Patent ID: 7913678

Claim:
A retracting containment arrow rest for arrows used with an archery bow with a riser, bowstring and cable, comprising: (a) a support housing mountable to the bow riser, the housing having a central opening and an arrow slot for receiving the arrow into the central opening, and (b) at least three fingers movably mounted within the housing and extending inwardly into the central opening adapted to radially move inward substantially in one plane to lift and capture the arrow along a central axis of the central opening when the bow is drawn and to move radially outward away from the arrow when the bow is fired (c) a rotatable slide plate with cam surfaces within the housing to support and radially move the fingers, (d) a rack on the slide plate and a pinion gear engageable with the rack for rotating the slide plate, and (e) an external actuator arm connected to the gear, the activator arm connected to the bow as to rotate the gear when the bow is drawn to firing position.