated by the reference numeral 24. Archer 24 will be described as including a bow hand 26 and wrist area 28.

The bow sling of this invention is generally designated by the reference numeral 30 and is best seen in FIG. 2.

. Sling 30 includes a trapezoid shaped member 32 having

opposite ends

34 and 36, a top edge 38 and a bottom edge 40. For purposes of description, member 32 will be described as having an inner surface 42 and an outer surface 44.

Member 32 is provided with a first row of openings 46 formed therein adjacent end 34 and a second row of openings 48 formed therein inwardly of the openings 46. Member 32 is also provided with a row of openings 50 formed therein adjacent end 36 and a row of openings 52 formed therein inwardly of the row 50. The rows defined by the

openings

46, 48, 50 and 52 are generally parallel to the

ends

34 and 36. The numeral 54 refers to a leather thong or string to permit the ends of the member 32 to be maintained together in the manner illustrated in FIG. 3. The plurality of rows of openings provided in member 32 permits the effective size of the member 32 to be varied so that the member 32 can be secured to bows of different sizes.

The numeral 56 refers to a wrist strap having one end 58 extending through a slit 60 in member 32 and being secured to the inner surface 42 by glue or the like as illustrated in FIG. 4. Member 32 is also provided with a slit 62 formed therein at a position opposite to the slit 60 and which is adapted to have the other end 64 of strap 56 extending therethrough in the manner illustrated in FIG. 7. End 64 of strap 56 is provided with a plurality of longitudinally disposed openings 66 formed therein. Member =32 is provided with a pair of

openings

68 and 70 formed therein to permit the end 64 of strap 56 to be secured to the member 32 in the manner illustrated in FIG. 8. As seen in FIG. 8, a flexible leather thong or string 72 is extended through a pair of the openings 66 and the

openings

68 and 70 and is then tied. The plurality of openings 66 permit the effective length of the wrist strap 56 to be increased or decreased depending upon the relationship of the openings 66 with the

openings

68 and 70.

FIGS. 5 and 6 more completely illustrate the relationship of the end 58 of strap 56 with respect to the member 32. As seen in FIGS. 5 and 6, end 58 of wrist strap 56 is parallel to the inner surface 42 and is secured thereto by glue or the like generally referred to by the reference numeral 74.

In operation, the wrist strap 56 would be adjusted with respect to member 32 to provide the required wrist strap length and such length would necessarily depend upon the size of the archers wrist as well as the particular bow configuration. When wrist strap 56 has been adjusted, the member 32 is secured to the bow at a point below the hand receiving area 14 so that the wrist strap 56 extends upwardly and rearwardly from the member 32 as illustrated in FIG. 1. As previously stated, member 3-2 can be adjusted to accommodate different bow sizes due to the relationship of the openings '46, 48, 50 and 52. The archer extends his bow hand through the wrist strap 56 as illustrated in FIG. 1 and places his hand on the hand receiving area 14 but does not grip the same but merely leaves the fingers in an extended position as illustrated in FIG. 1. The arrow 22 is then placed upon the upper surface of the bow hand and the bow string 20 is then moved to the rear in conventional fashion. When the bow string 20 has been moved to the position of FIG. 1, it can be appreciated that a very stable bow is achieved due to the fact that the wrist strap 56 extends over the wrist area 28 of the archer. The bow will remain stationary after the bow is released which results in increased accuracy. The fact that the bow hand need not grip the bow eliminates bow movement and subsequent deflected arrows. The effect of the bow sling is to weld the bow to the open grip of the archer without the necessity of grasping the bow with the fingers. The bow sling does not interfere with the shooting operation since it is positioned below the arrow and does not interfere with the arrow release or the sighting operation. The bow sling is preferably constructed of a soft leather material to provide a maximum in durability and comfort.

FIGS. 4 and 7 illustrate the fact that the upper end of the member 32, when arranged in the sleeve-like condition of FIG. 3, has a larger diameter than the lower end thereof. As previously stated, the configuration of the member 32 is of a general trapezoidal shape and such shape provides the difference in the upper and lower diameters. The cross-sectional shape seen in FIG. 4 more nearly conforms to the shape of the bows at the point where the sling is attached thereto.

Thus it can be seen that the device accomplishes at least all of its stated objectives.

Some changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of my bow sling without departing from the real spirit and purpose of my invention, and it is my intention to cover by my claims, any modified forms of structure or use of mechanical equivalents which may be reasonably included within their scope.

I claim:

1. In combination with a bow including a handle portion having a bow hand receiving area adapted to accommodate the shooters bow hand, said handle portion including upper and lower ends and having upper and lower limb portions extending upwardly and downwardly from the upper and lower ends thereof respectively, said bow including forward and rearward ends, a bow string, a bow sling means including a single band and a wrist strap, said band having a longitudinal axis substantially coextensive with the longitudinal axis of said how, said wrist strap being removably secured to said band and said band extending around said how only below said hand receiving area, said wrist strap extending upwardly and rearwardly toward the bow string from said band and normally dwelling in a plane at an acute angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of said bow, and said wrist strap being adapted to engage the upper Wrist area of a shooters bow arm.

2. The combination of claim 1 wherein said wrist strap is comprised of an elongated member having opposite ends, one of said opposite ends being rigidly secured to said band, the other of said opposite ends being selectively adjustably secured to said band to define an adjustable loop assembly adapted to extend over the shooters said wrist area.

3. The combination of claim 2 wherein said adjustable end has a plurality of longitudinally disposed first openings formed therein, said band having a pair of openings formed therein, said adjustable end being selectively adjustably secured to said band by a flexible string means extending through at least one of said longitudinally disposed openings in said adjustable end and through said pair of openings in said band.

4. The combination of claim 3 wherein said band comprises a sleeve means having inner and outer surfaces, said sleeve means having first and second spaced apart slits formed therein, said adjustable end of said strap extending outwardly through said first slit from the inside of said sleeve means and being secured to the inner surface of said sleeve means, said fixed end of said strap extending inwardly through said second slit from the outside of said sleeve means.

5. The combination of claim 1 wherein said band is comprised of a flexible substantially quadrilateral member having opposite ends, said quadrilateral member having first and second spaced apart rows of openings formed therein adjacent one of its ends and substantially parallel thereto, said quadrilateral member having third and fourth spaced apart rows of openings formed therein adjacent'the other of its ends and substantially parallel thereto, said quadrilateral member being removably secured to said bow by a flexible string means extending through selected openings in said rows to permit said quadrilateral member to be secured to bows of different sizes.

6. The combination of claim 5 wherein said quadrilateral member assumes a general sleeve shape when secured to and extended around said bow and having an upper diameter greater than its lower diameter.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,055,354 9/1962 Gates 12430 3,204,626 9/1965 Morneau 124-23 RICHARD C. PINKHAM, Primary Examiner W. R. BROWNE, Assistant Examiner US. Cl. X.R. l24--3()