Patent ID: 9568270
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: F41B

Claim:
1. A bow stand for connecting to opposite sides of a structure associated with an archery bow, the bow stand comprising: a first leg having: a first connecting portion adapted for contacting one side of the archery bow structure; and a first support portion extending therefrom for supporting the archery bow on a generally horizontal surface; a second leg having: a second connecting portion adapted for contacting the opposite side of the archery bow structure; and a second support portion extending therefrom for supporting the archery bow on the surface; the first and second legs being pivotally connected together for rotational movement between a closed position wherein the first and second connecting portions engage the opposite sides of the archery bow structure to thereby support the archery bow on the generally horizontal surface, and an open position wherein the first and second connecting portions are disengaged from the archery bow structure; each of the first and second connecting portions comprising a front connecting wall and a rear connecting wall spaced from each other to thereby define a hollow interior; a pivot joint for pivotally connecting the first and second legs together, the pivot joint comprising: a biasing member located in the hollow interior and connected between the first and second connecting portions to alternatively bias the legs toward the closed position and the open position, such that pivoting movement of the legs between the closed and open positions causes the biasing member to travel unobstructed between the first and second pivot joint portions within the hollow interior.