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The disclosure relates to arrow rest devices and more particularly pertains to a new arrow rest device for imparting rotation in an arrow that is shot with a compound bow. The device includes a mounting member that is attachable to a riser of a compound bow and an arrow rest that is attached to the mounting member. The arrow rest has an arrow slot integrated into the arrow rest for receiving a shaft of the arrow. The arrow slot twists along a longitudinal axis of the arrow rest to impart rotation into the arrow when the arrow is shot.
The prior art relates to arrow rest devices including a variety of arrow rest devices that are attachable to a riser of an archery bow. In each instance the arrow rest devices are structured such to facilitate a linear surface upon which the shaft of an arrow can rest when the arrow is being shot by the archery bow. The prior art discloses an arrow rest device for imparting rotation into an arrow. The arrow rest device includes a rod which has a twisting groove which extends partially around an outer surface rod which receives a shaft of the arrow and which imparts rotation into the arrow when the arrow travels along the rod.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a compound bow has a riser. A mounting member is provided and the mounting member is mounted to a riser of a compound bow. A screw is provided and the screw is attachable to the mounting member. An arrow rest is attachable to the screw such that the arrow rest is positioned on an opposite side of the riser of the compound bow with respect to the mounting member. The arrow rest is aligned with an arrow that is shot with the compound bow. The arrow rest has an arrow slot that is integrated into the arrow rest to receive a shaft of the arrow. The arrow rest twists along a longitudinal axis of the arrow rest such that a bounding surface of the arrow slot twists in a clockwise orientation to impart a clockwise rotation into the arrow when the arrow is shot with the compound bow.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
As best illustrated in
The mounting member 16 has a first end 20, a second end 22, a first lateral surface 24, a second lateral surface 26, a top edge 28 and a bottom edge 30. The mounting member 16 is elongated between the first end 20 and the second end 22, and each of the first end 20 and the second end 22 is rounded. Each of the top edge 28 and the bottom edge 30 is curved between the first end 20 and the second end 22. Additionally, the mounting slot 18 extends through the first lateral surface 24 and the second lateral surface 26. The mounting slot 18 is elongated to extend along an axis extending between the first end 20 and the second end 22, and the mounting slot 18 is positioned closer to the first end 20 than the second end 22. The mounting member 16 has a bolt hole 32 extending through the first lateral surface 24 and the second lateral surface 26, and the bolt hole 32 is positioned adjacent to the second end 22. The first lateral surface 24 of the mounting member 16 rests against a first lateral side 33 of the riser 14 of the compound bow 12 such that the mounting member 16 extends rearwardly from the riser 14.
A bolt 34 is extendable through the mounting slot 18 and engages the riser 14 of the compound bow 12 for securing the mounting member 16 to the riser 14. The bolt 34 is positionable at a variety of locations along the mounting slot 18 such the mounting member 16 can be adjusted to accommodate a user's preferences. A screw 36 is provided and the screw 36 is attachable to the mounting member 16. The screw 36 has a primary end 38, a secondary end 40 and an outer surface 42 extending between the primary end 38 and the secondary end 40. The outer surface 42 is threaded and the primary end 38 of the screw 36 is extended through the bolt hole 32 in the mounting member 16. A set of first nuts 44 is provided and each of the first nuts 44 is threadable onto the screw 36. Each of the first nuts 44 abuts a respective one of the first lateral surface 24 and the second lateral surface 26 of the mounting member 16 for securing the screw 36 to the mounting member 16.
An arrow rest 46 is attachable to the screw 36 such that the arrow rest 46 is positioned on an opposite side of the riser 14 of the compound bow 12 with respect to the mounting member 16. In this way the arrow rest 46 can be aligned with an arrow 48 being shot with the compound bow 12. The arrow rest 46 has an arrow slot 50 that is integrated into the arrow rest 46 and the arrow slot 50 receives a shaft 52 of the arrow 48. Furthermore, the arrow slot 50 extends along a full length of the arrow rest 46. The arrow rest 46 twists along a longitudinal axis of the arrow rest 46 such that a bounding surface 54 of the arrow slot 50 twists in a clockwise orientation along the arrow rest 46. In this way the arrow slot 50 can impart a clockwise rotation into the arrow 48 when the arrow 48 is shot with the compound bow 12.
The arrow rest 46 has a rear end 56, a front end 58, an upper side 60 and a lower side 62. The arrow rest 46 is elongated between the rear end 56 and the front end 58 such that the longitudinal axis of the arrow rest 46 extends between the rear end 56 and the front end 58. The arrow rest 46 has a lobe 64 extending downwardly from the lower side 62 and the lobe 64 is aligned with the rear end 56. The lobe 64 has a first lateral surface 66 and a second lateral surface 68, and the lobe 64 has a bolt hole 70 extending through the first lateral surface 66 and the second lateral surface 68 of the lobe 64. The arrow slot 50 extends downwardly into the upper side 60 of the arrow rest 46 to define a first edge 72 and a second edge 74 each extending between the rear end 56 and the front end 58. Additionally, each of the first edge 72 and the second edge 74 extend along opposite sides of the arrow slot 50. As is most clearly shown in
The bounding surface 54 of the arrow slot 50 is concavely arcuate between the first edge 72 and the second edge 74. Furthermore, the arrow rest 46 is twisted between the rear end 56 and the front end 58 such that the first edge 72 is spaced upwardly from the second edge 74 at the rear end 56 of the arrow rest 46 and the second edge 74 is spaced upwardly from the first edge 72 at the front end 58 of the arrow rest 46. In this way each of the first edge 72 and the second edge 74 engage feathers 76 on the arrow 48 such that the feathers 76 on the arrow 48 are urged to rotate in a clockwise direction when the arrow 48 travels along the bounding surface 54 of the arrow slot 50 when the arrow 48 is shot.
The secondary end 40 of the screw 36 is extendable through the bolt hole 32 in the lobe 64. A set of second nuts 78 is provided and each of the second nuts 78 is threadable onto the screw 36. Each of the second nuts 78 abuts a respective one of the first lateral surface 66 and the second lateral surface 68 of the lobe 64 to secure the arrow rest 46 on the screw 36. A plurality of washers 80 is provided and each of the washers 80 is positionable between a respective one of the second nuts 78 and the first nuts 44 and a respective one of the arrow rest 46 and the mounting member 16.
In use, the mounting member 16 is attached to the riser 14 of the compound bow 12 and the mounting member 16 is oriented at an angle on the riser 14 that corresponds to the geometry of the user's draw length and the physical characteristics of the user. The screw 36 is attached to the mounting member 16 and the arrow rest 46 is attached to the screw 36. Additionally, the arrow rest 46 is positioned at a strategic location on the screw 36 to position the arrow rest 46 at the optimum location to align with arrow rest 46 with the location of the arrow 48 when the arrow 48 is loaded onto the compound bow 12. Each of the first nuts 44 and the second nuts 78 is tightened on the screw 36 to retain the arrow rest 46 at the optimum location. In this way the feathers 76 on the arrow 48 travel along the first edge 72 and the second edge 74 of the arrow rest 46 when the arrow 48 is shot from the bow 12. Furthermore, the twisted shape of the arrow rest 46 imparts a clockwise rotation into the arrow 48 as the arrow 48 travels along the arrow rest 46. In this way accuracy of the arrow 48 is enhanced during flight thereby increasing the accuracy of the arrow 48.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
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