DROP-AWAY ARROW REST

Abstract

A drop-away arrow rest including an arrow support that rotates in a vertical plane about a horizontal axis parallel to of a supported arrow. The rest can include a bias member and a connector joined with an upward moving bowstring portion and/or a downward moving bowstring portion. The bias member urges the support to a support position and/or a rest position. Movement of a bowstring portion correspondingly moves the connector so that the connector moves the support about an axis that is substantially parallel to a supported arrow, thereby moving the support to at least one of a support position and a rest position. Optionally, an indicator indicates when the support is in the support position. Further optionally, the connector can be secured to a connector device defining an aperture and joined with a bowstring portion.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a bow incorporating an embodiment of the arrow rest of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of the arrow rest;

FIG. 3 is a side view of the arrow rest;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the arrow rest taken along lines 4-4 of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a rear perspective view of the arrow rest showing its internal components;

FIG. 6 is a rear view of the arrow rest supporting an arrow;

FIG. 7 is a rear view of the arrow rest arrow support in the downward position, freeing the arrow for flight;

FIG. 8 is a rear perspective view of a first alternative embodiment of the arrow rest showing the internal components; and

FIG. 9 is a front view of a device that connects a connector of the arrow rest to a bowstring.

Claims

1. A drop-away arrow rest for a bow, the bow including a bowstring having an upward moving bowstring portion and a downward moving bowstring portion, the rest comprising: a bracket configured to attach to the bow;an arrow support operably coupled to the bracket, the arrow support movable from a support position to a rest position, the arrow support having a rest axis that is substantially parallel to an axis of an arrow supported on the arrow support when the support is in the support position, the arrow support rotatable about the rest axis in a substantially vertical plane;a bias member engaging the arrow support to position the arrow support in at least one of the support position and the rest position; anda connector that connects the arrow support to at least one of the upward moving bowstring portion and the downward moving bowstring portion, the connector providing an opposing force to a force created by the bias member about the rest axis when the support is in at least one of the support position and the rest position,wherein movement of at least one of the upward moving bowstring portion and the downwardly moving bowstring portion moves the connector, thereby rotating the support about the rest axis to at least one of the support position and the rest position within the substantially vertical plane.

2. The drop-away arrow rest of claim 1 wherein the bias member urges the arrow support to the support position, wherein the connector connects the arrow support arm with the upward moving bowstring portion, wherein movement of the upwardly moving bowstring portion moves the connector so that the arrow support is in the support position when the bow is drawn by an archer.

3. The drop-away arrow rest of claim 2 wherein the upwardly moving bowstring portion rapidly moves to a downward most position when the archer shoots the bow, wherein the connector rapidly moves the arrow support from the support position to the rest position, rotating the support about the rest axis in the substantially vertical plane.

4. The drop-away arrow rest of claim 3 wherein the arrow support includes an arm extending away from the rest axis, the arm terminating in at least one of a V-shaped and a U-shaped notch in which the arrow is supported.

5. The drop-away arrow rest of claim 1 comprising an upward stop, the biasing member biasing the arrow support against the upward stop when the arrow support is in the support position.

6. The drop-away arrow rest of claim 1 comprising a housing that defines a recess, the support moving from the support position to the rest position within the recess.

7. The drop-away arrow rest of claim 1 wherein the connector connects the arrow support with the downward moving bowstring portion, wherein the bias member urges the support to the rest position, wherein movement of the downward moving bowstring portion moves the connector and subsequently moves the support around the rest axis within the substantially vertical plane to the support position when an archer draws the bow.

8. The drop-away arrow rest of claim 7 wherein the arrow support rotates about an axle that is aligned with the rest axis, wherein the bias member is concentrically disposed around at least a portion of the axle.

9. The drop-away arrow rest of claim 1 comprising an indicator, the indicator engaged by the arrow support and illuminating when the arrow support is in the support position when an archer draws the bowstring.

10. The drop-away arrow rest of claim 1 comprising an upward stop that engages the arrow support when an archer draws the bow and the arrow support is in the support position.

11. A drop away arrow rest for an archery bow, the bow including a bowstring having an upward moving portion and a downward moving portion, the rest comprising: a bracket;a housing adjustably joined with the bracket, the housing defining an internal compartment and a recess, the housing including a stop adjacent the recess;an axle at least partially positioned in the internal compartment, the axle including an axis aligned substantially in parallel with an arrow loaded in the bow;a support mounted to the axle, the support including an arrow supporting portion, the support rotatable about the axis and at least partially in the recess from a support position, in which the support engages the stop and supports the arrow loaded in a readied state for shooting from the bow, to a rest position;a bias member urging the support toward the stop;a connector joined with the support and the upward moving bowstring portion, the connector moving the support around the axis from the support position to the rest position when the arrow is shot from the bow by an archer.

12. The drop away arrow rest of claim 11 comprising a cover operably coupled to the housing, the cover including an indicator which indicates when the support is in the support position.

13. The drop away arrow rest of claim 11 wherein at least one of the bracket, housing, support, and axle are constructed from at magnesium or a magnesium alloy.

14. The drop away arrow rest of claim 11 comprising a connector device, the connector device defining an aperture through which the connector is positioned, the connector device defining grooves that are engaged by strands of the upward moving bowstring portion.

15. The drop away arrow rest of claim 11 wherein the axle is integrally formed with the housing.

16. The drop away arrow rest of claim 11 wherein the support includes a primary arm extending away from the axle, the support terminating in an arrow notch, the connector connected to the primary arm between the arrow notch and the axle.

17. A drop away arrow rest comprising: a bracket securable to an archery bow;a support joined with the bracket, the support operable in a support mode in which the support supports an arrow in a readied state for shooting from the archery bow, and a rest mode in which the support is removed from a path of the arrow as it shoots from the archery bow, the support rotating around an axis that is substantially parallel to the arrow in the readied state when the support transitions from the support mode toward the rest mode;a bias member that engages and urges the support toward the support mode; anda connector joined with the support and joined with an upwardly moving bowstring portion of the archery bow, wherein the upwardly moving bowstring portion moves the connector and the support as the arrow shoots from the archery bow so that the support transitions from the support mode to the rest mode.

18. The drop away arrow rest of claim 17 comprising a stop limit that engages the support when the support is in the support mode and the arrow is in the readied state.

19. The drop away arrow rest of claim 17 comprising a housing defining a recess, the support moving in the recess as the support transitions from the support mode to the rest mode.

20. The drop away arrow rest of claim 17 comprising an indicator which the support engages when the support is in the support mode to alert an archer that the support is in the support mode.