Patent ID: 6035842
Filing Date: 2000-03-14
Classification: F41B

Abstract:
An arrow stabilizing mechanism for use with a bow and arrow, the bow having a rear side nearest a user of the bow and a front side opposite the rear side, the mechanism comprising:a mounting bracket having a mounting face and a trigger mounting surface, said mounting face for attaching said mounting bracket to the bow;an elongate rod mounted through said mounting face and having a rearward end projecting from the rear side of the bow and a forward end projecting from the front side of the bow;a holding mechanism mounted on the rearward end of said rod, said holding mechanism having an engaged position and a disengaged position, the engaged position for stabilizing an arrow on the bow; anda trigger mechanism for rotating said holding mechanism between the engaged position and the disengaged position, said trigger mechanism including,a trigger pivotally mounted to the trigger mounting surface of said mounting bracket, for angular displacement between an at rest position and a pulled position, and connected to the forward end of said rod; anda tension element for biasing said holding mechanism into the engaged position and said trigger into the at rest position, wherein pivoting of said trigger into the pulled position rotates said holding mechanism into the disengaged position.