Patent ID: 6484710
Filing Date: 2002-11-26
Classification: F41B

Abstract:
A bowstring release comprising:a main body portion; a pair of jaws pivotably mounted within the housing for movement between closed and open positions; a piston and firing pin assembly slidably mounted in said housing and biased in a firing direction by a first spring, said piston and firing pin assembly operatively connected to said jaws; a cocking slide mounted for sliding movement along a top surface of the housing, the cocking slide engageable with the piston for moving the piston to a cocked position; a sear pivotably mounted within the housing, one end of which is engageable with the piston; and a trigger pivotably mounted in said housing, said trigger having a projection engageable with an opposite end of said sear; said sear biased against said projection in a non-firing direction by a second spring; said projection, when the trigger is pulled, moving the sear in a firing direction to enable said one end to disengage said piston and thereby permit the piston and firing pin assembly to move forward in a firing direction to cause said jaws to move to said open position.