Patent ID: 6478020
Filing Date: 2002-11-12
Classification: F41B

Abstract:
A bowstring release device comprising:a housing having a longitudinal axis and a center slot opening at a forward end thereof; a sear component pivotably mounted in said housing, said sear component having a jaw movable between a first position where said center slot is open and a second position where said center slot is closed; a trigger component pivotably mounted in said housing, said trigger component having a forward projection engageable with said sear component to hold the sear component in said second position and, when the trigger component is pulled, to allow said sear component to move to said first position; and a cocking hammer also pivotably mounted in said housing, said cocking hammer having a first forwardly extending projection adapted to engage and move said sear component to said second position when said cocking hammer is depressed.